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National Indicators of Natural and Human
Capital
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Canada’s
decision-makers have no way of measuring whether our country can
maintain its current level of economic activity and prosperity into
the future. In the 2000 budget, the federal government asked the
NRTEE to “…develop a set of indicators to measure environmental
performance in conjunction with economic performance.”
Working in close collaboration with Statistics Canada
and Environment Canada, the National Round Table has developed six
proposed new formal economic measures or indicators. These indicators
will augment familiar economic data such as gross domestic product
(GDP) and the consumer price index (CPI).
Five of the recommended indicators measure Canada’s
natural capital – measuring trends in forest cover, freshwater
quality, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and the extent of
wetlands. The sixth indicator measures educational attainment.
Moving forward on the report’s recommendations
will provide a more robust picture of Canada’s wealth and will
help the federal government track all of Canada’s key assets
when making economic decisions.
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2003, 100 pp., ISBN 1-894737-06-7
$15.95 ($11.50 US) plus postage and tax
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Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) publications
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Photo credits
Cover photo:© Parks Canada
/ T. Grant
Air Quality: © Parks Canada / W. Lynch
Freshwater Quality: © Parks Canada / W. Lynch
Greenhouse Gas Emissions:
Health Canada Media Photo Gallery
Forest Cover:© Parks Canada / I.K. MacNeil
Extent of Wetlands:© Parks Canada / D. Wilkes
Educational Attainment: Health
Canada Media Photo Gallery
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