ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION : FORESTRY CO-OPERATION
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The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on CITsThe UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on CITs6th Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 March 20046th Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 March 2004
ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION::
FORESTRY CO-OPERATION
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Alexander V. KorotkovAlexander V. KorotkovUNECE Timber BranchUNECE Timber Branch
UNECE/FAO Integrated Work ProgramUNECE/FAO Integrated Work Program
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• Introduction & background
• Brief history of the process
• Mandate of ToS on CITs
• Direction of ToS activities
• MCPFE Resolution H3
• Further needs and challenges• Questions / Issues, Discussion …
Contents of presentation
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Geographical area / political map
Magnitude of the process:
Twenty-seven (27) countries from central and eastern Europe and the former USSR have been considered as “countries with economies in transition” since beginning of unprecedented political changes and economic transformation
Only 9 countries constituted this region in 1989 …
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Forests of Countris in Transition
The forest cover of CEEC in transition:
1993 - about 980 million hectares, i.e. about 25.3 percent of the world forests2004 - some 915 million hectares, i.e. about 23.6 percent of the world forests
The forestry importance is high !!!
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Team of Specialiststo monitor and develop
assistance to countries of central and eastern Europe in
transition in the forest and forest products sector
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Established: October 1993, Joint TC/ EFC session, Geneva
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ToS Mandate and ToR
• To review periodically programme on CIT• To make recommendations to UNECE/FAO• To review countries’ needs for assistance • To develop ways of co-operation• To contribute to effective & efficient way of
assistance• To monitor and coordinate H3 implementation
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ToS Duration: 2004 (ECE/TIM/2003/2…& /6)
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ToS meetings/ sessions
• 11stst inaugural meeting: inaugural meeting: 6-8 June 1994, Geneva6-8 June 1994, Geneva
• 22ndnd meeting: meeting: 29-30 May 1996, Geneva29-30 May 1996, Geneva
• 33rdrd meeting: meeting: 1-5 Nov. 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia1-5 Nov. 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 44thth meeting : meeting : 29 June-04 July 1999, Gmunden29 June-04 July 1999, Gmunden
• 55thth meeting: meeting: 14 Sept. 2001, Debe/ Warsaw14 Sept. 2001, Debe/ Warsaw
• 66thth ToS meeting: ToS meeting: 3-6 March 2004, Warsaw3-6 March 2004, Warsaw
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Strategic direction of co-operation
• Institution and capacity building• Legal and policy infrastructure for SFM• Extension services, education and training• Market oriented & ecologically sound
enterprises• Cross-sectoral & private ownership issues• Issues of general importance: protection of
forests, forest conservation, specific issues, etc
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MCPFE Resolution H3
“Forestry Co-operation with Countries with Economies in Transition”:
“The Signatory States and the EuropeanCommunity commit themselves to promoteand support cooperation for mutual benefits … in order to provide relevant expertise and advice,and to invite appropriate organizations and Institutions to do likewise.”
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MCPFE Resolution H3 (1)
UNECE/FAO is the international coordinator for the implementation of the Resolution H3
Reporting:
- Antalya (Turkey), January 1995- Lisbon (Portugal), June 1998- Vienna (Austria), April 2003
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to Dr. Peter Csoka (Hungary) !!!
