Ecosystem condition underpins the generation of ecosystem services: an accounting perspective

IF 1.8 Q3 ECOLOGY One Ecosystem Pub Date : 2022-06-08 DOI:10.3897/oneeco.7.e81487
A. La Notte, B. Czúcz, S. Vallecillo, C. Polce, J. Maes
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There is a linkage between the condition of ecosystems and the services they provide. In the accounting framework set by the United Nations System of integrated Environmental Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounts (SEEA EA), two different sets of accounts assess and monitor ecosystem condition and ecosystem services, respectively. The former are reported as indicators in an asset account format, while the latter are reported as supply and use tables. Without a concrete linkage, the two sets of accounts run in parallel: only an ex-post correlation analysis could confirm (or not) a common path. On the other hand, a clear linkage could create a sequence that justifies and supports the statement that any change in ecosystem condition will affect services and, in turn, the benefits provided to economy and society. Concrete applications undertaken under the project “Integrated system for Natural Capital Accounts” demonstrate at which stage a direct connection can occur between ecosystem condition and ecosystem services accounting. The paper starts with a theoretical background meant to set the basic concepts underlying the transition from condition to services. Next, the accounting framework for condition accounts is briefly presented: the specific ecosystem services case studies concern flood control and crop pollination. In the discussion, a simple proposal is drafted to facilitate a possible procedure for those practitioners interested in having condition and ES accounts operationally linked.
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生态系统条件是生态系统服务产生的基础:一个会计视角
生态系统的状况与其提供的服务之间存在联系。在联合国环境经济综合核算体系-生态系统账户(SEEA EA)制定的会计框架中,两套不同的账户分别评估和监测生态系统状况和生态系统服务。前者以资产账户格式作为指标报告,而后者以供应和使用表报告。在没有具体联系的情况下,这两组账户并行运行:只有事后相关性分析才能确认(或不确认)共同路径。另一方面,明确的联系可以创造一个序列,证明并支持生态系统状况的任何变化都将影响服务,进而影响为经济和社会提供的利益的说法。在“自然资本账户综合系统”项目下进行的具体应用表明,在哪个阶段,生态系统状况和生态系统服务核算之间可以发生直接联系。本文从一个理论背景开始,旨在设定从条件到服务转变的基本概念。接下来,简要介绍了条件账户的会计框架:具体的生态系统服务案例研究涉及防洪和作物授粉。在讨论中,起草了一份简单的提案,为那些有兴趣将条件和ES账户操作联系起来的从业者提供一个可能的程序。
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One Ecosystem
One Ecosystem Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
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