UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Monitoring Sustainable Forest Management

MonitoringMonitoring ForestForest PoliciesPolicies && InstitutionsInstitutions

UNECE/FAO coordination efforts New Enquiry on MCPFE qualitative indicators

Franziska Hirsch, Marion Briens UNECE/FAO Timber Section AA newnew mandatemandate forfor thethe TeamTeam ofof Specialists:Specialists: MonitoringMonitoring SustainableSustainable ForestForest ManagementManagement

….including its 7th element, policy, legal and institutional framework ƒ Advise UNECE/FAO on the implementation of Work Area 5 « Policy and cross-sectoral issues » on data collection, validation, dissemination ƒ Contribute to the coordination of reporting on C&I for SFM by MCPFE ƒ MCPFE improved set of pan-European indicators for SFM, including qualitative indicators 30 country reports available at: http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=91 ƒ New draft enquiry for 2011 report ƒ Support the regional contribution to the global FRA ƒ FRA 2010: policies, legislation and institutions (T14-T16) ƒ Strengthen the strategic discussion of monitoring SFM ƒ Maintain and expand the international network and forums for discussion on the monitoring of SFM

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 UNECEUNECE andand FAOFAO’’ss coordinationcoordination effortsefforts onon policiespolicies && institutionsinstitutions ƒ Different information sources and approaches: ƒ UNECE and FAO Information collection: MCPFE qualitative indicators (Europe), Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2010, National Forest Programme (nfp) updates ƒ Additional information available through: FAO-LEX, National reports to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), UNECE Environmental Performance Reviews, Country reports from workshops, National websites ƒ Ongoing work, through the UNECE/FAO inter-secretariat coordination group on monitoring forest policies and institution, towards: ƒ A global on-line information repository with up-to-date information on forest policies and institutions, integrated in the FAO forest country profiles ƒ Harmonization of terms & definitions and reporting processes

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew P&IP&I databasedatabase structurestructure

Example: Institutions ƒ Main Public Organization(s) Responsible for Forest Policy ƒ Most Relevant Institution(s) per Policy Area ƒ Land use and forest area ƒ Production and use of wood ƒ Production and use of non-wood goods and services ƒ Research, training and education ƒ Cultural and spiritual values ƒ … ƒ Institution(s) Responsible for Law Enforcement ƒ Main Characteristics of Institutional Framework ƒ Main Private Organization(s) involved in Forest Policy Formulation ƒ Main Forest Policy Coordinating Mechanism

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE enquiryenquiry onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators

ƒ 1st Draft Questionnaire available now ƒ Questionnaire to be finalized and sent to countries by end of 2009/early 2010 ƒ Provisional deadline for country replies: spring 2010 (tbc) ƒ Validation of information by summer 2010 (tbc) ƒ Storage of information in P&I database / FAO country profiles ƒ Analysis of results, development of policy recommendations ƒ MCPFE Conference and release of the final report « State of Europe's Forests » in 2011

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE questionnairequestionnaire onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators

ƒ Overall policies, institutions and instruments for SFM ƒ Forest policy formulation and implementation ƒ National Forest Programme (nfp) or similar process ƒ Institutional frameworks ƒ Legal/regulatory frameworks ƒ Financial instruments/economic policy ƒ Informational means ƒ Policies, institutions and instruments by policy area:

ƒ Land use, forest area and other ƒ Biodiversity wooded land ƒ Protection services ƒ Carbon balance ƒ Economic viability ƒ Health and vitality ƒ Employment (incl.safety and health) ƒ Production and use of wood ƒ Public awareness ƒ Production and use of non-wood ƒ Research, training and education goods and services, especially ƒ Cultural and spiritual values provision of recreation

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE questionnairequestionnaire onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators

ƒ Based on the structure of the previous questionnaire ƒ Comparison with other reporting processes & information sources

ƒ Main changes:

ƒ New section on « Forest policy formulation and implementation» (policy objective, policy statement, instruments for implementation, mention of forestry in poverty reduction papers…) ƒ Questions on decentralization of institutions, policy- and law- making ƒ Additional questions on National Forest Programmes (nfps) ƒ Harmonization of terms & definitions with FRA 2010 enquiry and nfp-updates

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE questionnairequestionnaire onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators

ƒ A first draft, for your comments

ƒ Do we address the right issues? Policy objectives, policy formulation & legislation, instruments ƒ Is more information needed on actual policy implementation, and the capacity of institutional and legal framework to lead to changes in SFM? ƒ Is the information on climate change policies sufficient? Presently: « carbon balance » information related to mitigation strategy Should more specific questions be asked on climate change? E.g. on adaptation? wood energy? Within existing policy areas (« health & vitality », « use of wood ») or under a new one?

ƒ Other comments & suggestions? Î Now or later, please write to [email protected]

Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 UNECE/FAO Policies & Institutions contacts

Franziska Hirsch [email protected] Phone: +41 22 917 2480

Marion Briens [email protected] Phone: +41 22 917 2870

UNECE/FAO Timber Section Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland Website: http://www.unece.org/timber E-mail: [email protected]