Guidance

Relevant knowledge products providing guidance on ocean accounting, ocean governance and ocean sustainable development.

Every account counts for sustainable development: lessons from the African CoP to implement ocean accounts in the Western Indian Ocean region

This publication provides practical guidelines to start implementing national, regional or local ocean accounts, following the Technical Guidance on Ocean Accounting.

Guidelines for Standardised and Comparable Reporting across Blue Planet Fund Projects

The document provides background on the UK's Blue Planet Fund, related programmes of work, and best practices in environmental-economic accounting related to marine environment development projects.

Spatial Data Structures for Ocean Accounts

This technical report introduces the ways spatial data is used within ecosystem accounting and ocean accounting more broadly.

Ecosystem Services Factors

This report provides a compilation of global coastal ecosystem services factors for the purpose of enabling more coherent measurement of ocean services and the production of ocean accounts.

A Guide to Creating Core Ocean GDP Accounts

This guidance document provides a comprehensive introduction into how to create core ocean accounts.

The Global Ocean Asset Data Package

The Global Ocean Asset Data Guide provides practical support to countries for the use of global data on ocean assets in developing national ocean accounts.

Technical Guidance on Ocean Accounting

The Technical Guidance on Ocean Accounting outlines how to compile, use and maintain ocean accounts.

The Ocean Accounts Framework

The Ocean Accounts Framework is a conceptual framework designed to enhance the consistency, comparability and coherence of ocean-related maps, data, statistics, and indicators across social, environmental and economic domains.

Core Ocean Statistics v.1.0

The aim of this study is to develop a set

Ocean Accounts Diagnostic Tool

The Ocean Accounts Diagnostic Tool is designed to engage and guide structured dialogue among stakeholders for strategically implementing and advancing ocean accounts.