Enabling a Natural Capital Approach

Name: Enabling a Natural Capital Approach
Creator: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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These datasets form part of Defra’s Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) resource. The Services and Assets Databooks together collate around 400 UK data sources, tools and studies for 8 natural habitat categories and 25 environmental effect categories. These include selected economic valuation evidence. The case studies summarise many real-world examples of how natural capital is used in various situations. An excel template is provided to facilitate natural capital assessment according to HM Treasury Green Book guidance.

Files & links (4)

Resource	Format	Verified	Size
ENCA - Natural capital assessment template 3.0 (updated July 2023)	XLSX	✓ data file verified	90 KB
ENCA – Services Databook 3.3 (updated April 2026)	XLSM	unchecked
ENCA – Assets Databook 3.2 (updated January 2025)	XLSX	unchecked
ENCA – Case Studies 3.0 (updated July 2023)	XLSX	unchecked

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