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2 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Forest Resource Assessment and indicators of SFM in the UNECE region by Alexander V. Korotkov UNECE Timber Branch UNECE/FAO Integrated Work Program (Work Area 2 – FRA and C&I for SFM)

3 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Presentation outline Introduction and background Follow-up to JWP guidance, March 2004 Global FRA 2005 developments Former FRA Team of Specialists, Sept. 2004 New Team of Specialists, April 2005 Regional FRA and C&I reporting MCPFE reporting on SFM 2007/08 Future FRA- and CI- related work

4 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 UNECE/FAO Integrated Work Program (Work Area 2) I. I. PAST ……. - 2004-05 -FRA 2005, Lessons learned … -FRA 2005, Lessons learned … -Former ToS, Paving grounds II. FRA 2005, new ToS … II. PRESENT - March 2005 -on-going FRA 2005, new ToS … -MCPFE Report – getting started … -MCPFE Report – getting started … III. III. FUTURE - 2005-07 MCPFE – Reporting 2007/08 -MCPFE – Reporting 2007/08 -Montreal – MCPFE “tuning…” -Montreal – MCPFE “tuning…”

5 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 JWP 2004 guidance for WA 2 Necessity to maintain strong regional FRA-related activities in the global context Support to regional FRA ToS work Recommendation to Strategic Review to set up New ToS Financial support and capacity building – FRA 2005 workshops, ToS meetings, consultancies, etc…

6 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 TC & EFC Joint session 2004 - - Joint session adopted Integrated Work Programme: 2.1. Indicators of SFM in the region 2.2 Regional contribution to global FRA 2.3 Support to development of national systems for forest monitoring - - Endorsed settinig up the ToS on FRA and C&I - - Approved the Mandate of new ToS

7 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Global FRA 2005 developments FRA 2005 implementation (C ountries’ reporting; Network of FRA National Correspondents …) Intensive communication, checking, validation, etc… Sub-regional workshops (Hungary, Poland) AG meeting in January 2005, Rome Proposals for finalising FRA 2005 docs … Main Report is expected by end-2005

8 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Originally established deadlines ???… */, BUT " Getting numbers right is important… Not knowing the real size of issues might limit our ability to articulate what we need to do to tackle them ”… ____________________________________ */ FRA 2005 scope and timetable were reported to the JWP at its previous session … FRA 2005 developments (cont.)

9 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited … - to take note of the current global and regional FRA and C&I-related work, organizational and methodological aspects of carrying out the global FRA 2005, and the regional UNECE/FAO contribution to the project; - What lessons to be learned from the on- going global FRA-2005 process ?…

10 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited … - in particular:… to comment/ discuss the lessons learned from the planning and timetable of the global FRA 2005, and modalities of its implementation; - to advise how more resources might be made available for the implementation of projects of such magnitude as FRA 2005.

11 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 FRA Team of Specialists (1) Final meeting: Washington DC, 15-17 September 04 Outcome: Contribution to FRA 2005 (overview) Analysis of MCPFE and Montreal processes Recommendation to the new ToS Partnership building (EU Forest Focus, ENFIN, EUROSTAT, EEA, …) MCPFE 2007/08 “Road Map” proposal Background for C&I reporting, etc …

12 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 FRA Team of Specialists (2) Follow-up work: FRA 2005 regional contribution (continues) Elaboration of MCPFE Report “Road map” Enquiry elaboration … Terms and Definitions issues MCPFE – Montreal C&I: cont. coordination MCPFE Advisory Group setting up…

13 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited … - to comment / discuss: What was right …? What was wrong …? What lessons are to be learned ?… from the previous ToS activities / experience …

14 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited … - - to thank the outgoing ToS on the Forest Resources Assessment for its work; - - to endorse the Team of Specialists’ reported recommendations, and acknowledge its contribution to the process of the preparation and implementation of the global FRA 2005; - - to support the ToS proposals with regard to the future regional FRA- and C&I- related work, including C&I reporting aspects, and the co- ordination between MCPFE and Montreal processes in this area.

15 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 New ToS: FRA and C&I for SFM 1 st meeting, 25-27 April 2005, Geneva Agenda focus: FRA- and C&I- related developments Preparation for reporting to MCPFE 2007/08 Global FRA 2005 implementation Draft Enquiry for MCPFE reporting Montreal – MCPFE cooperation … Future role of the regional ToS

16 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited … - discuss and comment on the New ToS settings; - discuss and comment on the Agenda items ; - to endorse the initial planning of the new Team of Specialists activities, and provide guidance for its future work in the global FRA and MCPFE 2007/08 contexts; - to provide guidance on the follow-up work to the recommendations of the former regional ToS on Forest Resources Assessment;

17 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Working Party is invited (cont.)… - to suggest any additional relevant issues to be addressed by the Team of Specialists in general, and during its first meeting, specifically; - to recommend specific issues to be included on the agenda of the first meeting of the new Team of Specialists, and provide advice on the resource/ financial support of the ToS activities.

