In this project, co-financed by Eurostat , Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE) and Statistics Finland address two thematic topics:
1) Ecosystem Accounting
2) Accounts and estimates for packaging materials and material footprints
The first main objective of ecosystem accounting is to compile proposed mandatory physical supply and use accounts for nature-based tourism in Finland and voluntary accounts on nature-based daily recreation. The accounts are compiled using spatial tools and methods made available or supported by EUROSTAT (e.g. QGIS INCA and recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS)), and then compared to accounts compiled using spatial market-based methods (e.g. method derived from simulated exchange value (SEV)) and national data on the extent and condition of ecosystems and on the institutional context. This is done to test the fitness of the tools and methods for ecosystem accounting, and to suggest improvements to them. The second main objective of ecosystem accounting is to prepare a data production process aiming at fulfilling the requirements of upcoming amendments to the regulation on European environmental economic accounts regarding ecosystem accounts. The process will be designed usign Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) which describes and defines the set of actions needed to produce official statistics
The first main objectives of the work related to Plastic Packaging Materials and Material Footprint of Finland are to compile accounts on plastic and other packaging materials entering Finland via international e-commerce and to describe the method that was used to compile these accounts from a dataset provided by a commercial logistics operator. With respect to material flows and footprints the objectives are to use environmentally extended input-output (EEIO) model ENVIMAT to
produce national estimate of Finland’s material footprint (RMC indicator) and to produce raw material equivalents of import and export to/from Finland in the Eurostat Economy-wide Material Flow accounts questionnaire.