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The True Value of Nature, 2 June 2011

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Caroline Spelman, today launched the findings of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA). The UK NEA, which analyses the value of the UK's natural environment by taking account of the economic, health and social benefits we get from nature, is the first of its kind at a fully national scale. A panel of experts involved in the process answered questions on technical aspects of the assessment and how these findings will be implemented into policy decisions. 

The Synthesis of the Key Findings along with the Technical Report, which forms the evidence base, can be downloaded from here.

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Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Service Assessments, Oct 2010

The first output of the UK NEA has recently been published online in the journal Environmental and Resource Economics. The paper, authored by a small team of economists and natural scientists working on the UK NEA, seeks to contribute to the expanding literature on ecosystem service assessment by considering its integration with economic analyses of such services...click here to view the full paper.


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What is the UK National Ecosystem Assessment?

The UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA) is the first analysis of the UK’s natural environment in terms of the benefits it provides to society and continuing economic prosperity. Part of the Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) initiative, the UK NEA - which  commenced in mid-2009 - reported in June 2011. It was an inclusive process involving many government, academic, NGO and private sector institutions.



 

 
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***The Synthesis of the Key Findings for the UK NEA was launched on the 2 June 2011*** 

 

 



 
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***Chapters from theTechnical Report which provide the evidence base for the Synthesis Report are available to view from here***




       

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