To make good decisions that involve nature, we need to understand how nature supports our economy and wellbeing. Natural capital accounting (also known as environmental-economic accounting) helps us do this. It describes the state of the natural environment and its links to the economy in a standardised way. This means we can track changes over time.
Businesses and government can use and develop natural capital accounts to help decision-making. The department supports development of natural capital accounts within Australia and internationally.
Our work
Accounts dashboard
You can see natural capital accounts for your region on the Environmental-Economic Accounts (EEA) dashboard.
Other resources
There are many useful resources available to help understand and develop natural capital accounts. Some of these are: