On November 8, from 09:30 to 13:45 pm (CET), will take place the hybrid event "Measuring what matters. Impacts and dependencies upon natural capital of the Spanish energy sector," co-organized by por Azentúa and Ecoacsa –company that promotes the Natural Capital Factory (Spanish hub of...
The Capitals Coalition, a global collaboration redefining value to transform decision-making, has launched its first annual update that presents the aspirations, successes and lessons learnt from this 2020. Called Our Value Report 2020, the document is intended for readers who are new to the Capitals...
Partners of the Transparent project have launched a public consultation on the Transparent methodology to promote a standardized natural capital accounting for business, which aims to help shape European legislation on this matter. The consultation will run until September 30....
Investing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) pays off. This is the conclusion of an investigation into the benefits of Mediterranean marine reserves for the economy and wider society, commissioned by the Marilles Foundation and developed in collaboration with Ecoacsa, the Balearic Center for Applied...
“The Economic Case for Nature” is part of a series of papers by the World Bank that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature and recognizes how economies rely on nature for services that are largely underpriced. This report presents a first-of-its-kind global...
“The Economic Case for Nature”, is part of a series of reports that lays out the economic rationale for investing in nature. Led by the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy (ENB) Global Practice at the World Bank, the series aims to provide analytical insights...
Esri has released for the first time ever a new high-resolution, 2020 global land cover map as part of the company’s Living Atlas. The new map will be updated annually supporting change detection and highlighting planetary land changes, especially related to the effects of human...
The PRI and UNEP-WCMC have developed maps to showcase hotspots of relative natural capital depletion on a global scale, available for visualisation in ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities Risks and Exposure), an interactive, online tool that highlights how businesses may be exposed to accelerating environmental...
The United Nations and the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) have launched an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature to their economic prosperity and well being. Developed by the Statistics Division...
Governments have a significant role in creating an enabling environment for a capitals approach and safeguarding biodiversity. By facilitating a dialogue, governments from around the world can share best practices strengthen their enabling role. This paper explains what natural capital is, why it is relevant...
