State to quantify economic value of natural resources

KNBS Director General Macdonald Obudho unveils strategy to streamline the collection and dissemination of data across various sectors. [File, Standard]

The government's statistician has unveiled a plan to collate data that would quantify the contribution of natural resources to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The National Plan for Advancement of Environmental Economic Accounting narrows down to six areas of focus that are key to the country’s economy. These are water, forest, land, ecosystem, minerals and energy.