Charles Berger, Director of Strategic Ideas, Australian Conservation Foundation. Presented at United Nations Association of Australia (Vic) Australia at Rio+20 Seminar in Melbourne, Thursday 17 May. More information about ACF's new tool The Whole Economy can be found at: http://www.acfonline.org.au/be-informed/new-economics/valuing-environment

1. GDP MARKET GOVERNMENT FIXED COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL LOSSES
$1223 billion
$1223 billion PRODUCTION PRODUCTION ASSETS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
$873 billion $229 billion $1270 billion $1164 billion
$66b $203b $45b $99.5b Habitat $68b $10b $38b $22b
$608b
$329b $16b $41b Laundry $77b
Philanthropic donations
$261b $177b $12b
$289b $35b
Info media & telecommunication
Financial and insurance services $119b $101b $34b $37b Ownership of dwellings $87b $25b $14b
Healthcare and social assistance Arts and recreation
PRODUCTION
EXPORTS
$72b $82b $70b + $250b $58b $26b
Education and training Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Transport postal and warehousing
$49b $83b $31b $29b $26.5b $22b $60b $46b
Wholesale trade $54.5b $88b Retail trade $59b $28b $53b $29b
$213b $40b $147.5b
Urban water pollution
Greenhouse pollution IMPORTS
- $257b $54b $23b $11b $21b
LOSSES
$36.5b $18.5b $13b $38b $13b $12b $18b $15b $23b $11b $9b $14b $12.5b
Natural disasters Child abuse
Noise pollution
$59b $10b $62.5b $11b $8b $8b Invasive Species
All data represent the annual value to the Australian economy, expressed in 2009 Australian dollars.
Value
= AU$10 BILLION
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