Forestry Accounts in CREEA

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1 Viveka Palm, Annica Carlsson, Sebastian Constantino (SCB) Elsa Varela, Robert Mavsar (EFIMED) Forestry Accounts in CREEA Compiling and Refining Environmental and Economic Accounts EUROSTAT FORESTRY STATISTICS, WORKING GROUP 29 th of November 2012 Luxembourg CREEA

2 SUMMARY 1. PRESENTATION OF THE FOREST ACCOUNTS WORK PACKAGE WP5 2. EXECUTED WORK AND DELIVERED INFORMATION 3. WAY AHEAD and POSSIBLE DISCUSSIONS WITH EUROSTAT 2 CREEA

3 THE FOREST ACCOUNTS WORK PACKAGE OBJECTIVES STRUCTURED IN THREE TASKS i. TASK 5.1: Revising the proposed SEEA 2012 methodology for forests ii. TASK 5.2: Developing procedures for integrating national forest data into the proposed SEEA 2012 framework iii. TASK 5.3: testing the methodology by data gathering for selected countries Each task corresponds to a deliverable in the proyect 3 CREEA

4 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 TASK 5.1 REVISE THE PROPOSED SEEA 2012 FORESTRY TABLES SUBTASKS 1. REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN SEEA 2012 VS. SEEA 2003 AND ANALYSE THE USEFULNESS OF THESE CHANGES. 2. EVALUATE THE COMPLETENESS OF THE SEEA 2012 FORESTRY TABLES WITH REGARDS TO THE STOCK AND FLOW OF ALL FOREST G&S, INCLUDING NM G&S AND PROPOSE OPTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS 3. ESTIMATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEEA 2012 IN THE EU MS. 4

5 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 Aspects to bear in mind when building the DLV 5.1 (in addition to the deliverable objectives themselves ) Who are the potential readers/ target audience? Foresters from forest agencies, forest managers, statisticians/accountants from national statistical offices... Varied knowledge of forestry and accounting issues Introduction to accounting with emphasis on forest and forestry accounts: both standard and environmental accounting. Introduction to SEEA and additional accounting frameworks Introduction to SFM and to criteria and indicators schemes to assess SFM Raise awareness of the relevancy of environmental accounting and accurate data collection 5

6 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 What is SEEA 1. INTRODUCTION Standard What and is environmental CREEA accounting. Forest accounting: Objectives (project and WP) 2. FOREST ACCOUNTS Introduction to SEEA Forests and forestry in standard accounts Forest accounts in SEEA SEEA SEEA Forests 2012 and forestry in environmental accounts (special focus on forest issues) Introduction Discussion of SEEA 2003 vs. SEEA 2012 and 4. IMPLEMENTED general EAF comments on both systems ACCOUNTING IEEAF FRAMEWORKS Introduction Economy-Wide FAO Global Forest material Resources Flow Accounts Assessment (FRA) 5. INDICATORS ON State of Europe s Forest (SoEF) indicators SUSTAINABLE FOREST The questionnaire on forestry accounts MANAGEMENT 6. DISCUSSION & CONCLUSIONS 6

7 Natural Semi natural Planted Primary Other Naturally regenerated EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN SEEA 2012 AND ANALYSE THE USEFULNESS OF THESE CHANGES EVALUATE THE COMPLETENESS OF THE SEEA 2012 FORESTRY TABLES SEEA 2012 is more theoretical and some useful suggestions from 2003 are removed in this version TIMBER: More flexible way for the countries to clasify forests as cultivated/no cultivated based on their own production boundary considerations. Timber from cultivated areas other than forests are allowed to be in. FOREST LAND: Removal of the classifications cultivated/no cultivated & available/not available for wood supply Set a clear distinction between timber resources and forest land. Forest Available for Wood Supply (FAWS) Forest Land SEEA 2003 SEEA 2012 Forest Not Available for Wood Supply (FNAWS) Naturally Regenerated Planted forests Identical imprecision remains for OWL Focus on timber resources, hardly mentions any other aspects of the forest Lack of a convention on how incorporate non market G&S and other products appart from timber 7

