Introduction to the monetary valuation of ecosystem services and ecosystem assets

This e-Learning course introduces concepts and methods for the valuation of ecosystem services and ecosystem assets as described in the System of Environmental- Economic Accounting -- Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA). The SEEA EA provides an integrated statistical framework for organizing information about ecosystems, measuring ecosystem services, tracking changes in ecosystem extent and condition, and linking this information to measures of economic and human activities. It supports the compilation of indicators for several global policy frameworks including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the associated SDGs indicators as well as the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).  

The course is being organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP), under the overall guidance of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental- Economic Accounting (UNCEEA).