Land Accounts. Linking people, p the economy and environment. Mark Lound, Director, Environmental Accounts

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1 ABS Environmental Accounts Land Accounts Linking people, p the economy and environment Mark Lound, Director, Environmental Accounts

2 Environmental accounting in Australia Environmental Accounting in Australia Water Account, Australia Physical and monetary SUT (ABS) ABS Energy Account Physical and monetary SUT (ABS) Research for expanding the accounts produced and methodology Environmental Taxes and subsidies, environmental protection expenditure, as well as valuation methods Researching ecosystem accounts Biodiversity, Carbon, Ecosystem condition ABS, SEWPAC, BOM, DCCEE, DAFF Murray Darling Basin Authority, Victorian government South East Queensland CMA Wentworth group and universities Experimental Waste Account (ABS) ABS Experimental Land Accounts (ABS) Experimental Ecosystem Accounts (Victorian government) Victoria Water Account (Victorian government) Australian Environmental Economic Accounts (Annual) /mf/ Input output analysis of energy and greenhouse gas emissions (ABS) National Accounts Data Natural resources on National Balance Sheet (Annual) National Water Account Physical asset account (Bureau of Meteorology) National Carbon Account (Dept. of Climate Change)

3 Land Accounts Land accounting measures the change in the land and its attributes resulting from the impact of human and natural activity. The value of a set of Land Accounts is the ability to measure these attributes by examining stocks at different points in time to support policy around sustainable development and economic management.

4 Land Attributes

5 Victorian Land Account example : Land use by Land Cover ($ million) Corangamite NRM Region Australian Valuation Property Classification Codes (AVPCC) Extraction Sites Inland Waterbodies Salt Lakes Irrigated Cropping Irrigated Pasture Rainfed Cropping Rainfed Pasture Native Vegetation Agriculture Cropping Livestock Grazing Mixed Farming and Grazing Livestock special purpose fencing, pens, cages, yards or shedding, stables Horticulture Fruit and Vegetable Crops Horticulture Special Purpose Structural Improvements Forestry Commercial Timber Production Aquaculture Primary Production Total Residential Commercial Industrial Extractive industries Infrastructure and Utilities (Industrial) Community services Sport, heritage and culture National Parks, conservation areas, forest reserves and natural water reserves Non active assessments and header records Total

6 Victorian Land Account example : Land use by Land Cover hectares) Corangamite NRM Region Australian Valuation Property Classification Codes (AVPCC) Extraction Sites Inland Waterbodies Salt Lakes Irrigated Cropping Irrigated Pasture Rainfed Cropping Rainfed Pasture Native Vegetation Agriculture Cropping Livestock Grazing Mixed Farming and Grazing Livestock special purpose fencing, pens, cages, yards or shedding, stables Horticulture Fruit and Vegetable Crops Horticulture Special Purpose Structural Improvements Forestry Commercial Timber Production Aquaculture Primary Production Total Residential Commercial Industrial Extractive industries Infrastructure and Utilities (Industrial) Community services Sport, heritage and culture National Parks, conservation areas, forest reserves and natural water reserves Non active assessments and header records Total

7 Victorian Land Account example : Industry by Land Use ($ million) Victoria ANZSIC Industry Extraction Sites Inland Waterbodies Salt Lakes Irrigated Cropping Irrigated Pasture Rainfed Cropping Rainfed Pasture Division A Nursery and Floriculture Production Mushroom and Vegetable Growing Fruit and Tree Nut Growing Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Growing Other Crop Growing Dairy Cattle Farming Poultry Farming Deer Farming Other Livestock Farming Forestry and Fishing (a) Agriculture Unallocated Industry (b) Total Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Division B Mining Division C Manufacturing Division D Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Division E Construction Division F Wholesale Trade Division G Retail Trade Division H Accommodation and Food Services

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14 Estimated impact of a 1.0m rise in sea levels

15 CAIRNS CBD 02/02/ metre storm tide 2.0 metre storm tide 3.0 metre storm tide

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18 Issues 1. Quality ofinformation 2. Inconsistent frequency and timing of information 3. Inconsistent standards and definitions 4. Low levels of visibility, discoverability and accessibility 5. Lack of time series and stability of information over time 6. ABS resources to undertake future Environmental Accounts

19 Where to from here? Continueproducing regular annual sets ofenvironmental accounts Engage with stakeholders and obtain feedback on compilation of future environmental accounts Identifyandaccess access information sources Build on and integrate existing data sources Collaborate with other organizations to produce regional level data

20 Further information. Mark Lound Director, Environmental Accounts Australian Bureau of Statistics au