Rapid changes are transforming the world’s ecosystems, with extensive implications for human well-being. Natural capital accounting aims to integrate nature into the economy. United Nations System of Environmental Economic Accounts (UNSEEA) was adopted as the global standard in 2012, obliging countries to report on natural wealth alongside measures of GDP. The UNSEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (EEA) explicitly addresses the contributions of ecosystems to people. The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) is the global standard for assessing risks to ecosystems. This session will provide a brief back ground to UNSEEA EEA and the RLE, how the and two can relate and support each other for improved conservation outcomes, illustrated with diverse case studies. We will outline ways forward to start a discussion on integrating global standards for biodiversity and the economy.
