This report focuses on ways to use land and ecosystem accounting techniques to describe and monitor the consequences of biodiversity loss in the coastal wetlands of the Mediterranean. These ecosystems are characterized by the close coupling of economic, social, and ecological processes, and any accounting system has to represent how these key elements are linked and change over time. This report discusses the importance of estimating the ecological and social costs of maintaining these systems as well as the problems related to providing monetary estimates of the services associated with wetlands. It also shows how individual wetland socio-ecological systems can be defined and mapped using the remotely sensed land cover information from Corine Land Cover.
This publication describes the concepts, data sources, and methods used in the development of the Canadian System of Environmental and Resource Accounts (CSERA).
The New Zealand Energy, Economy and Emissions Account (1997 - 2003) presents national and industry level information on energy demand, economic activity, and gas emissions for New Zealand. The industry level information contained in this report is important, as it provides the means to adapt policies to individual industries and activities.
The New Zealand Energy Monetary Stock Account (1987 - 2001) presents the environmental asset value of energy resources in New Zealand. The country’s energy resources include non-renewable resources (coal, gas, and oil) and renewable energy resources (biogas, biomass, geothermal energy, hydro energy, solar energy, and wind energy).
This report addresses the issue of sustainable development in Namibia, an economy dependent on mineral resources. While mineral wealth can provide countries with an opportunity for economic development, resource abundance does not necessarily lead to economic prosperity. In Namibia, the mining sector is critical to the economy and mineral assets form a major source of national wealth. However, the national accounts give a distorted picture of economic health because they record the contribution of mining to GDP but not to the simultaneous depletion of mineral wealth.
The case study describes the calculation of the loss of values of an important wetland area in Hungary using the method of benefit transfer.
This case study describes a practical experience of biodiversity valuation in the Czech Republic. The methodology for estimating environmental values of biotypes, originally developed in the Hesse federal state of Germany, was used and applied on the three levels: local (Tlustec case study), regional (highway D8 project) and national (nation-wide evaluation of biotopes of the Czech Republic).
This case study, From Digging to Planting: A Sustainable Economic Transition for Berau, East Kalimantan, produced as part of Project LEOPALD or Low Emissions Oil Palm Development examines whether palm oil’s potential as an economic driver will bear out for Indonesia’s goals, using Berau as an example case.
The publication Climate Smart Agriculture: Successes from Africa
This report, Green Growth Potential Assessment: Papua New Guinea country report presents the findings of the Green Growth Potential Assessment (GGPA) of Papua New Guinea and details the recommendations, each supported by a solid rationale and directly support achieving the goals set out in Papua New Guinea’s Vision 2050.