Methodology related to environmental accounts

An overview of the Office for National Statistics and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs natural capital project and all related publications.

How the English natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured and developed, including the specific methods used to value individual components of natural capital, and physical and monetary data sources.

How the natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured for the woodland habitat.

How the natural capital ecosystem service accounts are measured and developed, including the specific methods used to value individual components of natural capital and physical and monetary data sources.

Methods used to estimate the value of saltmarsh in mitigating coastal flooding in England and Wales.

Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) report for environmental protection expenditure accounts estimates, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

Quality and Methodology Information for the environmental protection expenditure survey, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

The methodology used to develop estimates of the health benefits gained from outdoor recreation in the UK.

Methodology for estimating the extent and condition of UK habitats. Uses the broad habitat classifications as defined by the UK National Ecosystem Assessment and Land Cover Maps produced by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

Our approach to assessing the quality and suitability of non-official sources for reporting the UK’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.