Transcript UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists Monitoring Forest Resources for SFM in the UNECE Region Developments: 2004-2005 by Alexander V.

UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists
Monitoring Forest Resources
for SFM in the UNECE Region
Developments: 2004-2005
by
Alexander V. Korotkov
UNECE Timber Branch
The Inaugural Meeting of Team of Specialists
Palais des Nations, Geneva, 25-27 April 2005
Events and Processes
 Setting up the new ToS – AK/ KP
 Global FRA 2005 developments - MLW
 Former FRA ToS, September 2004 – AK/MK
 Joint Working Party, March 05 – AK/KP
 MCPFE reporting on SFM – AK/RM/ER/SG
 EU COST Action E 43 – ET/CV
 Future regional FRA- and C&I- related work
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Global FRA 2005 developments
Item will be presented and moderated by
Mrs. Mette Løyche Wilkie (FAO)
• FRA 2005 implementation (Countries’ reporting;
Network of National Correspondents …)
• Intensive communication, checking, validation, etc.
• Sub-regional workshops (Hungary, Poland)
• AG meeting, T&D meeting, January 2005, Rome
• Proposals for finalising FRA 2005 docs …
• Main Report is expected by end-2005
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FRA 2005 developments (cont.)
FRA current deadlines */ …
"Getting numbers right is important…
Not knowing the real size of issues might
limit our ability to articulate what we
need to do to tackle them”…
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*/ FRA 2005 scope and timetable were reported to the
different foras previously …
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You are invited …
- to take note of the current global and
regional FRA and C&I-related work,
organizational and methodological
aspects of carrying out the global FRA
2005, and the regional UNECE/FAO
contribution to the project;
- What lessons to be learned from the ongoing global FRA-2005 process ?…
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You are invited …
- in particular:… to comment/ discuss
the lessons learned from the planning
and timetable of the global FRA 2005,
and modalities of its implementation;
- to advise how more resources might be
made available for the implementation of
projects of such magnitude as FRA 2005.
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Former ToS on FRA
Final meeting: Washington DC, 15-17 September 04
Outcome:
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Contribution to FRA 2005 (overview)
Analysis of MCPFE and Montreal processes
Recommendation to the new ToS
Partnership building (EU Forest Focus,
ENFIN/ COST 43, EUROSTAT, EEA, …)
• MCPFE 2007/08 “Road Map” proposal
• Background for C&I reporting, etc …
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Former ToS on FRA (2)
Follow-up work:
• FRA 2005 regional contribution (continues)
• Elaboration of MCPFE Report “Road map”
• Enquiry elaboration (item 4)…
• Terms and Definitions issues
• MCPFE – Montreal C&I: cont. coordination
• MCPFE Advisory Group setting up…
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ToS lessons learned …
What was right …?
What was wrong …?
What lessons are to be learned ?…
from the previous ToS activities /
experience …
Prof. Michael Köhl views and opinion
"fork in the road“ in contributing to FRA
2005 and Preparing for MCPFE 2007/ 2008
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FRA and C&I for SFM
Just to recall (pl., see MCPFE set):
• Forest Resources and Global Carbon Cycle - 4 (5)
• Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality - 4 (7)
• Productive Functions (wood and non-wood) - 5 (3)
• Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems - 9 (7)
• Protective Functions in Forest Management - 2 (2)
• Socio-economic functions and conditions - 11 (3)
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• Total number of indicators : S=35 (27)
+ qualitative indicators (A and B) …
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MCPFE 2007/08 Report
on “State of Forests and Sustainable
Forest Management in Europe”
• “Road Map” for the preparation of the
MCPFE Report (TIM/EFC/WP.2/2005/4, Annex I)
• Recommendations of the Team of Specialists
(Report of the last meeting)
• Modalities decided by ELM (Warsaw, Oct. 04)
• Terms of Reference of the MCPFE Ad. Group
• Set of technical issues/ questions…
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“Road Map” for the preparation
of the MCPFE Report
• Background for the MCPFE C&I
reporting - options
• ToR for the Enquiry elaboration
• Securing (earmarking) financial resources
• Input from the new UNECE/FAO ToS
• Setting up MCPFE Advisory Group
• Draft enquiry/ questionnaire
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Organisational aspects/ issues
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MoU between UNECE/FAO and LUW
Formal plan (with budget) to GCC (PB)
Support from the Team of Specialists (agenda)
Involving relevant institutions into the
preparatory/implementation process
• Best use of existing networks and expertise
• MCPFE AG: to facilitate…, ensure credibility
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Dr. Roman Michalak (LUW) views & plans…
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Technical issues/ questions (1)
• The key question: scope and coverage of data
collection …, incl.
