The COOPERNICEA, Regional Cooperation on New Indicators for Ecosystem Accounting in Africa) programme represents a fundamental paradigm shift in Africa. The method used by the Copernicea programme is that of CECN (Ecosystem Accounting for Natural Capital). It involves drawing up environmental accounts in terms of vegetation cover, biocarbon, fresh water, ecological infrastructure, resilience index or ecosystem health. The COPERNICEA is being developed by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), with financial support from the French Development Agency (AFD). Ultimately, the aim is to establish a national and regional network for sharing and exchanging information and data useful and necessary for Ecosystem Accounting for Natural Capital (CECN).

Source: The North Africa Journal March 16, 2020 13:18 UTC