If you missed ARIES’s recent presentation at the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS) Seminar Series, you can now watch the recording and access the presentation materials online.
On 7 May, Alessio Bulckaen, natural capital accounting expert at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), presented Global estimates of carbon stocks in the vegetation and soils of terrestrial ecosystems. The report was developed by ARIES for the World Bank’s Changing Wealth of Nations 2024 and provides one of the most detailed global datasets on carbon stored in vegetation and soils from 2001 to 2020.
The session introduced:
- The methodology used to estimate carbon stocks
- The role of reliable carbon data in advancing ecosystem accounting
- How these insights contribute to global biodiversity and climate goals, including the Global Biodiversity Framework
The discussion also addressed important knowledge gaps in global carbon estimates and emphasised the need for robust natural capital data to support better decision-making. We invite you to watch the full recording of the session and download the presentations.
