The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on CITs 6th Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 March 2004 : ECONOMIES IN...

The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on CITsThe UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on CITs6th Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 March 20046th Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 March 2004

ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION::

FORESTRY CO-OPERATION

by by

Alexander V. KorotkovAlexander V. KorotkovUNECE Timber BranchUNECE Timber Branch

UNECE/FAO Integrated Work ProgramUNECE/FAO Integrated Work Program


• Introduction & background

• Brief history of the process

• Mandate of ToS on CITs

• Direction of ToS activities

• MCPFE Resolution H3

• Further needs and challenges• Questions / Issues, Discussion …

Contents of presentation


Geographical area / political map

Magnitude of the process:

Twenty-seven (27) countries from central and eastern Europe and the former USSR have been considered as “countries with economies in transition” since beginning of unprecedented political changes and economic transformation

Only 9 countries constituted this region in 1989 …


Forests of Countris in Transition

The forest cover of CEEC in transition:

1993 - about 980 million hectares, i.e. about 25.3 percent of the world forests2004 - some 915 million hectares, i.e. about 23.6 percent of the world forests

The forestry importance is high !!!


Team of Specialiststo monitor and develop

assistance to countries of central and eastern Europe in

transition in the forest and forest products sector

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Established: October 1993, Joint TC/ EFC session, Geneva


ToS Mandate and ToR

• To review periodically programme on CIT• To make recommendations to UNECE/FAO• To review countries’ needs for assistance • To develop ways of co-operation• To contribute to effective & efficient way of

assistance• To monitor and coordinate H3 implementation

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ToS Duration: 2004 (ECE/TIM/2003/2…& /6)


ToS meetings/ sessions

• 11stst inaugural meeting: inaugural meeting: 6-8 June 1994, Geneva6-8 June 1994, Geneva

• 22ndnd meeting: meeting: 29-30 May 1996, Geneva29-30 May 1996, Geneva

• 33rdrd meeting: meeting: 1-5 Nov. 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia1-5 Nov. 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia

• 44thth meeting : meeting : 29 June-04 July 1999, Gmunden29 June-04 July 1999, Gmunden

• 55thth meeting: meeting: 14 Sept. 2001, Debe/ Warsaw14 Sept. 2001, Debe/ Warsaw

• 66thth ToS meeting: ToS meeting: 3-6 March 2004, Warsaw3-6 March 2004, Warsaw


Strategic direction of co-operation

• Institution and capacity building• Legal and policy infrastructure for SFM• Extension services, education and training• Market oriented & ecologically sound

enterprises• Cross-sectoral & private ownership issues• Issues of general importance: protection of

forests, forest conservation, specific issues, etc


MCPFE Resolution H3

“Forestry Co-operation with Countries with Economies in Transition”:

“The Signatory States and the EuropeanCommunity commit themselves to promoteand support cooperation for mutual benefits … in order to provide relevant expertise and advice,and to invite appropriate organizations and Institutions to do likewise.”


MCPFE Resolution H3 (1)

UNECE/FAO is the international coordinator for the implementation of the Resolution H3

Reporting:

- Antalya (Turkey), January 1995- Lisbon (Portugal), June 1998- Vienna (Austria), April 2003

************ */ Special thanks to reporting countries and

to Dr. Peter Csoka (Hungary) !!!


H3 and CITs reporting

1995 – Antalya, Turkey

1988 – Lisbon, Portugal

2003 – Vienna, Austria



Monitoring of H3 Implementation: Some 730 projects/activities reported by donor and recipient countries and organisations in the H3 electronic database (“Users’ Guide”):• Seminars / workshops• Education / training• Scientific / research / “know-how” transfer• Capacity building / technical developments• Policy / strategy / study tours, etc


H3 DB Users’Guide

1) Forest Resources Data (FRA 2000)2) Elements of the international and

national legal framwork (list of documents)

3) H3 relating projects (queries by type, country, search text)

