Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned
Ecosystem Accounting provides a framework to measure and value relationships amongst ecosystems, society and the economy. The accounts measure ecosystem extent, condition and services, providing the means to identify and internalise ecological degradation, as well as understanding the risks and depe...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:8137999 2024-09-15T18:24:41+00:00 Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned Alarcon Blazquez, Maria van der Veeren, Rob Gacutan, Jordan James, Philip 2023-07-10 https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e108030 unknown Pensoft Publishers https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl3 https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl2 https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl1 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e108030 oai:zenodo.org:8137999 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode One Ecosystem, 8, e108030, (2023-07-10) System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosystem accounting Regional Seas assessment North-East Atlantic marine environment info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.8.e10803010.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl310.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl210.3897/oneeco.8.e108030.suppl1 2024-07-26T23:25:11Z Ecosystem Accounting provides a framework to measure and value relationships amongst ecosystems, society and the economy. The accounts measure ecosystem extent, condition and services, providing the means to identify and internalise ecological degradation, as well as understanding the risks and dependencies of economic activities on the environment and tracking progress towards sustainable development. The OSPAR Convention, which concerns the protection of the Marine Environment for the North-East Atlantic, has committed to accounting for natural capital and ecosystem services, where the UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) provides an international accounting standard for guidance in compiling accounts. Here, we describe the first attempt in compiling accounts aligned with SEEA EA at a Regional Sea scale. We: (i) identified existing open access data, (ii) produced accounts for selected ecosystems and valued their services and asset value and (iii) identified challenges and lessons learned. For ecosystem services, we measured fish provisioning, carbon sequestration and outdoor recreation from coastal and marine environments across OSPAR contracting parties. The exercise identified lack of fitting data at regional level, spatially-explicit linkages and harmonisation need to be overcome to further expand accounts. This work represents an initial step to progress on ecosystem accounting and demonstrates that even with limited data and incomplete time-series, accounts can start being compiled to identify data gaps and prioritising next steps. Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Zenodo |
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System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosystem accounting Regional Seas assessment North-East Atlantic marine environment Alarcon Blazquez, Maria van der Veeren, Rob Gacutan, Jordan James, Philip Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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Ecosystem Accounting provides a framework to measure and value relationships amongst ecosystems, society and the economy. The accounts measure ecosystem extent, condition and services, providing the means to identify and internalise ecological degradation, as well as understanding the risks and dependencies of economic activities on the environment and tracking progress towards sustainable development. The OSPAR Convention, which concerns the protection of the Marine Environment for the North-East Atlantic, has committed to accounting for natural capital and ecosystem services, where the UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) provides an international accounting standard for guidance in compiling accounts. Here, we describe the first attempt in compiling accounts aligned with SEEA EA at a Regional Sea scale. We: (i) identified existing open access data, (ii) produced accounts for selected ecosystems and valued their services and asset value and (iii) identified challenges and lessons learned. For ecosystem services, we measured fish provisioning, carbon sequestration and outdoor recreation from coastal and marine environments across OSPAR contracting parties. The exercise identified lack of fitting data at regional level, spatially-explicit linkages and harmonisation need to be overcome to further expand accounts. This work represents an initial step to progress on ecosystem accounting and demonstrates that even with limited data and incomplete time-series, accounts can start being compiled to identify data gaps and prioritising next steps. |
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Alarcon Blazquez, Maria van der Veeren, Rob Gacutan, Jordan James, Philip |
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Alarcon Blazquez, Maria van der Veeren, Rob Gacutan, Jordan James, Philip |
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Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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Compiling preliminary SEEA Ecosystem Accounts for the OSPAR regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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compiling preliminary seea ecosystem accounts for the ospar regional sea: experimental findings and lessons learned |
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