Joint meeting Working Groups on Environmental Accounts & Environmental Expenditure Statistics Luxembourg, 10 March 2015 Forest Accounts (point 8 of the agenda) Eurostat – Unit E2 Edoardo Pizzoli

Eurostat The manual: 1999 edition; 2006 and 2015 revision of the tables Several pilot data collections: , Time series from 2006 to 2013 with patchy coverage The 2014 questionnaire: 13 tables 26 out of 28 Member States + 2 EFTA countries + Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted at least the main Table 3c Conclusion: Full implementation not achieved yet A different approach needed. Some legal basis The methodology needs update too State of art on IEEAF

Eurostat Eurostat goal Complete, sound and relevant conceptual framework for forest accounts Realistic and regular data production by all Member States Development of forest accounts in foreseen in European Strategy for Environmental Accounts Three-tier approach and coverage sought Core tables for mandatory transmission with future legal cover Few essential tables Other priority tables for voluntary transmission, no legal cover Other tables important and feasible for production by many countries Complete set of accounts and tables in a revised manual (to be kept viable and updated) Review process

Eurostat Task Force to review IEEAF (1/2) A TF was set up to: Review conceptual framework for forest accounts Identify core tables and priority tables Review the specifications of the tables and other methodology Main work on tables 1 and 2: land and timber assets Participants are members from the WG forestry statistics and accounts TF started work in late Met already 3 times. Not finished yet

Eurostat Task Force to review IEEAF (2/2) TF proposes 3 core tables for future legal cover: Table 1: Land (physical and monetary) Table 2: Timber (physical and monetary) Table 3c: Production (monetary) Task Force proposes other priority tables for voluntary transmission: Table 4: Physical supply and use Table F2: Carbon in forest ecosystem Another TF meeting scheduled Further work: specification of items in the tables Revised manual and a comprehensive dataset at EU level

Eurostat Main features: set of tables (1/3)

Eurostat Main features: set of tables (2/3)

Eurostat Main features: set of tables (3/3)

Eurostat Tables 1 and 2 determine the type of land and timber from this land covered in the accounts Main features: scope of accounts

Eurostat Pilot test of proposed set of tables Eurostat to prepare a new questionnaire Launch voluntary pilot test by July 2015 Data for reference year 2013 Data collection deadline 31 October Eurostat to analyse results by the end of the year 4 th meeting of the Task Force in January 2016 Discuss the pilot test results Finalise the accounts and tables Discussion and approval of results in the WGs (spring 2016) 2015 pilot data collection

Eurostat Definition of mandatory tables (after 2015 pilot test) Current TF proposal: Tables 1, 2 and 3c Proposed future module for forest accounts under Regulation 691/2011 Preparation of legal work to amend Reg. 691/2011 would start in Possible year of adoption 2019 Because legal procedure is very long we must start now Legal cover for core tables

Eurostat Provide feedback on the work of the Task Force on IEEAF review Tentatively agree to the proposed set of tables Comment on the proposed new Tables 1 and 2 Support a pilot data collection in 2015 Comment on the possible legal coverage for forest accounts under Regulation (EU) 691/2011 Questions for the WG

Eurostat Thank you for your attention! (Edoardo Pizzoli)