Stocks (assets)
Flows (benefits)

Quantity of environmental asset

Quality of environmental asset

Other biological resources harvested

Other biological resources harvested - monetary value

Units

Mass, e.g. tonnes (t)

Example methods / guidance / references

What are tiers?

Tier 1

Estimate using own judgement and observations

Tier 2

Estimate using third-party professional estimates or public data

Tier 3

Model or measure based on site-specific surveys/sampling, remote or in-field sensing, laboratory analysis, etc.

Example data sources

Internal records

Third-party data sources

Data on harvested quantities of various Australian non-wood forest products are available at the latest version of Australia’s State of the Forests Report (e.g. see Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2018 – Criterion 6: Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies).

Site-specific measurements or model outputs

Notes

Work in progress - Feedback welcome

Last updated: 15th October 2024

Units

Currency, e.g. A$

Example methods / guidance / references

What are tiers?

Tier 1

Multiply physical flow quantity by estimated monetary value per unit

Tier 2

Multiply physical flow quantity by estimated monetary value per unit

Tier 3

Multiply physical flow quantity by estimated monetary value per unit

Example data sources

Internal records

Third-party data sources

Site-specific measurements or model outputs

Notes

Work in progress - Feedback welcome

Last updated: 15th October 2024

Units

Various

Example methods / guidance / references

What are tiers?

Tier 1

Estimate using own judgement and observations

Tier 2

Estimate using third-party professional estimates or public data

Tier 3

Model or measure based on site-specific surveys/sampling, remote or in-field sensing, laboratory analysis, etc.

Example data sources

Internal records

Third-party data sources

Site-specific measurements or model outputs

Notes

Work in progress - Feedback welcome

Last updated: 15th October 2024

Units

Mass, e.g. tonnes (t)

Example methods / guidance / references

What are tiers?

Tier 1

Estimate using own judgement and observations

Tier 2

Estimate using third-party professional estimates or public data

Tier 3

Model or measure based on site-specific surveys/sampling, remote or in-field sensing, laboratory analysis, etc.

Example data sources

Internal records

Third-party data sources

Site-specific measurements or model outputs

Notes

Examples given in the SEEA-CF in this category include hunting of kangaroos for meat and harvesting of wild berries, fungi, fruits etc. In principle, individual biological assets such as significant trees could be included here as well.

Biological assets which are significant for cultural reasons could potentially be recorded as a separate biological asset type, distinct from non-culturally significant assets of the same biological asset type (if applicable).

Last updated: 9th October 2024