Natural capital refers to those elements of the natural environment which yield services to people by underpinning the provision of clean air, clean water, food, recreation and a plethora of high value and often essential goods and services. As such natural capital sustains economic activity and wellbeing.
It includes 4 research topics, under two themes:
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Theme 1: Sustaining natural capital
Topic 1: Defining and measuring natural capital.
Topic 2: Understanding the impact of changes in natural capital upon the financial economy, jobs and growth.
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Theme 2: Decision making for sustainability
Topic 3: Linking natural science, economics and other disciplines to yield robust values for the services provided by natural capital.
Topic 4: Bringing the value of natural capital and the services it provides into decision making.
Source: UK Natural Capital Committee
Dernière mise à jour le 07.12.2015
