We recommend consulting the CSIRO Natural Capital Handbook (Smith et al., 2023).

Other key sources of guidance include

SEEA-CF Land Use classification

SEEA-CF 2014, Table 5.11

  1. Land
    1.1 Agriculture
    1.2 Forestry
    1.3 Land used for aquaculture
    1.4 Use of built-up and related areas
    1.5 Land used for maintenance and restoration of environmental functions
    1.6 Other uses of land not elsewhere classified
    1.7 Land not in use
  2. Inland waters
    2.1 Inland waters used for aquaculture or holding facilities
    2.2 Inland waters used for maintenance and restoration of environmental functions
    2.3 Other uses of inland waters not elsewhere classified
    2.4 Inland waters not in use

FAO Land Cover Classification System, version 3

  1. Cultivated and Managed Terrestrial Areas
  2. Natural and Semi-Natural Terrestrial Vegetation
  3. Cultivated Aquatic or Regularly Flooded Areas
  4. Natural and Semi-Natural Aquatic or Regularly Flooded Vegetation
  5. Artificial Surfaces and Associated Areas
  6. Bare Areas
  7. Artificial Waterbodies, Snow and Ice
  8. Natural Waterbodies, Snow and Ice