FINAL EVALUATION SE1 - INTEGRATING THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL IN GREEN ECONOMY PLANNING AND PRACTICE 2018-2022

The E4N partnership, a collaboration between the Green Economy Coalition, Capitals Coalition, Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, and WWF France, worked to make 'natural capital-based green economies' a global best practice. The partnership focused on creating tools for measuring nature's value, convening multistakeholder networks, and advocating for the inclusion of nature in economic decision-making. Key achievements include the development of the Green Economy Tracker, the establishment of Business for Nature, and the integration of natural capital into the EU Green Deal and African development finance. While the report notes a shift toward 'nature-positive economies,' it highlights persistent challenges in data quality and capacity, as well as a gap between government rhetoric and actual policy implementation during COVID-19 green recovery efforts.

• The E4N partnership successfully promoted the concept of natural capital to make nature a material consideration in economic decision-making, contributing to the rise of 'nature-positive economies'.
• The partnership developed several tools and methodologies to bridge knowledge gaps, including the GEC Green Economy Tracker for benchmarking national policies and a GGKP methodology to measure natural capital gaps relative to SDG targets.
• E4N influenced global and regional policy frameworks, including the EU Green Deal and the draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, the latter of which recognizes the need for mandatory disclosure of impacts and dependencies on natural capital.
• In Africa, the partnership focused on aligning development finance with natural capital needs through the African Development Bank (AfDB) and integrating natural capital into the statistical and policy programs of countries such as Gabon, Madagascar, Uganda, and Nigeria.
• The COVID-19 pandemic provided a window to integrate natural capital into recovery plans, though the report notes a significant discrepancy between government rhetoric and the actual comprehensive adoption of nature-based policies.
• Despite progress, the integration of natural capital into economic decision-making is still hindered by issues regarding capacity and the availability and quality of data.
• The partnership's 'network of networks' approach, characterized by loose collaborations rather than a rigid structure, allowed for broader engagement with a wider variety of institutions.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2022). FINAL EVALUATION SE1 - INTEGRATING THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL IN GREEN ECONOMY PLANNING AND PRACTICE 2018-2022. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/MAVA-SE1-EN-Natural-Capital-FINALpdf.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. FINAL EVALUATION SE1 - INTEGRATING THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL IN GREEN ECONOMY PLANNING AND PRACTICE 2018-2022. 2022. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/MAVA-SE1-EN-Natural-Capital-FINALpdf.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalition2022final, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{FINAL EVALUATION SE1 - INTEGRATING THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL IN GREEN ECONOMY PLANNING AND PRACTICE 2018-2022}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/MAVA-SE1-EN-Natural-Capital-FINALpdf.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }