Adjusted macroeconomic indicators to account for ecosystem degradation: an illustrative example

Figures & data

Table 1. No external satellite accounts for ecosystem services

	Agriculture	Manufacture	Households	TOTAL
supply
harvest [SNA]	110			110
food processing [SNA]		150		150
use
harvest [SNA]		110		110
food processing [SNA]			150	150
VA	110	40		150
consumption of fixed capital	10	12		22
Net VA	100	28		128
supply
harvest [SNA]	110			110
food processing [SNA]		150		150
use
harvest [SNA]		110		110
food processing [SNA]			150	150
VA	110	40		150
consumption of fixed capital	10	12		22
Net VA	100	28		128

Table 2. Current SEEA EEA

Table 3. SEEA EEA with adjusted NVA

Table 3. (Continued)

Figure 1. Graphical simplification of the complementary supply and use tables built for the SEEA–EEA

Figure 2. Graphical simplification of the NVA adjusted for the depreciation of natural capital

Figure 3. Graphical simplification of the linkage between ecosystem services and ecosystem assets (adapted from La Notte, Vallecillo, and Maes 2019b)

La Notte, A., S. Vallecillo, and J. Maes. 2019b. “Capacity as ‘virtual stock’ in ecosystem services accounting.” Ecological Indicators 98 (2019): 158–163. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.066.

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