The document discusses the Environmental Balance Index, a proposed indicator to assess the sustainability of development by measuring the balance of ecosystem services provided to and from the environment in both quantity and quality. The EBI would track several factors including ecosystem services, human contributions derived from resources, and the overall balance of services exchanged between humans and the environment. The index is presented as a potential tool under the Paris Agreement to help evaluate non-market approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Environmental Balance
Index
Submission of Ukraine on views on the work programme under the
framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6,
paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement
(FCCC /SBSTA/2016 /2, para.104)
September, 2016
Marrakech, Morocco

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Classical economy
ConsumerProducer
Resource
COST COST

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Paradigm shift
Provider
Services
Consumer

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History of monetary systems
• One or several ecosystem services in
quantity;
• Ecosystem services + human derivatives
in quantity;
• Human derivatives in quality;
• Balance of services to/from
ecosystem in quality
EBI means the assessment indicator of the sustainability of development

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Environmental Balance Index Arrangement
Provider
Services
Consumer

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Environmental Balance Index Arrangement
Provider
Services
Consumer