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Integrated Ecosystem Accounting in the European Context: Towards Sustainable Resource Management

Explore the ecosystem/natural capital accounting initiatives in Europe to achieve EU policy goals and sustainable development targets. Learn about the integrated accounting frameworks applied, from specific challenges to systemic approaches. Discover how ecosystem services are valued and integrated into decision-making processes for economic and environmental assessments. Gain insights into the European country initiatives and the implementation of biodiversity strategies.

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Integrated Ecosystem Accounting in the European Context: Towards Sustainable Resource Management

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  1. The European context:Ecosystem/Natural Capital Accounting Jock Martin Head of Programme European Environment Agency

  2. Four dimensions Experimentation: SEEA-EEA-ECA-EUROPE EU policy objectives and targets European country initiatives Integrated accounting: SNA/SEEA-CF/SEEA-EEA

  3. From specific to systemic challenges

  4. From ‘closed‘ to ‘open‘ knowledge systems (M)Monitoring (D)Data Structure (I)Indicators Interpret (A)Assessments Integrate Reflect (K)

  5. SEEA-EEA-ECA-EUROPE Flows embedded into trade Domestic economy’s global impacts Ecological Balance Sheet in € Adjustment for Consumption of Ecosystem Capital Ecosystem economic benefits of projects, policies and plans Ecological Balance Sheet (assets & debts) in ECU Estimation of Restoration Costs (€) ============ Use of natural resources Total Ecosystem Capital Capability in ECU Biomass/carbon Biomass/carbon Biomass/carbon Valuation of Ecosystem Services (€) =========== Ecosystem Services & Human well being Water Water Water Landscape-species Landscape-species Landscape-species Land cover change accounts

  6. Exploring the landscape/species component of ECA-EUROPE Composite index

  7. Landscape-species index calculated for 2010 (2000 in prep)

  8. Ecosystem Accounting/Assessment in theEU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 Action 5 under target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020: ”Member States, with theassistanceof the Commission, will map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory by 2014, assess the economic valueof such services, and promote the integration of these values into accounting and reporting systemsat EU and national level by 2020.”

  9. The EU implementation process: MAES Implementation of Action 5 under target 2: ‘Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES)’ Six pilot studies are on-going: • Protected areas • Agriculture ecosystems • Forest ecosystems • Freshwater ecosystems • Marine ecosystems • Natural Capital Accounting (NCA)

  10. Components of Natural Capital NCA pilot focus Natural capital Ecosystem capital: (linked to ecological systems and processes) Sub-soil assets: (geological resources) Minerals, earth elements, fossil fuels, gravel , salts etc. Non-renewable & depletable Abiotic flows: (linked to geo-physical cycles) Solar, wind, hydro, geo-thermal etc. Renewable & non-depletable • Ecosystem service flows: • Provisioning • Regulation & maintenance • Cultural services Ecosystems as asset: Structure and condition Renewable & depletable

  11. Examples of European country activities

  12. Integrated accounting of transition to an inclusive green economy

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