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Enabling a natural capital approach guidance
Publication Year
2025
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises guidance on natural capital providing details on how to apply it. Covers: economic valuation of the environment, natural capital in policy or project appraisal, introduction to natural capital accounting, place-based natural capital approaches, finding data and evidence for natural capital approaches.
Document History
Last updated: 4 February 2025 - Fixed an error with the numbering of subheadings. Clarification on the guidance on valuing biodiversity (section 2.8), proportionality in appraisal (section 3.4), and generating new income streams (section 5.5). Document type: guidance. First published: 22 January 2020.
Publisher Information
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
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