Summary

The Scottish natural capital ecosystem service accounts, highlighting the relative importance of services provided by Scottish natural assets. Natural capital refers to physical and natural resources and the benefits these provide.

Publications

• Scotland natural capital accounts: 2023

  Estimates the value of Scottish natural capital and its beneficial effects for the population.

Data

• Natural capital accounts, Scotland, supplementary tables

  Estimates of the financial and societal value of natural resources to people in Scotland and the UK.

• Natural capital accounts, Scotland, detailed supplementary tables

  A detailed data breakdown of the financial and societal value of Scotland's natural resources.

Methodology

• Scotland natural capital accounts methodology: 2023

  How the Scottish natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured and developed, including the specific methods used to value individual components of natural capital, and physical and monetary data sources.

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