An Irish agenda on Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) is being implemented through the Irish Forum on Natural Capital. The Environmental Protection Agency, Bord na Mona and Coillte have/are undertaking NCA projects. With these projects focussed on land, there is an [...]
Natural capital, nature’s contribution to people, ecosystem functions, benefits from nature, ecosystem services, biodiversity’s benefits, the list goes on; let’s face it–it’s confusing at best. Since the mid 1980’s, there has been a litany of lists, typologies, groupings and classification [...]
This week Carl Obst talked with Laurissa Smith on ABC radio’s Tasmanian Country Hour about the relevance of natural capital accounting in Tasmania and what is needed to build support nationally. Thanks to the support of the [...]
For the past few years, IDEEA Group has been working with the Irish Natural Capital Accounting for Sustainable Environments – INCASE – project to support the establishment of natural capital accounts for in Ireland. INCASE is not just focused on [...]
Natural capital defines the spatial context for integrated capital accounting Integrated Capital Accounting Tool (ICAT®) for Natural Capital Managers, Version 2.0 (May 2020) introduces a powerful new methodology for integrated capital accounting, building upon the spatial analysis approach that underpins [...]
Biodiversity is an essential part of Uganda’s ‘natural capital stock’, allowing the delivery of the ecosystem services that support economic activity and the wellbeing of its people. Since 2015, UNEP-WCMC with IDEEA Group others have worked on a number of projects to facilitate the [...]
There is little we are talking about other than COVID-19. The virus itself, and the social and economic response, provide a continuous stream of intrigue and there is the reality that the vast majority of the world’s population is in [...]
Australia ramps up implementation of natural capital accounting Natural capital accounting (NCA) is being used to manage marine and coastal resources at local, regional and national scales. IDEEA Group is working with the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment to implement [...]
With another year coming to an end, leading organisations across the private and public sectors interested in Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) convened in Paris to share and collaborate in preparation for 2019. IDEEA Group Directors Mark Eigenraam and Carl Obst were [...]
Numerous efforts and initiatives to advance and develop natural capital thinking have emerged over the past 10 years. The approaches vary across disciplines and the private and public sectors resulting in a cluttered and confusing landscape. Are they competing, are they [...]
