EnviStats India 2024

Context: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the 7th consecutive edition of “EnviStats India 2024: Environment Accounts,” aligned with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) Framework.

Findings

  • From 2000 to 2023, the number of Total Protected Areas saw an increase of approximately 72%, while the area under protection grew by around 16%. Mangrove coverage expanded by roughly 8% between 2013 and 2021.

About SEEA

  • SEEA is an international system designed to gather data linking environmental and economic statistics.
  • Endorsed as a global standard by the United Nations Statistical Commission in 2012, the framework presents data in both physical and monetary terms. It tracks environmental stocks, resource flows between the environment and the economy, and the economic activities related to the environment.
  • The SEEA framework has been developed under the guidance of the United Nations, European Commission, FAO, OECD, IMF, and the World Bank.

Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES) Project

  • This project is funded by the European Union (EU) and is a collaborative effort led by the United Nations Statistics Division, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
  • In India, the NCAVES project has been implemented by MoSPI, working closely with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCCC) and the National Remote Sensing Centre.

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