Environmental-Economic Accounting

The Environmental-Economic Accounts Section focuses its activities on the following areas:

Methodology through the advancement and standardization of statistical methods, classifications and definitions in the area and the publication of statistical standards, compilation guidelines and training materials;

Coordination of the activities in the development and standardization of methodologies and implementation practices through active collaboration with other international organizations, countries, NGO’s academia and city groups, in particular the London Group on Environmental Accounting and the UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting to which it provides the Secretariat;

Technical cooperation and assistance to countries through workshops and country projects.