Preliminary Programme
Monday 28th November
Invited Session with keynote talks to set the scene
(SEEA statistical framework, SEEA Ecosystem Accounting, European legislation on Ecosystem Accounting, European INCA project,
Presentations of the SEEA-EA components, GEO EO4EA initiative, ARIES platform for SEEA-EA, etc.)
Tuesday 29th November
Open Session on Ecosystem Extent
(examples of how EO is used in compiling ecosystem extent accounts, including lessons learned and challenges)
Open Session on Ecosystem Condition
(examples of how EO is used in compiling ecosystem condition accounts, including lessons learned and challenges)
Wednesday 30th November
Open Session on Ecosystem Services
(examples of how EO is used in compiling ecosystem condition accounts, including lessons learned and challenges)
Open Session on Thematic Accounts
(e.g. Forest accounts, Ocean accounts, Urban accounts, etc.)
Thursday 1st December
Open Session on Ecosystem Accounting Operationalisation
(key issues on EO use in ecosystem accounting, such as data and model Interoperability, data quality standards for statistical accounting, ecosystem account uncertainties, data infrastructures, integration of EO with other data in compiling ecosystem accounts, etc.)
Session Summaries
(summaries of the 5 open sessions with recommendations)