Introduction to the SEEA Central Framework. The course provides an overview of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) Central Framework, the statistical standard to measure the relationship between the economy and the environment.

Abstract

The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 - Central Framework is a multipurpose conceptual framework for measuring the interactions between the environment and the economy. By providing an internationally agreed standard with agreed concepts, definitions and classifications, the SEEA is an invaluable tool for compiling integrated statistics on the economy and the environment and deriving coherent and comparable indicators to measure progress towards sustainable development.