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Conservation Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Ecology

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Economics and ecology are often presented as opposing disciplines. Both fields have strengths and weaknesses. A new transdisciplinary field, ecological economics, attempts to bring together the strengths of both disciplines with a vision for a sustainable future. In this paper, we focus on one particular concept championed by ecological economists, natural capital. In particular, our interest is on the institutionalization of this concept through the United Nation's Satellite System for Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA). SEEA is an international convention that incorporates natural resource accounting as a complement to the traditional System of National Accounts (SNA). In the case of boreal forests, the stocks and flows of forest resources can be assessed to determine prospects for sustainability. To provide a context for how natural resource accounting may be applied to boreal forests, we review the origin and purpose of natural resource accounting, summarize se

Conservation Ecology: Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Ecology Home | Archives | About | Login | Submissions | Notify | Contact | Search ES Home > Vol. 2, No. 2 > Art. 19 Copyright ©1998 by The Resilience Alliance * Leefers, L.A. and G.B. Castillo. 1998. Bridging the gap between economics and ecology. Conservation Ecology [online] 2 (2): 19. Available from the Internet. URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol2/iss2/art19/ Insight , part of Special Feature on Sustainability and Resilience in Boreal Regions Bridging the Gap Between Economics and Ecology Larry A. Leefers and Gem B. Castillo M

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