Abstract
National accountants have been confronting critical public scrutiny because traditional accounting models take for granted the cost of environmental damages. Supporters of environmental accounting argue that the complete consolidation of the economy and environment can merely be attained through calculation of the actual costs of the interplay between the economy and the environment. As revealed in the case studies, developing countries, like Ghana, have initiated massive attempts to determine the cost of damages or depletions to their natural resources. In contrast, highly developed countries, like France, Sweden, and the UK, appear to be satisfied with gathering environmental protection costs ...