Final Report on a Seminar Held in
Washington, D.C., April 13-14, 1993
by the Committee on the Environment
of the OAS Permanent Council
Department of Regional Development and Environment
Executive Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs
Organization of American States
Washington, D.C., 1994
Background
Description and results
Outline of case studies
Issues and conclusions
Proposal for a hemispheric program
Opening remarks
Introductory remarks
What can policymakers learn from natural-resource accounting?
I. The need for natural-resource accounting
II. The scope of natural-resource accounting
III. Setting up natural-resource accounts
IV. What can policymakers learn from resource accounting?Instituting a system of environmental accounts
Topic 1: The starting point
Topic 2: Selection of model and objectives
Topic 3: The selection of the basic approach
Topic 4: Standardization of the system
Topic 5: Scope of the project
Topic 6: Initial design of the system
Appendix 2: List of participants
Countries
International agencies
Non-governmental organizations
Other institutions
Organization of American States (OAS)