North America

Pilot ocean accounting projects in North America supported by the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP).

The GOAP facilitates collaboration between Canada and the United States on ocean accounting approaches, exploring integration with existing environmental-economic accounting frameworks and sharing technical innovations in spatial data and ecosystem service valuation.

Regional Focus Areas

• Integration with national environmental-economic accounts
• Spatial data and ocean mapping innovations
• Ecosystem service valuation methodologies
• Arctic and northern ocean accounting
• Cross-border marine ecosystem assessment

Coming Soon

Project pages for North American regional initiatives are currently under development. Contact the GOAP Secretariat for more information about ocean accounting activities in North America.