Africa

The rationale of the strategic plan 2011-2020, adopted by the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in 2010, is that biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services is essential for human well-being.  The five strategic goals address issues of mainstreaming biodiversity across governments and society, reducin

Three years since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving inclusive economic growth and safeguarding current and future generations from the damage of climate change, demands – more tha

South Africa is one of the five pilot countries participating in an international project on ecosystem accounting.  The project, entitled Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services, is led by the United Nations Statistics Division and UN Environment, with funding from the European Union.

Stats SA and SANBI are leading the project in South Africa and will work closely with a range of national and sub-national stakeholders to further develop ecosystem accounts nationally.

STATS South Africa is hosting the stakeholder consultation meeting for the project "Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services" in Pretoria on 20- 21 September 2017.