4) Supplementary information (contact points, etc)

http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3.htm.htm



Projects by typeConference

Study tour

Seminar/workshop

Education/training

Scientific/research

Technical development

Institutional development

Technical assistance

Capacity building

Policy/strategy

Know-how transfer

Financial assistance



Number of projects per country

Austria

Bulgaria

Finland

Germany

Latvia

Lithuania

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Ukraine



Projects by field (keyword)Biodiversity

Economics

Environmental protection

Forest planning

Information management

Institutional framework

Policy/legislation

Sustainable forest management

Technology, research


Workshops/ Seminars / Meetings

UNECE Workshops’ Dynamics:-Forming forestry legislation…-Pravitization aspects and issues …-Development of marketing…-Institution building and forest policies…-Certification in forestry (forest products)…-Sustainable forest management …-Practical forestry and forest operations…-… etc …-http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3.htmh3.htm


ToS - MCPFE workshop 2001

Recommendationsto MCPFE:

• Policy formulation• Economic aspects• Socvial aspects• Ecological aspectsWG’s findings to:• Ministers (FS) …• ToS on CITs …


MCPFE-2003 and CEEC

MCPFE-2003 Vienna Conference did not

provide any direct, specific and explicit

Guidance on the future co-operation

Matter in this area...

Still…,

There is a number of reference in

MCPFE-2003 documents ….


Country Forestry Profiles

• Forestry Country Profiles:– Russia - 2001– Georgia - 2002– Ukraine – 2003– Bulgaria –2004– Serbia & Montenegro - 2004– focus on CEEC …

*/ availability of resources…


Country profiles


Practical Issues and Challenges

http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/tc-meet.htm

• political, economic and financial position of forestry sector in many countries is still weak• CIS and south-east European countries frequently cannot attend international meetings if their costs are not paid, thus loosing:- benefits from the participation in activities …- leading ideas in the sector and possibilities to make useful contacts


Some questions to answer …

• How to promote further the economic integration of non-EU European countries in the context of post-European Union enlargement ?

• What specific activities should be undertaken for countries with different stages of developments of transition economies ?

- newly acceding countries- emerging market economies- less advanced transition economies


Some questions to answer … (cont.)

• What are the main needs in forestry sectors of 18 “non-EU” CITs (notion “transition”???) ?– newly EU acceding countries;– emerging market economies (EU “recognition”…);– less advanced transition economies.

• Should the 18 “non-accession yet” CITs be considered as a group (in forestry sectors terms), as a number of different groups (see above?) or individually?

• What scope of the UNECE/ FAO work in this (CEEC and CIS) area should be in the future ?


Some questions to answer … (cont.)

• Raising interest of high level political and administrative circles in forestry …

• How can we help to improve investment conditions in the forestry sector ?

• What should be done for fostering entrepreneurship in transition economies ?

• What should be the next UNECE/FAO action in this area (after the ToS meeting…) ?


Some concluding remarks• Trends in policies and institutions for the sector

in CIS and SEE countries (to study)…• Changing Role of State Forest Services …• Focusing on private forestry issues …• Increasing capacity in CIS and SEE countries

to achieve SFM at the national level• Breaking an actual “isolation” of some CIS and

SEE from exchange of experience and ideas• UNECE/FAO ToS on “forest sector of CIS and

South-East Europe (SEE)” ?


What practical actions are needed

• Workshops ??? : e.g. on

- “Trends in policies and institutions for

the sector in CIS and south east Europe “, or • Studies ??? : e.g. on

- Analysis of forest legislation in the CIS

/SEE countries”… • What other activities ?• Resources for implementation ?


Some more questions to answer

• Should ToS terminate its work in current format ?

• Should ToS be transformed into a different format ?

• Should the UNECE/FAO establish a new ToS on CIT (CIS ..? ) countries ?

• What ToR and Mandate of the new (or newly transformed) ToS should be (if any) ?

• What scope of the UNECE/ FAO work in this (CEEC and CIS) area should be in the future ?


Opinions from Countries

• To reinforce the UNECE and MCPFE co-operation on CEEC• To provide support to private forestry• To contribute to improvement of forestry and environment legislation• To improve assessment of forest ecological benefits• To improve communication between relating institutions


Opinions from Countries (cont.)

• To assist to building up of integrated forest information system• To contribute to capacity building to bring forestry in line with the EU legislation• To improve the cost efficiency in forest management practices• To facilitate investments into the forestry sector


Strategic Reviews:TC & EFC Integrated WP

• co-operation with MCPFE, and contribution to SFM in the region, especially in CEEC• continue providing assistance for countries in transition • shift in focus of attention to eastern and SEE countries, to promote their European integration• support to countries in transition, in particular non-EU countries


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