1. Experimental ecosystem accounts – state of play
London Group conference
October 2017
Rocky Harris
Defra, UK

2. Round table on state of play on EEA
10 countries responded to the questionnaire so far
(Thank you to Australia (Wentworth Group), Canada, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, UK)
Contributions still welcome!
General position:
Exploratory work in most countries, either for specific habitats, sub- national areas or services
Only two countries with established national programme of work covering all the main types of accounts
Much more testing needed!

3. Summary of survey results (1)
Extent accounts
Widely implemented, though sometimes just for forests and wetlands
Would be worth reviewing classifications used so far, also how assets have been delineated in practice
Condition accounts
Mainly developed only for freshwater ecosystems, somewhat more limited implementation for terrestrial habitats
See paper by Vardon and Harris for wider review of practices to date
Accounts for ecosystem services in physical terms
Only half the respondents have so far attempted accounts
Main emphasis on provisioning services, otherwise mainly carbon capture and recreation

4. Summary of survey results (2)
Accounts for ecosystem services in monetary terms
Very limited. Only three countries have attempted systematic monetary accounts so far
More testing needed!
Monetary asset accounts
Very limited applications, though some expectation of work in 2018
Other accounts, related work
Biodiversity accounts feature, also carbon