1. Resource Use and Management Accounts - RUMEA
Recent Developments and
Current Situation
Task Force February 2010
Point 4 of the Agenda
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2. Background
Current situation
Latest developments
Overview
Background: RUMEA from the SERIEE 1994 to the Reflection Group
Current situation: RUMEA as it stands in the most recent paper for the London Group
Latest developments: the use of the Classification of Resource Management Activities (CReMA) in the context of the Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSSS)

3. Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA in the SERIEE 1994
The SERIEE 1994 presents in chapter X a preliminary view of the natural resource use and management account.
The accounting framework is said to adhere to the main lines of the EPEA’s one. The same is for definitions, concepts and valuaton of the components of national expenditure for natural resource management.
Thus the RUMEA, as the EPEA, is an « economically » oriented satellite account to the national accounts: it follows the rules of national accounting and it should be set, as it was for the EPEA, to be a « standard » economic statistic.

4. Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA in the SEEA 2003
Chapter 5 of the SEEA 2003 describes a variety of resource use and management activities (together with environmental protection activities).
The chapter describes supply and use tables to be used for describing products and the financing of activities related to natural resource use and management.
The Natural resources accounts is part of the SEEA integrated systems of accounts in which, to the fullest extent possible, there is consistency from one account to another in terms of concepts, methods and definitions and classifications.
The distinction between SEEA accounts (and thus also the RUMEA) and environmental statistics is the comparability of economic information with the SNA.

5. RUMEA: the results of the reflection group
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: the results of the reflection group
Italy, which has already developed and tested a RUMEA for water as well as a classification for RUMEA purposes, led a reflection group created by Eurostat in order to lay down the foundations for developing a European-agreed RUMEA.
The reflection group discussed mainly the scope and the classification of RUM activities.
Some changes to the originally developed CRUMA were discussed and approved.
The results have been used to present advances in the RUMEA field in the London Group which have commented on this and has decided to accept the classification developed by the reflection group and to move it to the UN expert group for adoption as an international standard.

6. RUMEA: current situation
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: current situation
The scope of RUMEA
The classification (CRUMA) of RUM activities
Definitions and Concepts
Units and grouping of units
Transactions and aggregates
Accounting systems
Source: Istat, Natural Resource use and management expenditure accounts (version 25/09/2009), 2009

7. Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: The scope
The scope of natural resource use and management is well defined in SERIEE1994 and SEEA2003 in terms of:
natural resources addressed and
types of activities and actions carried out for using and managing natural resources.

8. The scope of RUMEA: natural resources
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The scope of RUMEA: natural resources
In the SEEA (chapter 5) four main categories of natural resources are identified as relevant for RUMEA purposes: sub-soil assets, inland waters, forest resources, wild flora and fauna.
In the SERIEE (chapter X) the same kinds of natural resources are identified, with the only difference that, within the “Mineral and energy resources” group, fossil energy and raw materials are shown separately.
As far as biological resources are concerned, both in the SEEA and the SERIEE the categories identified as relevant for RUMEA purposes relate only to non-cultivated resources .
Thus, natural resources relevant for RUMEA are:
2. Raw materials, i.e. Minerals
a. Metal ores and concentrates
b. Non metallic minerals
i. industrial minerals
ii. construction minerals
3. Inland waters
4. Natural forest resources
5. Wild flora and fauna
1. Fossil energy
a. coal
b. oil
c. gas
d. other (e.g. bituminous shale)

9. The scope of RUMEA: types of activities and actions
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The scope of RUMEA: types of activities and actions
SEEA (table 5.3) and SERIEE (§10048) take into account activities and actions aiming at managing natural resources and reducing their intake as well as exploration and exploitation activities.
The main kinds of activities identified by SEEA and SERIEE are:
research for new resources,
withdrawals from existing resources,
activities aimed at reducing withdrawals (recovery, recycling, saving or substitutions of resources),
administration and regulatory activities and in general activities of natural resource management authorities,
monitoring, control and surveillance, data collection and statistics,
R&D activities in the field of natural resource use and management.

