Natural Capital Accounting and the EnCaves Project

What is the primary goal of the EnCaves project launched by the United Nations?

• To reduce global population

• To promote industrialization

• To address global challenges like biodiversity loss

• To increase global GDP

Which framework is used in natural capital accounting to measure nature's contributions?

• Gross Domestic Product

• System of Environmental Economic Accounting

• Global Competitiveness Index

• Human Development Index

What significant environmental change did Brazil report using its ecosystem extent accounts?

• Decrease in carbon emissions

• Rise in endangered species

• Loss of nearly half a million square kilometers of original vegetation

• Increase in forest area

How did India utilize the SEEA ecosystem accounting standard?

• To increase agricultural production

• To report on four targets within the UN sustainable development goals

• To reduce urbanization

• To enhance industrial output

What was a key outcome of the EnCaves project in terms of international standards?

• Adoption of a new global currency

• Establishment of a new international statistical standard for ecosystem accounting

• Creation of a new global trade agreement

• Development of a new international language