Sustainable forestry for climate change employment and the
Sustainable forestry for climate change, employment and the community Forest management, Pacific Island nations and the role of forest certification
Sponsors This side event is presented by the major stakeholders – industry, union, education and community organisations – in Australia’s sustainably managed forest industry The side event is sponsored by Forest. Works Learning & Skills Development, the Industry Skills Council for Australia’s forest industries
Event Format § Introduction – including description of a practical project introducing SFM options to developing countries § Australian forest management § Allan Hansard, CEO, National Association of Forest Industries § Sustainable forest management § Dr Bob Smith, Independent Forest Consultant § Role and limitations of forest certification in sustainable forest management § Lisa Marty, Deputy Director, Victorian Association of Forest Industries § Questions Presentations and additional information will be on the UNFCCC website by the end of today
Asia Pacific Forestry Skills and Capacity Building Programme (APFSCBP) § Program has multiple elements, many projects § Australian industry elected an SFM and forest certification readiness project § § Developing capacity among all stakeholders Practical measures – show real progress Recognise importance of demonstrating multiple options Diverse country projects & each has prior stakeholder commitment § Focus Countries § § § Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Indonesia
International, National and Local Governance and Management Project Governance § International Project Steering Committee – collateral benefit is ‘real time’ diffusion § ‘National Stakeholder Groups’ in each country Inputs § Approx $AUD 390, 000 from Australian Government, inc. evaluation and comprehensive reporting to aid diffusion § Australian industry donates range of expertise § Country Project Coordinators all sourced from civil society (report to National Stakeholder Groups)
Solomon Islands - single island, 13 traditional land owners § Focus ~ Landowners and other stakeholder capacity ~ jointly determine appropriate management/certification outcomes § Intents ~ conservation, sustainable employment outcomes and community income Tribal chiefs and senior community women participating in Gizo workshop, as part of the APFSCB programme in the Solomon Islands
Indonesia - prior unsustainable industrial scale logging § Focus ~ Education and joint training for stakeholders ~ Selection of appropriate management and/or certification options at an entity level (80 entities) § Intents ~ achieve locally appropriate certification, stabilise markets, employment and incomes Closed (and decaying) ply mill in East Kalimantan where unsustainable logging resulted in dozens of mill closures and over 50, 000 job losses since 1998
Papua New Guinea - national capacity building for SFM § Focus ~ develop broad and consistent stakeholder understanding of SFM options and practices § Intent ~ provide framework to embed SFM as basis forest management decisions across PNG National capacity building workshop on SFM conducted in PNG as part of APFSCB Programme
PNG Project – Key Details Phase 1 1. Stakeholders meeting about forest management ~ meeting cooperatively for the first time 2. Developed SFM training materials 3. Assessed and trained college trainers in SFM 4. Trainers delivered pilot course Phase 2 1. Alignment of existing training ~ multiple outcomes 2. Training of Government Forest Officers
Broad Project Experiences § Stakeholder engagement crucial – if you aren’t welcome you aren’t helping! § Huge amounts of money are not required to build capacity § Different outcomes for different communities, regions and countries – one size will not fit all § Use existing national capacity where it exists Field training for existing trainers in PNG
Poznań Climate Change Conference The Changing Climate of Australian Forest Management Poznań, 5 th December 2008 Allan Hansard
Sustainable forest management in Australia § Comprehensive legislation – triple bottom line objectives § National Forest Policy Statement 1992 – led to Regional Forest Agreement process § Reduction in production native forest estate § Expansion of plantation hardwood estate § Trend towards certification
Regional Forest Agreements
Commercial Native Forests § Resource security is critical for long term planning
Sustainable Harvesting
Plantations § Australia expanding plantation estate (75, 000 ha pa) – now 1. 9 million ha § Recent investment through private sector § Delivering 20 million tonnes CO 2 abatement pa – critical to Kyoto targets § 2020 Vision Target of 3 million ha of plantations by 2020 – could provide 50 million tonnes CO 2 abatement pa by 2020
Australia’s plantation expansion Ref (BRS 2008)
Regional Economies and Employment
Carbon Profile of Forestry § Forestry - Australia’s only carbon positive sector Ref (DCC)
Carbon benefits of production forests and carbon in wood products Ref (FWPRDC 2006)
Carbon storage in wood products § C in wood products not recognised internationally. Priority in Emissions Trading Scheme § C in wood products = 5 million tonnes of CO 2 abatement pa § Average Australian home built from wood saves around 25 tonnes of CO 2 in production process
Carbon abatement opportunity 20% of Australia’s carbon abatement from forest industry by 2020
Contribution to national abatement task
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Sustainable Forest Management – 4 Key Aspects Dr Robert (Bob) Smith Bob Smith & Associates - Independent Forestry & Sustainable Development Consultant - Former CEO of NSW State Forests - Former Head of Victorian Treasury
Forest Certification: its role & limitations in promoting SFM A voluntary, market-based tool for promoting sustainable forest management. Structure of a forest certification scheme Standards development Accreditation Certification Product claim (Crawford 2007, adapted) Forest management standard Chain of custody standard Independent certification bodies Forest Owner/Manager Processors Manufacturers Agents Retailers Standards accreditation body Accreditation body
Forest certification and sustainable forest management Standards for good forest management include: Compliance with all relevant laws Respect for tenure and use rights Respect for indigenous peoples’ rights Respect for community relations Respect for worker rights Delivery of multiple benefits from the forest Assessment and mitigation of environmental impact Maintenance of critical forest areas Specific provisions for plantations Implementation of a management plan Effective monitoring and assessment WWF/World Bank Global Forest Alliance
Benefits of forest certification § Indicator of good forest management § Markets for ecosystem services (REDD) § Emissions trading § § § Demonstration of legal compliance Price premiums in niche markets only Market access benefits § Procurement § Green building
The state of forest certification in 2008 § 320 million hectares certified § 8. 3% of total forest area § 13. 4% of total managed forest area § 12, 600 chain of custody certificates UNECE/FAO (2008)
Forest certification is limited in developing countries
Limitations in implementing forest certification § Institutional barriers to development of national schemes in developing countries § Standards and conformance infrastructure § Complicated supply chain for tropical timber § Cost of achieving and maintaining forest certification § Role of donor support § Cost vs carbon management incentives
Limitations of forest certification in achieving SFM § Forest management beyond certified areas § Drivers of unsustainable practices not addressed § Deforestation § Forest management standards require further elaboration on carbon management
A capacity building approach to SFM § Forest certification is an effective tool to improve forest management and indicate a product originates from a well-managed forest. § Limits to implementation and scope. § Must address the causes of deforestation and unsustainable forestry practices § Poverty alleviation, livelihoods of forest dependent communities, landowners and workers § Capacity building to improve forest governance, knowledge and skills of all forest stakeholders § Consideration of appropriate forest management outcomes and measures
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