Vital information to monitor and evaluate progress towards SDG 14 is available, but it is fragmented across scientific domains, policy frameworks and institutions. ESCAP and UN Environment are leading a global effort to develop statistical guidance based on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA). The Ocean Accounts Framework provides guidance on selecting, prioritizing and standardizing data of national, regional and global importance, so that it can be integrated and thereby provide a comprehensive view. This requires a conversation among scientists, policy makers and statisticians.
The framework integrates and adapts concepts, classifications and methods consistent with the System of National Accounts (SNA), System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA), and other international frameworks. It provides a coherent structure for standardizing fragmented data to produce reliable integrated indicators of interest to policy.
Ocean Accounts | Presentations |
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| Ocean Accounts | |
| Ocean Accounts - Tools and Methods | |
| Ocean Accounts - Linking SEEA-CF | |
| Ocean Accounts - Ecosystem Extent and Condition | |
| Ocean Accounts - Ecosystem Services Supply and Use | |
| Ocean Accounts - Exercises |