9 November 2011
EEA Publishes Report on Ecosystem Capital Accounting
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This report from the European Environment Agency addresses economy-ecosystem interactions.

Ecosystem accounts are being developed as part of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts aimed at supplementing the UN System of National Accounts with information on the environment and natural capital.

8 November 2011: The European Environment Agency (EEA) published a report titled “An experimental framework for ecosystem capital accounting in Europe,” which highlights accounting balances and relationships between accounting tables and systems, as well as key indicators and aggregates that describe economy-ecosystem interactions.

Ecosystem accounts are being developed as part of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts, aimed at supplementing the UN System of National Accounts with information on the environment and natural capital. [EEA Press Release] [Publication: An experimental framework for ecosystem capital accounting in Europe]

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