Table 4.

Monetary natural capital account for riparian land assets in 2013 and under optimal scenario

Sediment
filtration (AU$)
Global climate regulation –
carbon storage (AU$)
Asset20132023Change20132023Change
Cumberland Shale Plains Woodland$12,378$18,485$6,108$541,449$1,690,017$1,148,568
Cumberland Red Gum Riverflat Forest$37,500$55,650$18,150$3,039,241$4,288,323$1,249,082
Cumberland Shale-Sandstone Ironbark Forest$8,150$15,085$6,935$302,839$759,127$456,288
Coastal Valleys Swamp Oak Riparian Forest$1,260$2,458$1,198$70,016$260,110$190,094
Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest$373$642$269$72,704$232,639$159,934
Grass$25,744$37,822$12,078$1,323,104$1,659,310$336,206
Non-vegetated still waterbody$17,458$22,595$5,138$944,346$1,283,886$339,540
Watercourse$6,485$9,658$3,173$262,779$434,709$171,930
Medium Density Urban Fabric$1,110$1,119$9$69,439$113,333$43,895
Total$110,456$163,513$53,057$6,625,917$10,721,454$4,095,537
Source: Produced by the authors

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