Measuring the Value of Forests in a Green Economy
This paper presents green economy related definitions and concepts, and internationally developed assessment methods, notably natural capital accounting approaches, and in this way explore aligning forest sector approaches to those being used in wider contexts. It also proposes preliminary suggestions on how the forest sector’s contribution to a green economy could be measured.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: how can the forest sector contribute to a green economy and why should we measure this contribution?
Green economy related definitions and concepts
Internationally developed assessment methods for a green economy
Natural capital assessment methods
Overview of assessment systems, including criteria and indicators developed by the forest sector which could be used to measure progress of the forest sector towards a green economy
References
Annex
Green economy related definitions and concepts
Internationally developed assessment methods for a green economy
Natural capital assessment methods
Overview of assessment systems, including criteria and indicators developed by the forest sector which could be used to measure progress of the forest sector towards a green economy
References
Annex
