60 years of UNECEFAO work on timber and
60 years of UNECE/FAO work on timber and forestry – addressing key themes of the future Kit Prins Chief, ECE/FAO Timber Section European Forest Week, 24 October 2008
Outline § The foundation of ECE/FAO § The four pillars of the programme § Secrets of success § Challenges European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
The foundation of ECE/FAO: 1947 § Europe in ruins § Forests devastated § Acute wood shortage preventing reconstruction § Still a command economy § New organisations: (E)ECE & FAO § Glesinger and friends (Myrdal, Leloup) European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
New international system, 1947 § International Timber Conference, Marianske Lazne, 1947 • Increased cutting • Lumber rationing • Long term commitment to forest management § Timber Committee addressed short term supply issues § European Forestry Commission addressed medium and long term policy questions European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
ECE/FAO, the first five years § Quarterly supply reviews § Better information on Europe’s forests and markets § Policy discussions § European Timber Trends and Prospects, 1953: called for a « dynamic forest policy » European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
The four pillars of the programme § Market analysis § Forest resource assessment § Policy forum § Sector outlook studies All fact based and transparent Each depends on the others European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
Secrets of success § Continuity of approach § Staying close to the data § Openness to emerging issues § Participation of private sector and civil society § « Disseminated » methods (teams) § Periodic strategic review § Motivated and technically competent team § Aware of policy but not political European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
Partnerships § The ECE/FAO partnership is the basis of everything § Evercloser partnership with MCPFE § Close cooperation with EU bodies § Many others … European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
Where are we today? § Consensus on ECE/FAO’s niche and comparative advantage § Strategic Plan 2008 -2013 agreed § Hot topics: energy and climate change § Good governance system European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
Challenges § Implementation of SFM in transition countries § Sector outlook study in a fast changing environment § Resources § Develop cross-sectoral projects and methods § Improve communication European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION European Forest Week plenary session: working together for Europe’s forests
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