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Monitoring Forest Policies & Institutions 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 Advise UNECE/FAO on the implementation of Work Area 5 « Policy and cross-sectoral issues » on data collection, validation, dissemination Contribute to the coordination of reporting on C&I for SFM by MCPFE 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 New draft enquiry for 2011 report Support the regional contribution to the global FRA FRA 2010: policies, legislation and institutions (T14-T16) Strengthen the strategic discussion of monitoring SFM 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 Different information sources and approaches: UNECE and FAO Information collection: MCPFE qualitative indicators (Europe), Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2010, National Forest Programme (nfp) updates 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 Ongoing work, through the UNECE/FAO inter-secretariat coordination group on monitoring forest policies and institution, towards: A global on-line information repository with up-to-date information on forest policies and institutions, integrated in the FAO forest country profiles 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 Main Public Organization(s) Responsible for Forest Policy Most Relevant Institution(s) per Policy Area Land use and forest area Production and use of wood Production and use of non-wood goods and services Research, training and education Cultural and spiritual values … Institution(s) Responsible for Law Enforcement Main Characteristics of Institutional Framework Main Private Organization(s) involved in Forest Policy Formulation Main Forest Policy Coordinating Mechanism Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE enquiryenquiry onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators 1st Draft Questionnaire available now Questionnaire to be finalized and sent to countries by end of 2009/early 2010 Provisional deadline for country replies: spring 2010 (tbc) Validation of information by summer 2010 (tbc) Storage of information in P&I database / FAO country profiles Analysis of results, development of policy recommendations 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 Overall policies, institutions and instruments for SFM Forest policy formulation and implementation National Forest Programme (nfp) or similar process Institutional frameworks Legal/regulatory frameworks Financial instruments/economic policy Informational means Policies, institutions and instruments by policy area: Land use, forest area and other Biodiversity wooded land Protection services Carbon balance Economic viability Health and vitality Employment (incl.safety and health) Production and use of wood Public awareness Production and use of non-wood Research, training and education goods and services, especially Cultural and spiritual values provision of recreation Inaugural meeting ToS Forest Sector Outlook, 4-5 February 2009 NewNew MCPFEMCPFE questionnairequestionnaire onon qualitativequalitative indicatorsindicators Based on the structure of the previous questionnaire Comparison with other reporting processes & information sources Main changes: New section on « Forest policy formulation and implementation» (policy objective, policy statement, instruments for implementation, mention of forestry in poverty reduction papers…) Questions on decentralization of institutions, policy- and law- making Additional questions on National Forest Programmes (nfps) 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 A first draft, for your comments Do we address the right issues? Policy objectives, policy formulation & legislation, instruments Is more information needed on actual policy implementation, and the capacity of institutional and legal framework to lead to changes in SFM? 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? 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].
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