- all quantitative indicators from MCPFE
2003 Report (those not changed)…
- some new indicators (which ones ?..)
- improved quantitative indicators
• To define the data providers for the specific
indicators not to be included into the
questionnaire …
• Modalities of collaboration with partners…
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Technical issues/ questions (2)
• Reference periods for SFM reporting:
- suggested: 1990, 2000, 2005
- any other arguments ?…
• Changes (area, GS, ownership, etc)
reporting format:
- calculation from the above data, or
- direct repoting of changes…
• Carbon stock data: directly from
countries, or from the IPCC process ?…
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Technical issues/ questions (3)
• How to deal with the qualitative
indicators….:
Part A. Overall policy approaches
(institutions/ instruments for SFM
Part B. Policies, institutions and
instruments by policy areas
• Coordination with the global level data
specification (FRA 2005) – e.g. data on
“naturalness”/ characteristics of forests…
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Terms of Reference of the ad hoc
MCPFE Advisory Group
• Technical and scientific guidance in the
elaboration of a comprehensive report
• “Improved Pan-European Indicators for
Sustainable Forest Management” - basis
• Other relating SFM reporting processes/
projects should be duly considered
• Close cooperation with UNECE ToS …
• Ensure the best possible coherence with the
work of other relevant processes/ institutions
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MCPFE Advisory Group
Working steps (inter alia):
• General concept of the report and reporting
format
• Scope and coverage of data to be collected
• Terms and definitions applied
• Engagement of experts for data analysis and
processing
• First draft Report, pre-final draft Report
• Reporting to the MCPFE governing bodies on
the implementation
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EU COST Action E 43
Mr. Erkki Olavi Tomppo (Finland)
and Mr. Claude Vidal (France)
will inform the Team of Specialists
on the latest developments within the
EU COST Action E 43 (ENFIN)…
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You are invited …
- to comment on planning planning (and
getting started) of the preparation for the
countries’ reporting on C&I for SFM to the
next Ministerial Conference on the Protection
of Forests in Europe, to be held in Warsaw in
the year 2007 (or 2008);
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You are invited (cont.)
- to discuss, comment and suggest on
modalities of work of the MCPFE Advisory
Group for the preparation and implementation
of the MCPFE C&I reporting;
- to put foreword any ideas concerning the
resources / funding (via GCC/ LUW, or directly
UNECE/FAO) ? …
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You are invited (cont.)
- to discuss proposals (draft) for the
elaboration of the questionnaire (enquiry) for
countries’ reporting on SFM, including the
issue of reconciling the (existing) current
MCPFE and FRA 2005 classifications, terms
and definitions;
- to consider the global FRA 2005 experience
for the accomodation of its best features;
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You are invited (cont.)
- to provide any ideas / recommendations with
regard the time-table for preparation of the
MCPFE reporting, and resources (financial)
support availability for the preparation of the
Report on “State of Sustainable Forest
Management in Europe 2007/2008”;
- to comment on the organization and direction
of future regional FRA-and C&I- related work
in general, from ToS point of view.
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Questions,
Comments,
Discussion
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