Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

Piloting Natural Capital Accounts for the United States

Date and Time
Friday, March 11, 2022 - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location
Webinar
graphic with background photo of river at dusk; text: National Ecosystem Services Partnership Webinar: Piloting Natural Capital Accounts for the United States; Friday, March 11, 1–2 p.m. EDT; Presenters: Ken Bagstad (USGS), Scott Wentland (BEA), Mehdi Heris (Hunter College), & Katie Warnell (Duke University); logo for Duke Nicholas Institute National Ecosystem Services Partnership

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Natural capital accounting provides a way to integrate the value of ecosystem services into national economic reporting systems and is increasingly being adopted around the world. In this National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar, hear from Ken Bagstad (USGS), Scott Wentland (BEA), Mehdi Heris (Hunter College), and Katie Warnell (Duke University) about pilot natural capital accounts for land, water, ecosystems, and urban ecosystem services developed for the United States, which were described in a recent special issue of Ecosystem Services. This will be the first of two NESP webinars on natural capital accounting; the second will focus on next steps for using natural capital accounting in decision-making.

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