10. The scope of RUMEA: types of activities and actions
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The scope of RUMEA: types of activities and actions
“RM activities” Activities aimed at preserving natural resource stocks
activities aimed at reducing withdrawals: recovery, reuse, recycling, savings, substitution of natural resources
replenishment activities: increases/ recharges of natural resource stocks (for renewable resources, i.e. inland waters, forest and wild flora and fauna)
natural resource administration and regulation activities carried out by the general government (including e.g. the elaboration of plans, the release of any kind of licenses and permits for exploiting resources, the enforcement of quotas, …)
monitoring, control and surveillance (including the control on the observance of licenses, permits, quotas, …), measurement, inventories, data collection and the like
teaching, training, information and communication activities
R&D activities in the field of natural resource use and management
“RU activities” Activities relating to exploration, withdrawals and distribution of natural resources
research and exploration for new reserves and resources
withdrawals from existing resources
management and maintenance activities carried out by the public or private authorities in charge of the direct management and exploitation of the reserves of natural resources
distribution of natural resources (only for inland waters)

11. RUMEA: The classification
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: The classification
While the scope of the RUMEA can be traced out from the SERIEE 1994 and the SEEA 2003, no classification has been set up so far for RUMEA purposes.
A Classification of resource use and management activities (CRUMA 2009) has been obtained starting from the Italian version and adjusting it by endorsing comments and proposals from the London Group and the UN Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications.
The CRUMA 2009 has been adopted by the London Group and has been reviewed by the UN Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications
The CRUMA 2009 is on its way to became an international standard.

12. RUMEA: The classification in details
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: The classification in details
10 Use and management of water resources
10.1 Reduction of the intake
10.2 Reduction of water losses and leaks, water reuse and savings
10.3 Replenishment of water stocks
10.4 Direct management of water stocks
10.5 Measurement, control, laboratories and the like
10.6 Other activities
11 Use and management of natural forest resources
11.1 Reduction of the intake
11.2 Reduction of the consumption of forest (wood and non wood)-related products
11.3 Reforestation and afforestation
11.4 Forest fires
11.5 Direct management of forest areas (as a resource and not as a habitat)
11.6 Measurement, control, laboratories and the like
11.7 Other activities
14 Use and management of minerals
14.1 Reduction of the intake
14.2 Reduction of minerals use through the reduction of scraps and the production and consumption of recycled materials and products
14.3 Direct management of mineral stocks
14.4 Measurement, control, laboratories and the like
14.5 Other activities
15 Research and development activities for natural resource use and management
15.1 Water resources
15.2 Natural forest resources
15.3 Wild flora and fauna
15.4 Fossil energy
15.5 Minerals
15.6 Other R&D activities for natural resource use and management
16. Other natural resource use and management activities
16.1 General administration of natural resources
General administration, regulation and the like
Environmental management
16.2 Education, training and information
16.3 Activities leading to indivisible expenditure
16.4 Activities not elsewhere classified
12 Use and management of wild flora and fauna
12.1 Reduction of the intake
12.2 Replenishment of wild flora and fauna stocks
12.3 Direct management of wild flora and fauna stocks
12.4 Measurement, control, laboratories and the like
12.5 Other activities
13 Use and management of fossil energy
13.1 Reduction of the intake
13.2 Reduction of heat and energy losses, and energy savings
13.3 Direct management of the stocks of non-renewable energy sources
13.4 Measurement, control, laboratories and the like
13.5 Other activities

13. CRUMA: main characteristics
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
CRUMA: main characteristics
It is a functional multi-purpose classification to be used for characteristic activities, as well as products, producers, actual outlays and any kind of transactions;
It is complementary to CEPA, i.e. there is no overlapping with CEPA;
It is structured similarly to CEPA, by cross-cutting kinds of activity and natural resources (Table 5);
It is broken down (classes, i.e. 1-digit categories) consistently with the classification of natural resources of the SEEA
It is based on the “main purpose” criterion, which, as for CEPA, has to be applied mainly by considering the technical nature of the activity;
It is consistent with the existing frameworks for economic and environmental accounting of natural resources (e.g. IEEAF – Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting for Forests, SEEAW – System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water, SEEAF – Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting for Fisheries, etc.) as well as the frameworks for statistics and accounts on environmental activities and expenditures (e.g. SERIEE, Data Collection Handbook on Environmental Goods and Services Sector – EGSS);
It is consistent with COFOG, i.e. correspondences between CRUMA and COFOG are well established (Annex 3).

