Mapping Ecosystem Services of Forest Stands: Case Study of Maamora, Morocco
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) is increasingly used to analyze the relationships and interactions between humans and nature. Understanding the ecosystem services’ flow and the ecosystems’ capacity to generate these services is an essential ...
Abdelkader Benabou +6 more
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Accounting and valuing the ecosystem services related to water supply in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia [PDF]
We examine the theoretical and practical aspects of accounting and valuing the ecosystem services of water provisioning, water filtration and water storage using the System of Environment-Economic Accounting (SEEA) and a case study from Central Highlands
Lindenmayer, David B +3 more
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Environmental accounting for ecosystem conservation: Linking societal and ecosystem metabolisms [PDF]
This paper proposes an approach to environmental accounting useful for studying the feasibility of socio-economic systems in relation to the external constraints posed by ecological compatibility. The approach is based on a multi-scale analysis of the metabolic pattern of ecosystems and societies and it provides an integrated characterization of the ...
Lomas, Pedro L., Giampietro, Mario
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Bahamian seagrass extent and blue carbon accounting using Earth Observation
Seagrasses are among the world’s most productive ecosystems due to their vast ‘blue’ carbon sequestration rates and stocks, yet have a largely untapped potential for climate change mitigation and national climate agendas like the Nationally Determined ...
Alina Blume +3 more
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Adjusted macroeconomic indicators to account for ecosystem degradation: an illustrative example
Adjusting macroeconomic indicators to account for the depletion and degradation of natural capital has long been viewed as a way to show the linkages between nature and the economy and foster more sustainable paths of development.
Alessandra La Notte, Alexandra Marques
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Biodiversity conservation is a global imperative, and many national and international actions aim to halt and reverse biodiversity decline. This study tests how ecosystem accounting, as standardised in the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting ...
Michael Vardon +11 more
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Dysfunctionality in ecosystem models: an underrated pitfall? [PDF]
Including causal mechanisms in model formulations is the key to predictive success. Yet it would appear that much of our latest (specifically ecophysiological) understanding accruing from phenomological evidence and experimental work is often not being ...
Anderson, Thomas R. +3 more
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A conceptual framework and practical structure for implementing ecosystem condition accounts [PDF]
Ecosystem condition is a fundamental component in the ecosystem accounting framework as part of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA).
Heather Keith +5 more
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The Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting (INCA) in Europe: twelve lessons learned from empirical ecosystem service accounting [PDF]
The Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounting (INCA) was developed and supported by the European Commission to test and implement the System of integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA).
Polce,Chiara +41 more
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Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Environmental Accounting
Natural capital stocks generate ecosystem services flows that are directly used or enjoyed by people, providing benefits to human well-being. Anthropogenic pressures on natural ecosystems cause biodiversity loss and, in turn, affect the capability of ...
Paletto, A +3 more
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