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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:11:33Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:11:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/9255
dc.descriptionNatural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report presents the first attempt to give an overview of the global distribution of ecosystem assets. Ecosystem assets have the capacity to generate a basket of ecosystem services, and this capacity can be understood as a function of the extent (quantity) and condition (quality) of the ecosystem. The report builds on a considerable body of work in the fields of natural capital accounting and the mapping of ecosystem services. In particular, it draws on the UN Statistics Division's System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) and its Experimental Ecosystem Accounting approach, as well as the work by many other researchers.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessmenten_US
dc.subjectnatural resourceen_US
dc.titleTowards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
dc.typeReports, Books and Bookletsen_US
dc.audienceYouth
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Landen_US
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049


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