UK Natural Capital Assets And Services Databooks

Defra's Enabling a Natural Capital Approach resource collates around 400 UK data sources, tools, and studies across 8 natural habitat categories and 25 environmental effect categories. It includes selected economic valuation evidence and case studies summarizing real-world applications. The resource was last updated in April 2026 by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Use Cases

• Analyze economic valuation evidence linked to specific natural habitat categories for cost-benefit analysis.
• Apply the provided Excel template to structure a natural capital assessment using the 25 environmental effect categories.
• Review case studies to identify common methodologies for valuing specific ecosystem services.
• Cross-reference the 400 collated data sources and tools for studies on specific UK habitats.

Strengths

• Collates approximately 400 distinct UK data sources, tools, and studies.
• Covers 8 natural habitat categories and 25 environmental effect categories.
• Includes real-world case studies summarizing practical applications.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, sample sizes, and data granularity within the compiled sources are unknown.
• The economic valuation evidence is selected and may not be exhaustive for all categories.
• Data is primarily UK-focused, limiting applicability for international comparative studies.

Provenance

Source

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Collection Method

Collation and synthesis of existing UK data sources, tools, and studies.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom.