Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting

Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting

Southern Palawan is one of the two test sites in the Philippines for the wealth accounting and the valuation of ecosystem services (WAVES) project. Southern Palawan has a significant remaining forest cover including mangroves, extensive coral reefs...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING
ECOSYSTEM
ECONOMIC GROWTH
GROWTH ACCOUNTING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WEALTH ACCOUNTING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/186871525844962114/Guidebook
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29829
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spelling okr-10986-298292021-09-21T12:34:15Z Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting World Bank NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING ECOSYSTEM ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEALTH ACCOUNTING Southern Palawan is one of the two test sites in the Philippines for the wealth accounting and the valuation of ecosystem services (WAVES) project. Southern Palawan has a significant remaining forest cover including mangroves, extensive coral reefs, and fishing grounds. Challenges in natural resource management in Southern Palawan include: (i) the increasing conversion of forest lands for plantation development and shifting cultivation; (ii) intensive mineral extension; (iii) illegal timber logging and hunting; and (iv) destruction of coastal ecosystem and overfishing. A comprehensive understanding of the natural capital of Southern Palawan is important to manage the competing interests on natural resources and to support economic development. 2018-05-15T19:24:00Z 2018-05-15T19:24:00Z 2017-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/186871525844962114/Guidebook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29829 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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topic NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING
ECOSYSTEM
ECONOMIC GROWTH
GROWTH ACCOUNTING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WEALTH ACCOUNTING
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ECOSYSTEM
ECONOMIC GROWTH
GROWTH ACCOUNTING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WEALTH ACCOUNTING
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Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting
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description Southern Palawan is one of the two test sites in the Philippines for the wealth accounting and the valuation of ecosystem services (WAVES) project. Southern Palawan has a significant remaining forest cover including mangroves, extensive coral reefs, and fishing grounds. Challenges in natural resource management in Southern Palawan include: (i) the increasing conversion of forest lands for plantation development and shifting cultivation; (ii) intensive mineral extension; (iii) illegal timber logging and hunting; and (iv) destruction of coastal ecosystem and overfishing. A comprehensive understanding of the natural capital of Southern Palawan is important to manage the competing interests on natural resources and to support economic development.
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title Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting
title_short Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting
title_full Guidebook on Ecosystem Accounting
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/186871525844962114/Guidebook
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