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SEEA Ecosystem Accounting: white cover publication in now available
18 October 2021
The final white cover version of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting—Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) and its three online supplemental materials are now published in the SEEA website. This v
Resource Corner SEEA News and Notes: Issue No. 15
18 October 2021
In this issue you will find publications of SEEA Ecosystem Accounts from Brazil, South Africa and India, an interoperability strategy for ARIES for SEEA Explorer, a Technical note on the platform that runs ARIES for SEEA, and more.
Making Nature Count at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
12 October 2021
More than 200 participants tuned in to the IUCN World Conservation Congress side event, Incorporating Nature in Development Planning through NCA. The event's speakers called on the conservation community to drive forward a new IUCN resolution which calls for the development and implementation of accounts for biodiversity.
27th Meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting
12 October 2021
More than 90 people attended the 27th Meeting of the London Group, which was held virtually from 27 September to 4 October. The meeting sessions focused on methodology, implementation and application of both the SEEA Central Framework and SEEA Ecosystem Accounting.
New Business and Natural Capital Accounting Case Studies Released
12 October 2021
UNSD has released two case studies which assess alignment between existing private sector natural capital accounting approaches and the SEEA. The case studies focus on a Holcim subsidiary in India and a Holcim quarry site in Spain.
Informing Policy Scenario Analysis Using SEEA Ecosystem Accounting
12 October 2021
A key dimension to increasing the uptake of the accounts is mainstreaming their application into policymaking. In response to this need, a technical report, Policy Scenario Analysis Using SEEA Ecosystem Accounting, has been developed and recently released.
The Rise, Fall and Rethinking of Green GDP
07 October 2021
The use of GDP has been criticized since its inception given its shortcomings when it comes to the environment. While the creation of "green GDP" failed to take off in the 1990s, the international community has made a new start in integrating the environment into GDP.
South Africa releases SEEA ecosystem accounts for protected areas
05 October 2021
On Monday 4 October 2021, South Africa launched the publication Accounts for Protected Areas, 1900 to 2020. The publication was issued by Statistics South Africa in collaboration with the South African National Biodiversity Institute and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.
India releases its 4th consecutive issue of SEEA accounts
01 October 2021
Continuing its commitment to the development of SEEA-compliant accounts, NSO India released its 4th consecutive annual report on environmental-economic accounts, on 30th September, 2021 titled “EnviStats India 2021 Vol. II - Environment Accounts”.
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