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Pacific island governments face difficult decisions related to finding the balance between utilising the natural environment as a driver of economic growth and preserving the environment for the cultural, social and economic well-being of current and future generations. Good environmental policy making requires good information and analysis. Environment statistics, through accepted statistical frameworks such as the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), underpin the ability to develop macroeconomic policies that are sustainable (or green) in the long-term. This policy brief includes an overview of the potential to implement SEEA in the Pacific in order to promote integrated policy making.

Pacific island governments face difficult decisions related to finding the balance between utilising the natural environment as a driver of economic growth and preserving the environment for the cultural, social and economic well-being of current and future generations. Good environmental policy making requires good information and analysis. Environment statistics, through accepted statistical frameworks such as the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), underpin the ability to develop macroeconomic policies that are sustainable (or green) in the long-term. This policy brief includes an overview of the potential to implement SEEA in the Pacific in order to promote integrated policy making.

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Subregional Office for the Pacific +679 331-9669 [email protected]