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“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
Forest Sector Country Profiles for Central and Eastern European Countries
(FSCP/CEEC)“The challenge of gathering information” • Background
• Presentation of the website (draft for Croatia)• Data sources availability• Questionnaire focused on Forest Policy
Diana Pfeiffer, Consultant
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Why we need Forest Sector Country Profiles specially
for Central and Eastern European Countries?-
The regional approach
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Theoretical background:
Agroweb
FSCP/CEEC
FDCP
* FDCP ... FAO Forest Department Country Profiles
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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• Overall structure is partly too specific to be applied on every country leads to redundant categories that are primarily relevant to different forest types and/or economic regions
• Numerous submenus are likely to confuse the user• Relevant information that already is part of the FAO
databases is not displayed in the FDCP yet (esp. TBFRA-2000)
Why not stick with the FAO Forest department country profiles (FDCP)
(1/2) ?
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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• Other sources focus frequently on only one specific aspect of forest management, e.g. wood production or forest resources or provide too specific country information
• Shortcomings with regard to information on social and environmental benefits from forests, forestry services as well as policy institutions and instruments
Why not stick with the FAO Forest department country profiles (FDCP)
(2/2) ?
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Intention of FSCP/CEEC:Collect and display...... reliable, web based, concise, comprehensive
and the filtered most relevant country data and
information ...... about forest management ... ... with relevance to CEE countries ...... which are easily and widely accessible through
an internet based portal
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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• General Information• Forest Resources and Benefits• Forest Products and Services• Forest Policy
Let´s have a closer look! – The sub-categories
Structure of the information subjects
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
Categories for FSCP/CEEC were selected on the base of the following criteria (1/2):• Availability of reliable data and information;• Focus on key subjects with relevance to decision
making on forest policy and the contribution of forest management to sustainable development;
• No intention to present a “complete” set of all available information;
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Categories for FSCP/CEEC were selected on the base of the following criteria (2/2):• Focus on the potential user: less detailed
structure to less likely confuse the costumer;• No displaying of forest knowledge “niches”;• Provide as much as possible links to reliable data
on external web sites that is regularly updated web low maintenance of data
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Structure of the single pages
- Examples given for each category -
A draft for Croatia
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
Major types of information sources• Internet
o Outcomes of FAO/UNECE networks Forest Resource Assessment (Global/Europe) Timber Statistics (Eurostat, ITTO, UNECE) FAO project database ECOLEX (FAO, IUCN and UNEP)
o Other Internet sources (e.g. UNIDO, WCPA)• Hardcopy publications, manuals, other
documents (e.g. UNECE/FAO TB-FRA 2000, MCPFE/UNECE/FAO State of Europe’s Forest 2003)
• Questionnaire (FAO/SEUR Forestry, EFI PC INNOFORCE, UNECE Private Forestry)
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Info survey
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Share of data Type of data source
General Information
42 %
58 %
FAO/UNECE networks (UNECE Statistics, FAO project database, FDCP)Questionnaire
Forest Resources and Benefits
55 %15 %
25 % 5 %
FAO/UNECE networks (Global FRA)Other Internet sources (WCPA)Hardcopy publications (TB-FRA 2000, State of Europe’s Forest 2003, Forest Fire Statistics, ICP Forests) Questionnaire
Forest Products and Services
46 % 9 %27 %
18 %
FAO/UNECE networks (Global FRA, Timber Statistics)Other Internet sources (UNIDO)Hardcopy publications (State of Europe’s Forest 2003, FAO Forest Finance) Questionnaire/INNOFORCE
Forest Policy36 % 7 %14 %43 %
FAO/UNECE networks (nfp, Ecolex, EFSOS)Other Internet sourcesHardcopy publications (State of Europe’s Forest 2003) Questionnaire
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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• Focus on wood production• Fragmentation of national and
international forest policies, lack of coordination
• Lack of tradition, awareness, education and experts in “multiple” forest policy
Information gap in Forest Policy
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Building up a sustainable network of policy experts...
...with access to information and statistics in all terms of forest management (wood production, hunting, biodiversity, nature protection, water management and other forest functions)!
First step: Questionnaire focused on Forest Policy
The challenge:
Need for a functioning and efficient infrastructure/ body/platform/mandate/partner (e.g. FAO/UNECE???)
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
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1. Governmental institutions (responsible for law enforcement on forest land and main policy instrument used)
2. Property rights on forest resources3. Execution of main forest law on main regional levels4. State owned forest management5. Stakeholders 6. Key forest policy and market issues
Questionnaire on Forest Policy
“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia
Timber Committee
Your assistance, comments,proposals and ideas
on the country profiles and the questionnaire are more than
welcome and appreciated!
For more information please contact: [email protected]