Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/237443 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-01125
Publisher: 
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC
Abstract: 
This paper describes how Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) can be integrated into economy wide analytical frameworks to enhance evidence based decision making. Examples from applications of the Integrated Environmental Economic Modelling (IEEM) Platform show how explicitly accounting for the contributions of the environment to the economy in economic forecasting can lead to substantially different policy recommendations, overcoming some of the scope limitations of traditional economic performance analysis. Furthermore, the paper describes how NCA can be integrated into more traditional economic performance measurements, such as the System of National Accounts and their indicators such as adjusted Gross Domestic Product and Genuine Savings. Integration of natural capital into economy-wide analytical frameworks leads to better policy uptake of research findings and it empowers policymakers to avoid short-sighted decisions, which, although they can generate short-term economic gain, can have adverse consequences for economic, social, and environmental sustainability in the long run.
Subjects: 
Natural capital
biodiversity
wealth inequality
ecosystem service
gross domestic product
reforestation
social network analysis
JEL: 
C68
E21
E23
E27
Q15
Q18
Q2
Q3
Q5
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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