[Jan] NCAVES India Forum 2021 Flashcards
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What is it?
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seeks to advance the theory and practice of environmental and ecosystem accounting in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa.
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NCAVES India Forum 2021 organised By?
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- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
- Ministry of Environment,
- Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
- National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).
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Implemented by?
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- United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD),
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Secretariat of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD).
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Aim?
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advance the knowledge agenda on environmental-economic accounting, in particular ecosystem accounting.
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Funding?
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European Union
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objectives of the National Forum?
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- To present India’s achievements in the domain of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA);
- To prioritize the emerging opportunities for NCA in India;
- To familiarize stakeholders with the work undertaken by the different international agencies in the area of NCA;
- To provide a platform to selected Research Institutions to present their research conducted in the valuation of ecosystem services.
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Significance?
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The participation in the project has helped MOSPI commence the compilation of the Environment Accounts as per the UN-SEEA System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework.
The MOSPI has also released environmental accounts in its publication “EnviStats India” on an annual basis since 2018.
