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Record 1 2002-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • National Accounting
DEF

Part of assets in the broad sense, for national accounting.

CONT

This concept of sustainable development recognizes the value of our natural assets, such as air, water and soil....

CONT

"natural capital, natural wealth, natural assets": The stock of life-support systems, biodiversity, renewable resources, and nonrenewable resources.

OBS

... land [ie. all that is a "free gift of nature" and useful to man. This would include air climate, fields, forests, deposits of minerals, fishing grounds, the sea itself and even the sun and moon].

OBS

The term "natural assets" is almost always used in the plural form.

OBS

Not to be confused with the related terms "environmental assets", "non-produced natural assets" and "natural capital".

Key term(s)
  • natural asset

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Comptabilité nationale
DEF

[...] bien à l'état brut n'ayant subi aucune transformation.

CONT

On reconnaît ainsi la valeur de nos biens naturels, comme l'air, l'eau et la terre [...]

CONT

«capital naturel, richesse naturelle, actifs naturels» : Ensemble constitué par les systèmes entretenant la vie, la diversité biologique, les ressources renouvelables et non renouvelables.

OBS

Les termes «biens naturels» et «actifs naturels» sont des pluriels d'usage.

Key term(s)
  • bien naturel
  • actif naturel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Contabilidad nacional
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