Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
Natural capital is the elements of nature that provide benefits to people. We depend on it for the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. It boosts our health and wellbeing. It captures and stores carbon and has a vital role to play in helping us adapt to the impacts of climate change. Natural capital is an economic concept: it considers nature as a stock of assets, which we have to invest in.
A significant piece of work by Natural England’s natural capital team, The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024 sets out why nature is at risk, why this matters to society, and what we can do about it.
Natural England have developed a new method for assessing risk to assets and benefits, and have applied this method to eight broad ecosystems and 18 benefits from nature. It helps us to understand whether nature in England is in a fit state to continue to provide the benefits that society and the economy rely on. The report sets out the consequences to the policy areas of economic resilience, Net Zero, climate adaptation, food security, health and wellbeing, water security of risks to nature, and what we can do to address this. The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024 provides evidence for decision makers in one place, and outlines the priority actions for reducing risks to natural capital.
This report will be of interest to policy and decision makers in business, industry and finance, and Government departments.
The report and its component parts can be downloaded from Natural England’s Access to Evidence catalogue, accessed via this link: publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6683489974616064
Natural capital is the elements of nature that provide benefits to people. We depend on it for the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. It boosts our health and wellbeing. It captures and stores carbon and has a vital role to play in helping us adapt to the impacts of climate change. Natural capital is an economic concept: it considers nature as a stock of assets, which we have to invest in.
A significant piece of work by Natural England’s natural capital team, The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024 sets out why nature is at risk, why this matters to society, and what we can do about it.
Natural England have developed a new method for assessing risk to assets and benefits, and have applied this method to eight broad ecosystems and 18 benefits from nature. It helps us to understand whether nature in England is in a fit state to continue to provide the benefits that society and the economy rely on. The report sets out the consequences to the policy areas of economic resilience, Net Zero, climate adaptation, food security, health and wellbeing, water security of risks to nature, and what we can do to address this. The State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024 provides evidence for decision makers in one place, and outlines the priority actions for reducing risks to natural capital.
This report will be of interest to policy and decision makers in business, industry and finance, and Government departments.
The report and its component parts can be downloaded from Natural England’s Access to Evidence catalogue, accessed via this link: publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6683489974616064
