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Addis Ababa forum urges African governments to use natural-capital accounts in policy

Government, statistics and finance representatives at the forum called for the value of forests, water, land, minerals and biodiversity to feature more in economic decisions.

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The third Africa Policy Forum on Natural Capital was held in Addis Ababa on 6–7 October with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Economic Planning and Development and the World Bank Group. Discussions focused on using natural-capital accounting in public budgets, investment and development planning.

Participants agreed on an action matrix for country-level follow-up. AfDB reported forum estimates that natural resources and ecosystem services contribute about 60% of continental GDP and nature-based sectors account for nearly two-thirds of employment in many countries; these are continent-wide estimates.

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African forum and topics discussed on 6–7 October in Addis Ababa.

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    Forum held in Addis Ababa

    Representatives discussed integrating nature data into policy and investment decisions.

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Natural-capital accounting values biophysical and economic assets; continental ratios here are estimates reported by the source.

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