Evaluating the Public Goods Potential

Once you have assessed the vegetation and soil, you can begin to assess how these resources can provide public goods, or could do in the future. Below is an example of how you can use your observation of the land to identify potential for public goods restoration, enhancement or maintenance.

For more tables like this about different aspects of nature and the land, see the government guidance. Once you have completed this for one sample on your land, repeat across all samples to create an estimated proportion of how much land needs to be restored, enhanced or simply maintained.

Next up: Learn how to identify opportunities for public goods on your land.