Biophysical and economic assessment of four ecosystem services for natural capital accounting in Italy [PDF]
We present methods and results of country-based natural capital assessments for four ecosystem services (ES) in Italy. The spatial mapping and the assessment have been carried out in both physical and monetary terms for (i) crop pollination, (ii) outdoor
Mascolo, R.A. +4 more
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Recognising institutional context in simulating and generalising exchange values for monetary ecosystem accounts [PDF]
The paper argues that monetary valuation of ecosystem services for ecosystem accounting needs to be sensitive to institutional context, when simulating markets to generate exchange values where none was available previously and when conducting value ...
David N. Barton
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Applying the System of Environmental Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) framework at catchment scale to develop ecosystem extent and condition accounts [PDF]
Ecosystem accounting is a tool to integrate nature into decision-making in a more structured way. Applying the use of nationally available datasets at catchment scale and following the System of Environmental Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) framework, we present results from a catchment case study in Ireland, highlighting findings ...
Catherine Farrell +9 more
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The purpose of this work is to review the existing basic methodological approaches to experimental ecosystem accounting within the framework of the natural-economic accounting system, as well as their practical application in statistical analysis, taking
P. A. Vainshtein +2 more
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Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective [PDF]
There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EA), two different sets of ...
Alessandra La Notte +4 more
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A critical review of ecosystem accounting and services frameworks [PDF]
Ecological economists currently face an important opportunity to influence national policies and global awareness regarding ecosystems. Ecosystem services (ES) frameworks, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
Michael Bordt, Marc Saner
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Developing appropriate tools to understand and protect ecosystems and the services they provide is of unprecedented importance. This work describes the activity performed by ISPRA for the mapping of the types of ecosystems and the evaluation of their ...
Paolo De Fioravante +6 more
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Progress in natural capital accounting for ecosystems
Global statistical standards are being ...
Hein, Lars +12 more
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Toward development of ecosystem asset accounts at the national level
Ecosystem accounting has become one of the key components in the revision of international statistical standards. Expansion of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for ecosystem services follows the rapid progress of science in this area as ...
Dava Vačkářů +1 more
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A comparison of valuation methods for cultural ecosystem services in support of ecosystem accounting [PDF]
Assigning an economic value to cultural ecosystem services is important to promote their sustainable and rational use. Valuation of such services requires a non-market approach as they are not traded on markets and, thus, have no directly observable ...
Anna Bronzes +3 more
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