THE SEEA STANDARD

The global framework for measuring nature in economic terms, and the foundation of everything IDEEA Group does.

The SEEA is the United Nations' internationally agreed framework for measuring nature in economic terms. Adopted in 2012 and significantly expanded with the Ecosystem Accounting standard in 2021, it provides a consistent, internationally comparable method for accounting for natural capital alongside produced, financial and human capital.

The global framework for measuring nature in economic terms, and the foundation of everything IDEEA Group does.

The SEEA is the United Nations' internationally agreed framework for measuring nature in economic terms. Adopted in 2012 and significantly expanded with the Ecosystem Accounting standard in 2021, it provides a consistent, internationally comparable method for accounting for natural capital alongside produced, financial and human capital.

THE SEEA ANSWERS FOUR FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

Answered consistently over time, those questions allow nature to be treated as an economic asset rather than an externality.

HOW MUCH OF EACH ECOSYSTEM EXISTS?

WHAT CONDITION IS IT IN?

WHAT SERVICES DOES IT PROVIDE?

WHAT ARE THOSE SERVICES WORTH?

With more than 90 countries actively developing SEEA-aligned accounts, this is now standard practice around the world. The TNFD draws directly on its methodology and regulatory frameworks in Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union are increasingly relying on SEEA-aligned measurement as the foundation for credible nature-related reporting.

IDEEA Group co-founders Mark Eigenraam and Carl Obst have helped shape that global standard.

Today, the constraint is rarely understanding the framework. It is applying it. Building accounts. Integrating data. Turning measurement into decisions. That is where we come in.

With more than 90 countries actively developing SEEA-aligned accounts, this is now standard practice around the world. The TNFD draws directly on its methodology and regulatory frameworks in Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union are increasingly relying on SEEA-aligned measurement as the foundation for credible nature-related reporting.

IDEEA Group co-founders Mark Eigenraam and Carl Obst have helped shape that global standard.

Today, the constraint is rarely understanding the framework. It is applying it. Building accounts. Integrating data. Turning measurement into decisions. That is where we come in.

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