Farm-scale Natural Capital Accounts informs farm management.
FsNCA provide an objective assessment of the type and condition of the natural capital that underpins farm production. This information complements information in a farm’s financial reports, and provides a fuller picture of the condition of all assets on the farm (financial, production and ecological). It can be used to track the effectiveness of management actions and their impact on the natural capital over time, as well as be used as input to management decisions.
Farm-scale Natural Capital Accounts demonstrates environmental performance.
FsNCA are valuable tool for farmers to demonstrate their environmental credentials (e.g., GHG emissions, resource use, land cover change, habitat condition change) to a range of stakeholders – banks and investors, insurers, buyers, etc.
Farm-scale Natural Capital Accounts documents transparency in the supply chain.
FsNCA support transparency in the supply chain allowing environmental performance (e.g., GHG emissions, resource use, land cover change, habitat condition change) to be tracked from source to product.