Table 2.

Summary of open-ended questions that guided the 2018 workshop discussions and justification of the use of each question

Question	Justification
How could an ecosystem accounting approach help NBY?	To gather broad perceptions of where ecosystem accounting might fit within NBY’s management priorities
Can the practical benefits of an ecosystem accounting system be defined?	Used to explore whether the perceived benefits discussed can be quantified as practical applications for SEEA Ecosystem Accounts
What are the cultural considerations for developing ecosystem accounts?	Used to prompt for participants’ perspectives on how cultural knowledge and values might, or might not, align to ecosystem accounting development
What is the best way to go about developing an ecosystem accounting system for NBY?	To initiate a discussion about capacity, resources, datasets and the potential inclusions for accounts developed on Yawuru Country
What existing data and approaches can NBY draw upon?	Used to link ecosystem accounting to NBY’s existing management frameworks, such as geospatial modelling work and on-Country monitoring
How would NBY benefit from leading a ‘proof-of-concept’ in this area?	Used to directly link discussion to the broader context of Indigenous inclusion within environmental accounting development in Australia