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| Natural Capital can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things.
| | The party that issues a cheque. Sometimes spelt 'payer'. |
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| Examples include global forests and their role in controlling greenhouse gases, insects as pollinators, water resources and the ecosystems of the planet.
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| Just as companies need financial capital to support their business so too does the world need natural capital to support human life.
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| | | * [[Cheque]] (US: check) |
| Poor management can result in depletion of financial capital and likewise natural capital needs to be managed and valued.
| | * [[Payments and payment systems]] |
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| Putting an economic value on natural capital and accounting for its use or renewal are behind the concepts of sustainability accounting or integrated accounting.
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| Natural capital is also known as natural resources.
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| ==See also== | |
| * [[Capital]] | |
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| * [[Human capital]]
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| * [[Natural Capital Coalition]]
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| * [[Natural Capital Protocol]]
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| * [[Sustainability]]
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| * [[Sustainability bond]]
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| * [[SHE]]
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| * [[World Forum on Natural Capital]]
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| ===Other links===
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| [https://naturalcapitalforum.com/news/article/sustainability-jargon-buster--10-essential-terms-for-ceos Sustainability jargon buster] www.naturalcapitalforum.com
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Revision as of 17:38, 31 October 2017
The party that issues a cheque. Sometimes spelt 'payer'.
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