Natural capital accounting: mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into sustainable development policies

Expert meeting - October 6 2020, Rome - ISPRA Partner Event EU Green Week (19-22 october 2020) -  Partner Event Italian Festival of Sustainable Development ASviS (22 september - 8 october 2020) 
Natural capital is a significant component of the national wealth. Our economic prosperity and well-being depend on the good state of natural capital: biodiversity and ecosystems provide food, raw materials, medicines, recreational activities and well-being, air and water purification, contribute to climate regulation, pollinate and fertilize crops and much more. Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) is a strategic tool to strengthen the integration of the ecosystem services value into reporting systems and policies. In order to advance the knowledge agenda on NCA and identify the needs for its effective implementation in Italy, institutions, Academia and major Italian and international stakeholders will discuss the measurement and assessment processes that represent its fundamental pillars. This event organized by ISPRA under the banner of networking and dialogue has received the accreditation of the European Commission as Partner Event of the EU Green Week 2020 on European environmental policies focused on nature and biodiversity this year and of AsviS as Partner Event of the Sustainable Development Festival, the most importan Italian initiative to raise awareness and to mobilise citizens, companies associations and institutions on economic , social and environmental sustainability.