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On behalf of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and supported by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), we examined the feasibility of ecosystem accounting for Switzerland that is compatible with the national accounts in accordance with Eurostat and UN SEEA specifications. Our work included feasibility analyses and GIS-based pilot calculations for extent accounts, as well as for accounts for various forest ecosystem services and climate regulation. Together with WSL and incolab, we determined ecosystem conditions and physical ecosystem services and valued them in monetary terms.

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Our services

  • Developing different accounts for an ecosystem account, including extent accounts, physical and monetary flow accounts and monetary asset accounts
  • Valuating all ecosystems in the area of global climate regulation in physical and monetary terms
  • Determining selected forest ecosystem services in physical and monetary terms, including recreation, water purification and protection against natural hazards
  • Conducting a GIS-based pilot calculation for the year 2018 and for selected ecosystem services for the year 2021