14. RUMEA: Concepts and Definitions
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: Concepts and Definitions
Characteristic activities: the general concept is defined in the SNA and holds also for RUMEA
Connected products: the general concept is defined in the SNA, within the wider concept of specific products, and holds also for RUMEA
Adapted products, i.e. resource-efficient products: the concept holds also for RUMEA but:
a) the stage at which these products are less resource intensive than equivalent normal products, i.e. only when they are produced or consumed/used (see Eurostat, EGSS, 2009);
b) the extra cost criterion, for which it is to be decided whether it applies also for resource-efficient products
Specific transfers: the general concept is defined in the SNA and holds also for RUMEA

15. RUMEA: Units and grouping of units
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: Units and grouping of units
The same as for the EPEA:
Grouping of units by Institutional sectors (the same as those of SNA: GG, NPISH, enterprises, households, ROW) and ISIC sector.
Grouping of units according to the role played: characteristic producers (specialised, non-specialised, ancillary), non-characteristic producers users, beneficiaries, financers.

16. RUMEA: Transactions and aggregates
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: Transactions and aggregates
The same kinds of transactions are defined as in the SNA: RUMEA will account for that part of national account transactions and aggregates that are devoted to the resource use and management
Main aggregates:
Output of environmental services,
National expenditure,
Financing of national expenditure,
Net cost borne by institutional sector

17. RUMEA: Accounting systems
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
RUMEA: Accounting systems
Supply and use framework of SEEA2003
The five accounting tables of SERIEE: Tables A, B, B1, C, C1
Accounting rules and methodologies as for the EPEA (SNA derived)

18. Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The CReMA
The CReMA is a subset of the CRUMA which deals exclusively with natural resource management activties.
This classification has been just developed for being used in the context of the Environmental Goods and Sercvices Sector (EGSS).
A trial data collection on the EGSS has just been completed and some results on the use of the CReMA are available.

19. The CReMA: availability of data
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The CReMA: availability of data
CReMA classes
Countries

20. The CReMA: some results, corporations
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The CReMA: some results, corporations
EGSS Turnover – Corporations -Natural resources management activities

21. The CReMA: some results, general government
Background
Current situation
Latest developments
The CReMA: some results, general government
EGSS Turnover – GG -Natural resources management activities

22. Resource Use and Management Accounts - RUMEA
Proposed way forward
Task Force February 2010
Point 6 of the Agenda
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23. Proposed way forward
Write down the scope of the RUMEA (as it is for the EPEA, SERIEE § 2006 – 2009)
Highlight and clarify the main purpose criterion
For each resource domain:
A list of characteristic activities
A list of connected and adapted products for mandatory, recommended and possible inclusion, should be set up. A very useful input to that end is the Eurostat Data Collection Handbook on Environmental Goods and Services Sector (Eurostat 2009) and the results from the first collection of data
A list of facilities
Pointing out specific accounting problems for the domain
List data sources, highlight potential gap in data availability
Valuating the Tables for collecting data (see ST)
Put together all the information in a new compilation guide or unify in one handbook the EPEA and RUMEA framework

24. Proposed way forward: draft table of contents for handbook
Introduction
A quick overview
The RUMEA Framework
The supply and use framework
The RUMEA tables
The Classification of Natural Resource Use and Management activities
Main data sources
Production Statistics
Government accounts
Other sources of data
Examples of compilation of RUMEA tables
Presenting RUMEA results

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Céline Martin
Marco Orsini
Maria Jose Lopez
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