FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Ecosystem accounting in support of the transition to sustainable societies – the case for a parsimonious and inclusive measurement of ecosystem condition BT AF Comte, Adrien Kervinio, Yann LEVREL, Harold AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:1,2; FF 1:;2:;3:; C1 CIRED, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, CNRS, EHESS, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Université de Paris-Saclay, Campus du Jardin Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, France Université de Brest, Ifremer, CNRS, UMR6308 AMURE, IUEM, Plouzané, France C2 CIRED, FRANCE UBO, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-RBE-EM UM AMURE TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00631/74348/74000.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Environmental accounting;ecosystem accounting;SEEA-EEA;sustainability;ecosystem condition;environmental standards;biodiversity values. AB The development of ecosystem accounting systems at national levels to complete current wealth indicators with robust information on ecosystem degradation or enhancement is a crucial challenge, recognized in international strategies. However, the methodologies remain under development building, at the global level, on an experimental ecosystem accounting framework (the SEEA-EEA). Building on this framework and current academic discussions, this article aims at proposing a methodological advance for aligning the SEEA-EEA with the needs of ecosystem management and the principles of strong sustainability. It consists in structuring ecosystem condition measurement into a parsimonious and inclusive set of characteristics, indicators and reference levels with an explicit and inclusive value basis. This sets the grounds for the development of sound and policy-relevant ecosystem monitoring systems and the production of meaningful macro-aggregate indicators of ecosystem degradation at national levels. PY 2020 PD JAN SO CIRED Working Paper IS 76 ID 74348 ER EF