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From natural capital accounting to natural capital banking

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Natural capital accounting will confirm what we know — without change, we are headed for environmental disaster resulting from economic growth. We propose a natural capital bank, a new institution to help maintain natural capital adequacy and chart a course to a sustainable future via accounting.

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  1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Michael J. Vardon & David B. Lindenmayer

  2. Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

    Heather Keith

  3. College of Law, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    Peter Burnett

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Vardon, M.J., Keith, H., Burnett, P. et al. From natural capital accounting to natural capital banking. Nat Sustain 4, 832–834 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00747-x

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