Strategic Financing and Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Restoration
Task 11: Understanding ecosystem accounting
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Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
Despite the fact that our economies and societies are rooted in nature, ecosystems are often invisible in financial, political, and economic decision-making.Ecosystem accounting processes allow for the contributions of ecosystems to society to be expressed in monetary terms and included in standard accounting systems - most notably GDP - so they can be more easily compared to other goods and services that we are more familiar with.
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
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What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
Ecosystem accounting provides a structured way to measure and track the contributions of ecosystems to people, the economy, and the environment. It can help answer questions such as:
- What is the contribution of ecosystems and their services to the economy, social well-being, jobs, and livelihoods?
- How is the condition, health, and integrity of ecosystems and biodiversity changing over time, and where are the main areas of degradation and enhancement?
- How can natural resources and ecosystems be best managed to ensure continued services and benefits such as energy, food and water supply, flood control, carbon storage, and recreational opportunities?
- What are the trade-offs among different land uses (e.g., agriculture, mining, housing development, habitat conservation, recreation) to achieve long-term sustainability and equity?
Ecosystem accounting also supports reporting and decision-making under national and international commitments. In restoration, it allows you to capture the added value of healthier ecosystems — for example, through improved water security, carbon storage, biodiversity, and disaster risk reduction — expressed in standard economic and environmental metrics.
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References
United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting (2021). Ecosystem Accounting. Available here.
System of Environmental Economic Accounting. Available here. United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting (2021). Ecosystem Accounting. Available here.
Section overview
Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
Section overview
Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
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Strategic Financing and Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Restoration
Task 11: Understanding ecosystem accounting
Start
Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
Despite the fact that our economies and societies are rooted in nature, ecosystems are often invisible in financial, political, and economic decision-making.Ecosystem accounting processes allow for the contributions of ecosystems to society to be expressed in monetary terms and included in standard accounting systems - most notably GDP - so they can be more easily compared to other goods and services that we are more familiar with.
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
Up next
References
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
Ecosystem accounting provides a structured way to measure and track the contributions of ecosystems to people, the economy, and the environment. It can help answer questions such as:
- What is the contribution of ecosystems and their services to the economy, social well-being, jobs, and livelihoods?
- How is the condition, health, and integrity of ecosystems and biodiversity changing over time, and where are the main areas of degradation and enhancement?
- How can natural resources and ecosystems be best managed to ensure continued services and benefits such as energy, food and water supply, flood control, carbon storage, and recreational opportunities?
- What are the trade-offs among different land uses (e.g., agriculture, mining, housing development, habitat conservation, recreation) to achieve long-term sustainability and equity?
Ecosystem accounting also supports reporting and decision-making under national and international commitments. In restoration, it allows you to capture the added value of healthier ecosystems — for example, through improved water security, carbon storage, biodiversity, and disaster risk reduction — expressed in standard economic and environmental metrics.Close this task and proceed on your journey
Task complete
References
United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting (2021). Ecosystem Accounting. Available here.
System of Environmental Economic Accounting. Available here. United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounting (2021). Ecosystem Accounting. Available here.
Section overview
Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?
Section overview
Why Do We Need Ecosystem Accounting?
What Can Ecosystem Accounting Help You Do?