FAO global outlook study and regional studies · GLOBAL OUTLOOK STUDIES • Global Forest Products...
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FAO global outlook study and regional studies
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FAO FORESTRY OUTLOOK STUDIES
GLOBAL OUTLOOK
STUDIES
REGIONAL
OUTLOOK STUDIES
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GLOBAL OUTLOOK STUDIES
• Global Forest Products Model
• Global Forest Products consumption, production, trade and prices
• Global outlook for future wood supply from plantations
• Woodfuel outlook
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REGIONAL OUTLOOK STUDIES
• Asia Pacific Forestry –Towards 2010 (1996)
• Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (2003)
• European Forestry Sector Outlook Studies (2005)
• Latin American Forest Sector Outlook Study (2005)
• Forestry Outlook Study for West and Central Asia (2007)
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FAO FOREST SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDIES
GLOBAL
REGIONAL
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THE FUTURE
• Deforestation and forest degradation will persist • Major shifts in wood demand and supply are
expected• More attention to environmental services is
expected• Wood as a source of energy will be rediscovered• Non-wood forest products for rural livelihoods will
develop
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DEFORESTATION & FOREST DEGRADATION
• In this area:• Loss of forests will continue due to:
– Expansion of subsistence cultivation– Large scale commercial cultivation
• Forests will increase in some economies• Incidence of fires, pests & diseases will increase
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Asia
IMPORTS
Europe
NC America
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Europe
NC America
EXPORTS
WOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND
• In this area:• Rapid growth of consumption in
emerging economies is expected• Changes in the source of wood
supplies will continue• Competitive advantages will
continue to replace natural advantages
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
In this area:More attention is given to provision of environmental services, that is:
• Conservation of biological diversity• Watershed protection• Arresting land degradation and desertification • Carbon sequestration• Recreational use
The main question remains: who would pay for these global public goods?
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WOOD ENERGY
• Wood will remain as the main source of energy for cooking and heating in many developing countries
• Wood energy use will increase in many developed countries
• Conversion technologies will improve
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NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS
• will develop as a source of livelihood• medicinal plants are gaining ground• collection and processing technologies need to
be improved• greater investments in value added products are
needed
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THE CHALLENGES• Keeping outlook short, but capturing all the key
issues and messages• Providing a balanced view of long term changes
and ensuring that we are not captive to short-term trends
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WHO USES OUTLOOK STUDIES
• National agencies in national forest programmes• World Bank – in the forest policy review• African Development Bank• CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme• NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
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THE UNFOLDING FUTURE
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• Global crisis is going on• Decreasing are commodity prices: energy, food, etc. and a
surge in inflation.• Global shifts in the economic power, especially the rapid
growth of some of the Asian economies• Is globalization making the world flatter? Or is it
asymmetrical?• Environmental awareness is on the rise – climate change• A whole array of old and new challenges and opportunities• Are we likely to see major changes in society and forestry,
or will it be the “business-as-usual” situation?
A LOT OF CHANGES AROUND
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• Extremely diverse situation, even within countries
• Different perceptions of the same issues• What we see is a mosaic of situations,
continuously changing into another mosaic
• Providing an outlook of change based on snap shot is extremely challenging
• Geographical grouping of countries is very artificial and often conceals fundamental differences
A LOT OF CHELLENGES AHEAD
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OUTLOOK FOR PLANTED FORESTS
• Estimated area of planted forests in 2005 was 271 million ha
• Detailed assessment of planted forests was made in 61 countries accounted for 95% of world’s planted forests
• Planted forests in these countries are projected to increase up to 300 - 350 million ha by 2030
• Potential wood production from planted forests is to reach between 1.5 billion to 2 billion m3 by 2030
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AFRICA - OUTLOOK
• Deforestation and degradation will persist
• Negligible progress in sustainable forest management is expected
• High dependence on wood as fuel will continue
• Poverty related dependence on forests will persist
• Focus on low investment and low value added activities will continue
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THE ASIA-PACIFIC-OUTLOOK• A very mixed situation• Most of the natural forests
moving out of production• Planted forests and trees
outside forests are becoming the major source of wood supply
• Land use conflicts and deforestation in several countries will continue
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CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – OUTLOOK
• Forest reduction in the Amazon region in view of a combination of factors. Stability and recovery in Central America and Caribbean
• Growing importance of the region as an exporter of forest products based on wood production from planted forests
• Provision of environmental services becoming important in Central America and the Caribbean
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EUROPE - OUTLOOK
• Forest cover is to improve, especially as land dependency declines and agriculture land left uncultivated. Removal of agricultural subsidies could significantly accelerate this
• Shift to high value products in Western Europe: “Green”products and “Green energy”. Russia and some of the East European countries will focus on traditional products
• Provision of environmental services is a primary focus
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NORTH AMERICA - OUTLOOK• No significant changes in the forest area –
except of privately owned woodlands in the United States and community owned forests in Mexico.
• Growth in wood products demand entirely dependent on recovery of the US and global economy
• Significant adjustments in forest industry –scaling down production of traditional products and consolidation
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WEST & CENTRAL ASIA OUTLOOK
• Improvement in the extent of forests, largely on account of afforestation
• High dependence on imports to meet the demand for wood products
• Emphasis on provision of environmental services – especially arresting desertification and improving urban greenery
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IN THE FUTURE • Deforestation will persist in the tropics, while
relative stability/ improvement is expected in the sub-tropics and temperate regions
• Forget about SFM in the natural forests in the tropics, except of a very small scale to produce high quality wood for small niche markets
• Most wood requirements will be met from planted forests
• Hunter type of production of wood and non-wood forest products will decline significantly
• No short-supply of wood is expected
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IN THE FUTURE• Relocation of traditional wood industries will continue• A whole array of new green (wood and non-wood) products
will enter the market• Commercial scale cellulosic biofuel production will take
forestry into a very different path of development. This will lead to a significant increase in intensively managed highly productive planted forests, different from what we have seen so far
• Environmental services – especially recreation will become more important
• Most environmental services will be provided incidentally. Only a small part will be handled through market mechanism
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BUT WE CAN BE WRONG!!!
“…The greatest changes are almost certainly ahead of us. We can be sure that society of 2030 will be very different from that of today, and it will bear little resemblance to that predicted by today’s best-selling futurists”
Peter Drucker
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THANK YOU