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Natural capital encompasses the world's living and non-living natural assets. It forms the basis for environmental and economic life through natural resource production and the provision of ecosystem services. Natural resources are the foundation of social and economic development. Given the critical role they play in maintaining biodiversity and enabling green economic growth, safeguarding such assets could not be more pressing.
To incorporate natural capital into national green growth planning, it is critical for decision-makers to have access to information that reflects the quality, quantity and spatial configuration of natural capital assets. The utility of natural capital analysis for policymaking is ultimately dependent on the availability of information, which can be provided through data platforms and tools.
The GGKP’s Natural Capital Expert Group is currently exploring state-of-the-art methods, models, data and tools for mainstreaming natural capital in national green growth policies and practices. The group is leveraging global momentum for green growth in order to better value, protect and enhance natural capital in national economic decision-making.
Created a Post in Sustainable Finance, Natural Capital
World’s First Wildlife Bond to Track Rhino Numbers in Africa
A bond designed to raise funds to grow the population of endangered black rhinoceros in South Africa will be sold by the World Bank this year
Created a Post in Natural Capital
#GGKPWebinar Sorry if it is a cross post.
We are pleased to co-organize this timely event on the Dasgupta Review with the UK Economic Statistics Working Group. Don't miss the keynote speech by Sir Dasgupta and join the live discussion from 15:30 CEST, 30 March.
Prof. Paul Ekins will also present GGKP's knowledge work responding to gaps in natural capital measurement. For more background information, please visit our website and browse the knowledge products.
*About webinar: ggkp.org/webinar/ggkpwebinareswg-seminar-dasgupta-report-recommendations-revised-economic-accounting *The Dasgupta Review: ggkp.org/research/economics-biodiversity-dasgupta-review *GGKP Natural Capital: ggkp.org/working-group/natural-capital
Created a Post in Climate Change, Forestry, Natural Capital
An environmental podcast with a punny title? Yes, please!
Created a Post in Energy, Natural Capital
Our paper on the AERI - Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index has just been made public: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.2698. AERI is an environmental ranking of 120 oil, gas, and mining companies that extract natural resources in the Arctic. The ranking was put together by an international team of 10 researchers from Canada, Finland, Greece, Norway, Russia, the UK, and Uzbekistan, drawing on the input of 173 experts based in 17 countries. The purpose of the index is to promote “a race to the top” among extractive companies and across the seven different Arctic jurisdictions by encouraging competition among companies on environmental protection. We therefore hope that the index will be spread as widely as possible.
Created a Post in Forestry, Natural Capital, Water and Sanitation
New NASA maps will help Liberia chart course for a sustainable future
BlackRock ups focus on 'natural capital' ahead of AGM season
BlackRock on Thursday warned companies that rely on nature or have an impact on natural habitats to publish a “no deforestation” policy and their strategy on biodiversity or face pushback from the asset manager at their annual meetings.
Created an Event in Natural Capital, Water and Sanitation
Created an Event in Natural Capital, Agriculture, Forestry
Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital
Created an Event in Natural Capital, Sustainable Finance