From Casablanca...to Vladivostok...
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From Casablanca...to Vladivostok...
• 85 Forest Officers in 31 Countries• Protect, Manage, Restore• Illegal Logging, Climate Change, Fire, Conversion• Field, Policy, Advocacy, Partnerships
WWF European Forest Programme
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At current (last 20 years) rates, in the next 25 years, 250 – 300 million hectares of tropical forests are likely to be lost
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Sumava National Park, Czech Republic
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6.3% of current forests lie within 6.3% of current forests lie within protected areasprotected areas
locations do not always locations do not always correspond with high valuescorrespond with high values
forests on rich soils and in the forests on rich soils and in the lowlands are under-lowlands are under-representedrepresented
Levels of Levels of protection protection
>10%>10%5-10%5-10%2.5-5%2.5-5%1-2.5%1-2.5%>1%>1%
Forest protected Forest protected areas >100km2areas >100km2
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Illegal LoggingPlotting the Supply Chain - an example
Thomesto Sverige AB
Kirillovskii leshoz
Thomesto Terminal
Petrovles
Petrovles-Pasha
Petrovles-Volosovo
Petrovles-Luban’Petrovles
Spot-contractsThomestoVologda
Finkarelko OY
Finn TradingV. Vyaisinen
Stalkon
Contract holders Logging companies
Swedish import traders
Spot-contracts
Spot-contractsAra
Timber merchants
Sweden Russia
Problematic trade chain
Satisfactory trade chain
Mixed trade chain
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Other Issues
• Private Owners– 16 Million in Europe: median area 4-5 ha– what is meaningfull good forest management for them?– how do they compete with large owners to sell products?
• Incentives– targetted at forestry or agriculture?
• Forest Laws– economic vs sustainable basis?
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• Legality of timber and proving it• High Conservation Value Forests• Protection of Nature and natural processes• Good Forest Management
• A Globally Applicable Model– within Europe - small and large owners– drive change outside Europe
The Licence to Operate
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Protected Area Networks
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Europe's Biggest Forest Products Companies
• >10Mn m3 wood processed annually:
– StoraEnso, UPM-Kymmene, MetsaLiito / M-Real, Mondi Europe, Sveaskog, Sonae
• 6-10Mn m3 wood processed annually:
– SCA, Holmen, Norske Skog, Sappi, Ilim Pulp, Sodra, Kronospan, Myllykoski
• 4-6 Mn m3 wood processed annually:
– Cartiere Burgo, Egger, Smurfit, Korsnas, Lecta, International Paper, Swedwood
• What is their influence and leadership on:– sourcing by ownership?
– Recycled fibre and wood?
– Biomass power?
– "Large regional" vs "Small local" industry distribution?
– EU wide standards?
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Corporate Social Responsibility
• Raw MaterialPurchasing– Illegal Logging, HCVF– Certification– Sourcing from Private
Owners, Ethical Pricing– Recycled Material
• Processing BestPractice– Production efficiency– Consumption of
resources– Other WWF Priorities
(Toxics, Freshwater,Climate)
• Transparent Reporting • ContinualImprovement
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Forest & Trade Networks
WWF Skov 2000
WWF Skog 2000
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Step 1Stop the use of illegal wood Step 2Undertake an inventory of High Conservation Value Forests. Manage to protect and/or enhance the values Step 3Improved Forest Management (eg low impact logging etc)
Step 4Step 4Certification to FSC standardsCertification to FSC standards
Producer GroupsProducer GroupsStep-wise Approach to CertificationStep-wise Approach to Certification
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European Wood Buyers & Public Procurement 1999
Germ
any
France
UK Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Ikea
St Gobain
Sweden
Austria
Poland
Denmark
Finland
Belgium
Kingfisher
AW
A
Practica
Wickes
Tetra Laval
Over 20 Mn m3
10-20 Mn m3
5-10 Mn m3
2.5-5 Mn m3
Source: IMF, FAO, SNP.
Government procurement in bold colours, companies in shaded colours
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Carbon, Climate & Forests
• Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change
• Sequestration
• Alternative Energy– biomass
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More Information
• WWF's global approach to forests, including position papers on 15 issues including illegal logging, certification and forest protection
– www.panda.org/forests4life• Some specific European forest information
– www.panda.org/europe then click on "solutions" and "forests"
• Beddington Zero Energy Development
– www.bedzed.org.uk• Contacts: [email protected]