Sustainability has been front of mind for policy makers and farmers for many years. Consumers, banks and insurers are increasingly conscious of their impacts and dependencies, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk measures are being embedded into operations. On [...]
During 2020, IDEEA Group completed a synthesis report on an Ocean Accounting Pilot for Geographe Marine Park, a report commissioned by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to support Australia’s participation in the High Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy. [...]
December 2020: Multiple stakeholders, including coastal communities, tourism operators and aquaculture and fisheries operators depend on a healthy marine environment. Coordination among these stakeholders is fundamental to addressing the degradation and depletion of the marine environment. Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) [...]
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 [...]
