1. EUROSTAT Working Group ”Forestry Statistics”
MCPFE Reporting on SFM
Roman Michalak
MCPFE
Liaison Unit Warsaw
26TH MEETING OF WORKING GROUP
LUXEMBOURG, FEBRUARY 2006

2. Overview MCPFE Pan-European C&I development MCPFE C&I reporting
Collection of Source Data
Conclusions
8(d) Sustainable forest management and use should be carried out in accordance with national development policies and priorities and on the basis of environmentally sound national guidelines. In the formulation of such guidelines, account should be taken, as appropriate and if applicable, of relevant internationally agreed methodologies and criteria.
Agenda 21 Chapter 11 COMBATING DEFORESTATION Chapter 40 INFORMATION FOR DECISION-MAKING

3. MCPFE
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe

4. MCPFE
initiative of the European countries at ministerial level that addresses common opportunities and challenges related to forests and forestry
44 European countries + EC and
41 “observer” countries/organisations

5. MCPFE OVERALL GOAL
Promote sustainable forest management (SFM) in Europe through participatory and open co-operation
Ministerial
Conferences
Secretariat:
Liaison Unit
(currently
Warsaw)
General
Co-ordinating
Committee
(GCC)
Round
Table
Meetings
Expert Level
Meetings
Working
Groups,
Workshops

6. Pan-European C&I development

7. MCPFE PROCESS
UNCED 1992
1998
1990
1993
2003

8. Pan-European C&I Development
Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe Vienna 2003
endorsement of improved set of Indicators
Assessment Guidelines for Protected and Protective Forest

9. MCPFE C&I Reporting

10. Putting MCPFE commitments into action
MCPFE C&I Reporting
Putting MCPFE commitments into action
„Promote sustainable forest management by further implementing, applying and if necessary improving,
criteria and indicators for:
monitoring,
assessing and
reporting
progress on sustainable forest management …”
Vienna Declaration

11. State of Europe’s Forest 2003
MCPFE C&I Reporting
State of Europe’s Forest 2003

12. MCPFE C&I Reporting
MCPFE PROCESS
UNCED 1992
1998
1990
~2007
1993
2003

13. MCPFE Expert Level Meeting - ELM 14 -15 October 2004
MCPFE C&I Reporting
MCPFE Expert Level Meeting - ELM October 2004
Establishment of the reporting process for Warsaw Conference
Coordinating units – MCPFE Liaison Unit Warsaw and UNECE/FAO Secretariat
Supporting units - Team of Specialists on “Monitoring Forest Resources for SFM in the UNECE region” and MCPFE ad hoc Advisory Group on Report elaboration

14. Schedule of Report Elaboration

15. Collection of Source Data

16. Collection of Source Data
Quantitative Indicators
MCPFE and UNECE/FAO National Enquiry
International Data Providers
Qualitative indicators

17. 2007 reporting - quantitative indicators
National reports to other international sources
FRA National Correspondents
INTERNATIONAL DATA PROVIDERS
MCPFE
Warsaw
Conference
State of Forests and SFM
in Europe
2007
IPGRI/EUFORGEN
data bases
ICP Forest/ JRC
data bases
EUROSTAT data bases
ILO
data bases
FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment
(GFRA 2005)
UNECE/FAO/
MCPFE Reports
(TBFRA 2000,
SoEF 2003)
DATA
PROCESSING
National Enquiry
and UN ECE database
AUTHORS
National data
UNECE/FAO Secretariat and Team of Specialists on SFM
MCPFE Liaison Unit Warsaw and
ad hoc AG on 2007 Report
Case studies,
supplementary materials
1990
2000
2005

18. Forest health and vitalityNE
IDP CS
C.1
Forest Resources
1.1
Forest area
1.2
Growing stock
1.3
Age structure and/or diameter distribution
1.4
Carbon stock [ICP-F/JRC]
C2.
Forest health and vitality
2.1
Deposition of air pollutants [ICP-F/JRC]
2.2
Soil condition [ICP-F/JRC]
2.3
Defoliation [ICP-F/JRC]
2.4
Forest damage [ICP-F/JRC]

19. C3. Productive functions 3.1 Increment and fellings [EUROSTAT] 3.2NE
IDP CS
C3.
Productive functions
3.1
Increment and fellings [EUROSTAT]
3.2
Roundwood [EUROSTAT]
3.3
Non-wood goods [EUROSTAT]
3.4
Services
3.5
Forests under management plans

20. C4. Biological diversity 4.1 Tree species composition 4.2 Regeneration
IDP CS
C4.
Biological diversity
4.1
Tree species composition
4.2
Regeneration
4.3
Naturalness
4.4
Introduced tree species
4.5
Deadwood
4.6
Genetic resources [IPGRI]
4.7
Landscape pattern [JRC/EEA]
4.8
Threatened forest species
4.9
Protected forests

21. C5. Protective functions 5.1NE
IDP CS
C5.
Protective functions
5.1
Protective forests – soil, water and other ecosystem functions
5.2
Protective forests – infrastructure and managed natural resources

22. Socio-economic functionsNE
IDP CS
C6.
Socio-economic functions
6.1
Forest holdings
6.2
Contribution of forest sector to GDP [EUROSTAT]
6.3
Net revenue [EUROSTAT]
6.4
Expenditures for services
6.5
Forest sector workforce [EUROSTAT]
6.6
Occupational safety and health [ILO]
6.7
Wood consumption [UNECE/FAO, EUROSTAT]
6.8
Trade in wood [UNECE/FAO, EUROSTAT]
6.9
Energy from wood resources
6.10
Accessibility for recreation
6.11
Cultural and spiritual values

23. Schedule of Report Elaboration

24. Conclusions (1)
MCPFE Criteria & Indicators – broadly recognized approach to forest and SFM assessment
MCPFE C&I provides stable framework for development of relevant data collection systems
MCPFE C&I developed with consideration of interests of all stakeholders

25. Conclusions (2)
MCPFE work on C&I reporting does not replace any existing information system;
success of pan-European C&I depends on involvement of and collaboration among all partners at national and international levels,
Working towards achieving:
data of known and expected accuracy
harmonised information
change of characteristics

26. Thank you for your attention !