Ecosystem accounting UN Member States have agreed to a new statistical framework to better account for biodiversity and ecosystems in national economic planning and policy decision-making. The new system of environmental economic accounting, developed by the United Nations with support from the European Commission, goes beyond GDP to ensure that forests, wetlands and other ecosystems are […]
Many MPs feel let down with the Government’s progress to tackle environmental problems such as air pollution and wildlife loss. The Government pledged to be the first generation to leave England’s natural environment in a better state than it inherited, nine years ago. Progress to meet the goal has been “disappointing”, the Public Accounts Committee […]
The latest set of UK natural capital accounts have just been published, estimating the volume of services and value of Britain’s natural capital between 1997 and 2015. According to the accounts, the partial asset value of UK natural capital was estimated to be £761 billion in 2015. 58% of this value was attributable to cultural […]