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

Objective of the meeting

Objective

The objective of the consultation meeting is to have consultations with relevant stakeholders in India with a view to have a shared understanding of the national and international context for the project Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Service.  The mission will also include detailed discussions with the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation  of the Government of India (MOSPI/CSO)  to agree on the project plan and other coordination issues to launch the Project in India.

Three important international initiatives each seek to create enabling environments for better decision-making, by mainstreaming considerations of natural capital. The Forum on Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) for Better Policy, the Government Dialogue on Natural Capital, and the Combining Forces Initiative have joined up to hold a combined meeting on 26 to 27 November 2018 in Paris during what has been called Natural Capital Week 2018 (Paris, France).