Economic Accounts for Forestry (EAF)

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1 Economic Accounts for Forestry (EAF) Radenci, November 2011

2 Forests flexible ecosystem most important renewable source strategic advantage, market opportunity flexible ecosystem longer growing season of trees spread of diseases and expansion of bark beetles weather extremes and forest fires Photo: Grzegorz Blachowski

3 Multifunctional role of forests economic function social function environmental function other functions (recreational, touristic,..) Photo: Grzegorz Blachowski

4 Economic Accounts for Forestry compiled according to the 1997 Methodology on the Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Forestry (EAA/EAF 1997) based on 1995 Euopean System of Accounts (ESA 1995) in 2006 EAF became part of the system of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounts for Forests (IEEAF) The European Framework for Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting

5 Output increase of the value of output - more than 1.5 times in period (269 mio EUR in 2010) the share of forestry goods output on average above 90% (of this standing timber the most: 41% in 2010) decrease due to forestry services share of fuelwood increased the most: from 3% (1995) to 13% in % 80% 60% 40% Other forestry services Afforestation Other forestry products Pulpwood Fuelwood (including charcoal) Sawlogs and veneer logs Standing timber 20% 0%

6 Intermediate consumption value increased to 95 mio EUR in 2010 (three times as much as in 1995) the highest share of standing timber (50% in 2010) decreased due to the increasing shares of forestry services (23% in 2010) and consumption of energy (18% in 2010) share of forestry services increased the most 100% Other goods and services 80% 60% Financial intermediation services indirectly measured Forestry services Maintenance of materials 40% 20% Plant protection products and pesticides Energy Plants Standing timber 0%

7 Structure of employment 1 AWU (annual work unit) = one person in full time employment on average around 6,000 AWU in forestry industry (5,744 AWU in 2010) majority share of non-salaried labour (almost 74% in 2010; of this around 90 % farmers) 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Farmers Entrepreneurs Employed in enterprises Employed by entrepreneurs 10% 0%

8 Gross value added, factor income income indicators that value the economic function of the forestry industry international comparability value of GVA 174 mio EUR in 2010; increased by more than 100% in the observed period total value of GVA in Slovenia more than doubled in the same period ( mio EUR in 2010)

9 intensity of removals around 40% on average - intensification of removals possible Conclusions productivity varied around 5 AWU per ha on average relatively large labour input in forestry planned annual removals not achieved yet (5,3 mio m 3 for 2010) actual removals 3,4 mio m 3 AW U / 1000 ha 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 3,0 2,0 1,0 0,

10 Conclusions efficiency of the forestry industry expressed by the value of GVA per employee in increase (from EUR to EUR per employee in the period) share of GVA in GDP below 1 % forestry industry of minor economic importance 1,0 0,9 0,8 0,7 0,6 Share of GVA in GDP, Slovenia % 0,5 0,4 0,3 0,2 0,1 0,

11 Conclusions area of protective forests and forest reserves increased valuation of standing timber in integrated accounts for forests environmental function of forests stressed forests are an important source of carbon sinks (storage) the share of reduction of CO 2 emissions due to sinks around 50% in Slovenia % zmanjšanja emisij CO 2 100,0 share of fuelwood increased the most in the total value of forestry output wood an important renewable energy source 90,0 80,0 70,0 60,0 50,0 40,0 30,0 20,0 10,0 0,

12 Conclusions economic accounts for forestry (EAF) provide data and income indicators that value economic importance of forestry industry in Slovenia the potential for increased economic effect from forests (forestry industry) exists in the first part of forest-based chain unused potential of forests (intensification of annual removals possible) relatively large labour input creates space for future employment possibilities

13 Conclusions environmental function of forests is becoming more important (forests in integrated accounts shown in broader environmental context) development statistical work (use of wood for energy purposes, wood and carbon balance sheets) wider data platform for future design of combined policy measures (forestry, environmental and energy policies) statistical data are input data for future development of strategies for improvement of the whole forest-based chain