Business and Natural Capital Accounting Case Study: Quarry Restoration By Holcom - Spain

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This case study, completed under the EU-funded Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) project, examines alignment between the natural capital accounting approach of Holcim in Spain and the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting, with a particular focus on biodiversity measurement for quarry restoration efforts.

The objectives of this pilot case focused on both the methodological approach and data aspects. This included assessing alignment of the chosen approach with the SEEA-EA; exploring availability of natural capital information at the regional, national and global level; idenfitying strengths and weaknesses in the current natural capital assessment approach applied by Holciml identifying opportunities for improvement.

 

 

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