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Can natural capital help national-level policy-makers to embed sustainability considerations? Insights from Scotland

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  • Waylen, Kerry
  • Patil, Ishaan
  • Carmen, Esther

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Natural Capital is a concept expected to help tackle the perennial challenge of ‘mainstreaming’ nature, so that all sectors' decisions reflect nature's importance. This includes the public sector, as Natural Capital is affected by and relevant to a variety of policy goals. This study presents the first survey of policy-makers views of Natural Capital in Scotland.

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  • Waylen, Kerry & Patil, Ishaan & Carmen, Esther, 2026. "Can natural capital help national-level policy-makers to embed sustainability considerations? Insights from Scotland," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 240(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:240:y:2026:i:c:s0921800925002988
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108815
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