AUTHOR=Chen Pinghua , Xu Huiru , Chen Shuiguang , Shang Yuping , Zhang Baoying , Zhao Xin TITLE=Developing a System Framework for China’s Natural Resources Balance Sheet From the Perspective of Sustainable Development JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.807092 DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2021.807092 ISSN=2296-665X ABSTRACT=

Exploring and compiling a natural resource balance sheet is of great significance for improving both natural resource and environmental management and for realizing sustainable social and economic development. Based on a literature review of previous studies, in this study, we analyzed the composition, measurement methods, and methods used to acquire data of the major elements used in a natural resource balance sheet, as well as determined that the balance formula for the sheet should comprise natural resource assets, natural resource liabilities, and the benefits of natural resources. A basic report format for the natural resource balance sheet was compiled on this basis.