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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

... environmental assets, i.e. water resources, land resources, forest resources, fish resources, wild life, non renewable resources, man-made stock (historical sites, ...) ...

CONT

The fact that major environmental (or natural) resources -- air and water -- are, from the point of view of the individual, public goods means, in fact, that those enterprises which avoid the frequently heavy costs of fighting pollution are more economically competitive than those which are environment conscious.

OBS

"Environmental resources" is often associated with "natural resources" and therefore has a more restricted sense. "Environmental assets" includes man-made stock.

OBS

environmental assets: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
OBS

stocks environnement : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Recursos naturales constituídos por la atmósfera, aguas interiores, superficiales y subterráneas, estuarios, mar territorial, suelo, subsuelo, elementos de la biosfera, como fauna y flora [es decir] los elementos naturales bióticos y abióticos de que dispone el ser humano, para satisfacer sus necesidades económicas, sociales y culturales.

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Record 2 2009-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
DEF

An asset used to prevent or mitigate environmental damage, or to conserve resources.

Key term(s)
  • environmental assets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

Actif utilisé pour prévenir ou atténuer des dommages environnementaux, ou pour conserver des ressources.

Key term(s)
  • actifs environnementaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad pública
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