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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 Natural Capital
Ecosystem functions, services and their values—A case study in Xingshan County of China
Using gross ecosystem product (GEP) to value nature in decision making this research is based in Qinghai, where Yangtze river originates
Created an Event in Natural Capital, Green Recovery from COVID-19
Created an Event in Natural Capital
Improvements in ecosystem services from investments in natural capital
hallenges in integrating the concept of ecosystem services and values in landscape planning, management and decision making
Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems Biological Conservation
LETTER • THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE ISOPEN ACCESS Valuing natural capital amidst rapid urbanization: assessing the gross ecosystem product (GEP) of China's 'Chang-Zhu-Tan' megacity
Created a Post in Sustainable Finance, Natural Capital
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