Chatham House Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation 20-21 July 2006
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Chatham HouseIllegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
20-21 July 2006
By: Sofie Tind Nielsen & Karen Sau Jespersen
Ministry of the Environment
Forest and Nature Agency
Public Procurement of TimberState of Play in Denmark
Background Evaluation Environment Minister’s 9-point plan Forthcoming guidelines incl. temporary
guidelines Concluding remarks
Content
Background
2003 Voluntary guidelines on public procurement of tropical timber
2005 Evaluation of the Danish procurement policy In collaboration with advisory Steering Committee
comprising the timber trade, public buyers and NGOs 3 studies by outside consultants (project A, B, C)
Evaluation - project designs
Project A User survey + assessment of economic and administrative consequences of possible
amendments
Project B Comparison w. other countries + update on certification schemes
Project C Legal and administrative aspects
www.skovognatur.dk/Emne/Skov/Miljoe/Indkoeb/Expanded_summary.htm
The Danish Environment Minister’s 9-point plan
1. Expand the procurement policy to all kinds of timber
2. Ensure that it will be easier for buyers and suppliers to understand and comply with the requirements for legal and sustainable timber
3. Target guidance towards the different needs of users
4. Encourage trade and procurement federations and other stakeholders to focus on legality and sustainability when purchasing timber
Aim: to improve the guidelines on public procurement of legal and sustainable timber
The Danish Environment Minister’s 9-point plan
5. Encourage all ministers and mayors to develop green procurement policies, which include timber and which follow the recommendations in forthcoming revised guidelines
6. Continue overall efforts to promote green and environmentally friendly procurement
7. Continue to promote public procurement policy on timber in relevant international fora
8. Further promote the certification of forests
9. Further develop and finalise an ongoing timber tracking project in Russia
Forthcoming guidelines Key objectives
Applicable to all kinds of timber
More transparent and clear
Harmonisation
Simpler procurement model
Forthcoming guidelines
Evaluation of: Criteria for legality Criteria for sustainability Certification schemes Alternative documentation
Criteria for legality (Not final)
Logging only where there are legal harvest rights, by the holder of those rights
Complying with regulation on permitted harvest levels, and with environmental and labour legislation
Payment of timber royalties and other directly relevant fees
Respect for other parties’ legal tenure rights that may be affected by timber harvest rights
Complying with the requirements of CITES
Criteria for Sustainability (Not final)
1. Legal, policy and institutional framework
2. Extent of forest resources
3. Forest health and vitality
4. Production functions of forest resources
5. Protection functions of forest resources
6. Biological diversity
7. Socio-economic functions?
To be maintained or improved
Documentation
Certification Standards/criteria Certification Accreditation Traceability Labelling
Alternative documentation Certificates or verification schemes other than the accepted Export permits Certificates of origin Declarations from authorities Declarations from suppliers and subsuppliers and …
Assessment by impartial third party with market insight and knowledge
Procurement model a phased approach
1. Legal and sustainable (best option)
2. Legal and progressing towards sustainable
3. Legal (minimum requirement)
1. Legal and sustainable or progressing towards sustainable
2. Legal (minimum requirement)
Temporary guidelines
For assurance of minimum requirements for legality
UK and Danish legality requirements correspond well
->CSA, FSC, MTCC, PEFC and SFI
Temporary - forthcoming guidelines may alter composition of schemes
Concluding remarks
Guidelines from 2003 are still valid Forthcoming guidelines not yet finalised
Steering committee Public hearing Exchange of experiences
Thank You