Latest SEEA news

Building bridges between effective governance and natural capital accounting in support of Agenda 2030

18 April 2022
The progress in achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to combat climate change (SDG 13), conserve oceans and marine resources (SDG 14) and protect and sustainably use terrestrial ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss (SDG 15) has stagnated, and even deteriorated, across every region of the world.

CO2 Emissions from Air Transport: OECD methodology provides new perspective for emissions statistics with global coverage

09 April 2022
A new OECD database  provides near-real time global information to produce estimates of CO2 emissions from air transport contributing to the development of Air Emissions Accounts according to the SEEA and to the police debate on low carbon transition on air transport.

7th Joint OECED/UNECE Seminar on the implementation of the SEEA

06 April 2022
This year the seventh joint OECD/UNECE seminar on the implementation of the SEEA organized took place virtually on 28, 30 and 31 March 2022.

Resource corner SEEA News and Notes – Issue 17

05 April 2022
In this issue you will find several new publications on SEEA accounts from Bhutan, Canada, Eurostat, Germany, India, Indonesia and New Zealand, and other reports such as UNECE’s report on Machine Learning for Official Statistics.

Results of the 2021 Global Assessment on SEEA Implementation

01 April 2022
Administered since 2014, the Global Assessment of Environmental-Economic Accounting and Supporting Statistics, provides a snapshot of SEEA implementation around the world.

Accounting for Ecosystem Change in Canada

30 March 2022
On January 25, 2022, Statistics Canada released new products on ecosystem accounting.  The report Human Activity and the Environment: Accounting for ecosystem change in Canada is an initial attempt to account for ecosystems.

SEEA Highlights of the 53rd UN Statistical Commission

17 March 2022
The 53rd session of the UN Statistical Commission provided an opportunity for the UNCEEA to present their work programme for 2022-2025.

Closing Climate Change Data Gaps: a new G20 Data Gaps Initiative

15 March 2022
On 23 February, more than 120 participants joined the virtual side event of the 53rd Session of the UN Statistical Commission, “Closing Climate Change Data Gaps: A New G20 Data Gaps Initiative”.

SEEA and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: a side event of the UNSC53

15 March 2022
This high-level side event brought together the statistical and biodiversity communities  to discuss the role of national statistical offices on biodiversity monitoring.