18 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 FRA and C&I for SFM Just to recall (pl., see MCPFE set) : Forest Resources and Global Carbon Cycle - 4 (5) Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality - 4 (7) Productive Functions (wood and non-wood) - 5 (3) Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems - 9 (7) Protective Functions in Forest Management - 2 (2) Socio-economic functions and conditions - 11 (3) ****************** Total number of indicators : S=35 (27) + qualitative indicators (A and B) …

19 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Source: Dr. Aljoscha Requardt (Germany)

20 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 MCPFE 2007/08 Report on “State of Forests and Sustainable Forest Management in Europe” “Road Map” for the preparation of the MCPFE Report (TIM/EFC/WP.2/2005/4, Annex I) Recommendations of the Team of Specialists ( Report of the last meeting) Modalities decided by ELM (Warsaw, Oct. 04) Terms of Reference of the MCPFE Ad. Group Set of technical issues/ questions…

21 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 “Road Map” for the preparation of the MCPFE Report Background for the MCPFE C&I reporting - options ToR for the Enquiry elaboration Securing (earmarking) financial resources Input from the new UNECE/FAO ToS Setting up MCPFE Advisory Group Draft enquiry/ questionnaire

22 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Organisational aspects/ issues MoU between UNECE/FAO and LUW Formal plan (with budget) to GCC (PB) Support from the Team of Specialists (agenda) Involving relevant institutions into the preparatory/implementation process Best use of existing networks and expertise MCPFE AG: to facilitate…, ensure credibility ******** JWP is invited to comment/ suggest/ propose…

23 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Technical issues/ questions (1) The key question: scope and coverage of data collection …, incl. - all quantitative indicators from MCPFE 2003 Report (those not changed)… - some new indicators (which ones ?..) - improved quantitative indicators To define the data providers for the specific indicators not to be included into the questionnaire … Modalities of collaboration with partners…

24 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Technical issues/ questions (2) Reference periods for SFM reporting: - suggested: 1990, 2003, 2007 - any other suggestions ?… Changes (area, GS, ownership, etc) reporting format: - calculation from the above data, or - direct repoting of changes… Carbon stock data: directly from countries, or from the IPCC process ?…

25 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Technical issues/ questions (3) How to deal with the qualitative indicators….: Part A. Overall policy approaches (institutions/ instruments for SFM Part B. Policies, institutions and instruments by policy areas Coordination with the global level data specification (FRA 2005) – e.g. data on “naturalness”/ characteristics of forests…

26 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Terms of Reference of the ad hoc MCPFE Advisory Group Technical and scientific guidance in the elaboration of a comprehensive report “Improved Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management” - basis Other relating SFM reporting processes/ projects should be duly considered Close cooperation with UNECE ToS … Ensure the best possible coherence with the work of other relevant processes/ institutions

27 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 MCPFE Advisory Group Working steps (inter alia) : General concept of the report and reporting format Scope and coverage of data to be collected Terms and definitions applied Engagement of experts for data analysis and processing First draft Report, pre-final draft Report Reporting to the MCPFE governing bodies on the implementation

28 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited … - to endorse the initial planning of the preparation for the countries’ reporting on C&I for SFM to the next Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, to be held in Warsaw in the year 2007 (or 2008);

29 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited (cont.) - - to discuss, comment and suggest on modalities of work of the MCPFE Advisory Group for the preparation and implementation of the MCPFE C&I reporting; - - to put foreword any ideas concerning the resources / funding (via GCC/ LUW, or directly UNECE/FAO) ? …

30 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited (cont.) - - to discuss proposals for the elaboration of the questionnaire (enquiry) for countries’ reporting on SFM, including the issue of reconciling the (existing) current MCPFE and FRA 2005 classifications, terms and definitions; - - to consider the global FRA 2005 experience for the accomodation of its best features;

31 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited (cont.) - - to provide practical guidance with regard the time-table for preparation of the MCPFE reporting, and resources (financial) support availability for the preparation of the Report on “State of Sustainable Forest Management in Europe 2007/2008”; - - to provide guidance on the organization and direction of future regional FRA-and C&I- related work in general;

32 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Forestry Country Profiles */ - Georgia – 2002 -Ukraine – 2003 -Bulgaria – 2004 -Serbia & Montenegro – 2004 -Uzbekistan – 2005 -Kazakhstan – 2005-2006 focus on CEEC … */ availability of resources…

33 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited … - to take note of general direction of the Work Area 2, and indicate whether it endorses the modalities of the regional FRA- and C&I – related work; - to take note of the well established coordination between regional and global FRA, and between UNECE/FAO and MCPFE activities;

34 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited (cont.) - - to recommend corresponding WA 2 activities on the harmonization of countries’ reporting on C&I for SFM within the MCPFE and Montreal processes (workshops, meetings, also in conjunction with relating events…)….

35 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 The Working Party is invited - - to confirm the necessity to maintain strong regional activities in this area in order to satisfy specific regional needs (reporting on C&I for SFM, etc), and for mobilising regional expertise for the future global FRA rounds.

36 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 http://www.unece.org/trade/timber http:/www.fao.org/forestry/fra http:/www.mspfe.org

37 The Joint UNECE/FAO Working Party 27th Session,Geneva, 22-24 March 2005 Comments, Questions, Discussion …. Guidance …!!! (by 4 sections)

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