8 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 PROPOSE OPTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ESTIMATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEEA 2012 IN THE EU MS Regular reporting on forest accounts is hindered because the forest related data collection is still voluntary. Lack of a collective action among the EU MS. Proposed options for improvement have been listed and included in a questionnaire delivered to relevant stakeholders from the member states for this purpose. Some of these proposal are already reflected in DLV 5.1 while some other will be fully developed in DLV 5.2: SELECTION OF SEVERAL INDICATORS OF SFM (SoEF-Forest Europe) IN AN ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK DEPLETION BEYOND A SUSTAINABLE YIELD INCLUSION OF AN SPECIFIC ACCOUNT ON FOREST MANAGEMENT INCLUSION OF A SPECIF ACCOUNT ON RISKS NON TIMBER GOODS AND SERVICES: recreational services, self consumption share for certain forest products (timber wood, berries, mushrooms ) MONETIZACION OF THE RESOURCES: physical accounts typically tend to be broader than monetary accounts. 8

AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORKS,

9 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.1 THE FOREST ACCOUNTS SHOULD ACHIEVE A BETTER ALIGNMENT BETWEEN SFM INDICATORS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORKS, WHICH WOULD ENABLE BETTER MONITOR AND SECURE TRHE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST RESOURCES 9 CREEA

10 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.2 TASK 2 (DLV 5.2) Developing procedures for integrating national forest data into the proposed SEEA 2012 framework SUBTAKS 1. EXPLORING WHETHER AND HOW NATIONAL DATA WOULD HAVE TO BE ADAPTED TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED STANDARDS. 1 st stage. The forest data currently collected by national statistical offices will be revised through a questionnaire in coop with the statistical offices 2 nd stage. Comparison between the data collected vs. data requirements of the proposed SEEA forest tables 2. PROPOSING PROCEDURES THAT COULD BE APPLIED AT THE LEVEL OF MEMBER STATES. It will result in a guideline for data providers giving guidance on potential data sources and how to adopt them to meet the requirements of SEEA2012 tables. 10

11 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.2 A questionnaire was developed and delivered to statistical offices (and not only) of different EU (and non EU) countries Objectives: Gathering information on the experience with the implementation of forestry accounts in each of the countries PART I Test their opinion on the feasibility/utility of implementation of SEEA standards and the proposed improvements to them PART II RESPONSES OBTAINED FROM: AUSTRIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, The NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SPAIN*, SWEDEN, UK,EUROSTAT CANADA *, INDIA, MEXICO, GUATEMALA* 11 CREEA

12 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.2 EXPLORE NATIONAL DATA AND WHETHER AND HOW IT SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO THE PROPOSED STANDARDS Because SEEA 2012 sets minimum criteria of what should be reflected in the forest accounts, regarding mainly forest land and timber, we also collected information on whether the proposed improvements would be feasible to implement for the countries. FOREST LAND: we proposed an improvement on the SEEA classification of forest land (natural regenerated and planted forest land) by recording the differences between conifers, broadleaved and mixed. Most European countries were reluctant to stick to this classification EUROSTAT categories divided forest land in available/not available for wood supply. (FAWS). However, we consider SEEA classification, because definitions are clearly set up, wouldn t be so demanding as it may appear at first glance. Proposals such as STABLISHING AN ACCOUNT ON HAZARDS AND OTHER ON FOREST MANAGEMENT face problems such as LACK OF DATA & RISK OF DOUBLE COUNTING. A significant amount of resources should be devoted to compile data according to the proposed categories. 12 The heterogeneity of forest ecosystems, even within the EU differences in the relevancy of some topics such as NWFP or OWL area.

13 EXECUTED WORK & DELIVERED INFORMATION: TASK 5.2 DELIVERABLE 5.2 Containing the summary of the responses to the questionnaire is almost ready Overview of the state of the art in forest accounts in Europe EUROSTAT perspective on the issue? 13

14 WAY AHEAD AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION WITH EUROSTAT TASK 3 (DLV 5.3) Testing the methodology by data gathering in selected countries SUBTAKS 1. SELECTION OF CASE STUDIES 2. COLLECTION OF DATA 3. PREPARATION OF CASE STUDIES Case studies already decided: SWEDEN, BADEN-WURTEMBERG & CATALONIA A good representation of European forest ecosystems and of efforts in accounting for their resources Test data collection for SEEA 2012 tables and also for the improvements proposed in the questionnaire 14

15 WAY AHEAD AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION WITH EUROSTAT POSSIBLE DISCUSSIONS WITH EUROSTAT FOR THE TASK 5.3 DATA COLLECTION, APPROACHES, TESTING OF RELEVANT ACCOUNTING ASPECTS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME TO OUR MINDS Degree of applicability of the EAF / IEEAF frameworks among countries Efforts made to increase countries commitment with the reporting of forest accounts Final use of the data 15

16 Discussion/comments and planning

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