Presented by the Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) on Thursday, May 25, 2023

The objective of this webinar is to provide an understanding of why natural capital has historically and typically been excluded from economic development planning and investment, resulting in its degradation and loss. We will then explore how a country’s natural capital accounting system, when integrated effectively into environmental economic analysis, can be used to guide decision making and identify best-case scenarios for investments into sustainable development.

Program Outline:
Chair/Moderator: Mark Gerrard, CSF Africa Director
Welcome remarks: Peter Katanisa, NCA CoP Coordinator, World Bank

1- Introductions and background: Who CSF is, what we do and our work in Africa.
Speaker: Mark Gerrard, CSF Africa Director

2- Presentation: Integrating natural capital into national development policies: gaining insights from environmental economics, market failures and incentives
Speaker: Professor David Johnson

3- Presentation: Case studies of using the values of natural capital assets to inform decision making in Africa. Discussion to include cases from Uganda, South Africa and Tanzania on themes such as transportation and energy infrastructure, ecosystem restoration and tourism.
Speakers: Kim Bonine, CSF Training Director and Ronald Kaggwa, Uganda National Planning Authority, Head of Department: Production, Trade and Tourism Planning

4- Open Q&A with the audience

Contact: Mark Gerrard at mark@conservation-strategy.org

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