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H3 and CITs reporting
1995 – Antalya, Turkey
1988 – Lisbon, Portugal
2003 – Vienna, Austria
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MCPFE Resolution H3 (2)
Monitoring of H3 Implementation: Some 730 projects/activities reported by donor and recipient countries and organisations in the H3 electronic database (“Users’ Guide”):• Seminars / workshops• Education / training• Scientific / research / “know-how” transfer• Capacity building / technical developments• Policy / strategy / study tours, etc
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H3 DB Users’Guide
1) Forest Resources Data (FRA 2000)2) Elements of the international and
national legal framwork (list of documents)
3) H3 relating projects (queries by type, country, search text)
4) Supplementary information (contact points, etc)
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3.htm.htm
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MCPFE Resolution H3 (3)
Projects by typeConference
Study tour
Seminar/workshop
Education/training
Scientific/research
Technical development
Institutional development
Technical assistance
Capacity building
Policy/strategy
Know-how transfer
Financial assistance
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MCPFE Resolution H3 (4)
Number of projects per country
Austria
Bulgaria
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Ukraine
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MCPFE Resolution H3 (5)
Projects by field (keyword)Biodiversity
Economics
Environmental protection
Forest planning
Information management
Institutional framework
Policy/legislation
Sustainable forest management
Technology, research
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Workshops/ Seminars / Meetings
UNECE Workshops’ Dynamics:-Forming forestry legislation…-Pravitization aspects and issues …-Development of marketing…-Institution building and forest policies…-Certification in forestry (forest products)…-Sustainable forest management …-Practical forestry and forest operations…-… etc …-http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/h3/h3.htmh3.htm
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ToS - MCPFE workshop 2001
Recommendationsto MCPFE:
• Policy formulation• Economic aspects• Socvial aspects• Ecological aspectsWG’s findings to:• Ministers (FS) …• ToS on CITs …
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MCPFE-2003 and CEEC
MCPFE-2003 Vienna Conference did not
provide any direct, specific and explicit
Guidance on the future co-operation
Matter in this area...
Still…,
There is a number of reference in
MCPFE-2003 documents ….
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Country Forestry Profiles
• Forestry Country Profiles:– Russia - 2001– Georgia - 2002– Ukraine – 2003– Bulgaria –2004– Serbia & Montenegro - 2004– focus on CEEC …
*/ availability of resources…
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Country profiles
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Practical Issues and Challenges
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/tc-meet.htm
• political, economic and financial position of forestry sector in many countries is still weak• CIS and south-east European countries frequently cannot attend international meetings if their costs are not paid, thus loosing:- benefits from the participation in activities …- leading ideas in the sector and possibilities to make useful contacts
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Some questions to answer …
• How to promote further the economic integration of non-EU European countries in the context of post-European Union enlargement ?
• What specific activities should be undertaken for countries with different stages of developments of transition economies ?
- newly acceding countries- emerging market economies- less advanced transition economies
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Some questions to answer … (cont.)
• What are the main needs in forestry sectors of 18 “non-EU” CITs (notion “transition”???) ?– newly EU acceding countries;– emerging market economies (EU “recognition”…);– less advanced transition economies.
• Should the 18 “non-accession yet” CITs be considered as a group (in forestry sectors terms), as a number of different groups (see above?) or individually?
• What scope of the UNECE/ FAO work in this (CEEC and CIS) area should be in the future ?
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Some questions to answer … (cont.)
• Raising interest of high level political and administrative circles in forestry …
• How can we help to improve investment conditions in the forestry sector ?
• What should be done for fostering entrepreneurship in transition economies ?
• What should be the next UNECE/FAO action in this area (after the ToS meeting…) ?
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Some concluding remarks• Trends in policies and institutions for the sector
in CIS and SEE countries (to study)…• Changing Role of State Forest Services …• Focusing on private forestry issues …• Increasing capacity in CIS and SEE countries
to achieve SFM at the national level• Breaking an actual “isolation” of some CIS and
SEE from exchange of experience and ideas• UNECE/FAO ToS on “forest sector of CIS and
South-East Europe (SEE)” ?
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What practical actions are needed
• Workshops ??? : e.g. on
- “Trends in policies and institutions for
the sector in CIS and south east Europe “, or • Studies ??? : e.g. on
- Analysis of forest legislation in the CIS
/SEE countries”… • What other activities ?• Resources for implementation ?
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Some more questions to answer
• Should ToS terminate its work in current format ?
• Should ToS be transformed into a different format ?
• Should the UNECE/FAO establish a new ToS on CIT (CIS ..? ) countries ?
• What ToR and Mandate of the new (or newly transformed) ToS should be (if any) ?
• What scope of the UNECE/ FAO work in this (CEEC and CIS) area should be in the future ?
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Opinions from Countries
• To reinforce the UNECE and MCPFE co-operation on CEEC• To provide support to private forestry• To contribute to improvement of forestry and environment legislation• To improve assessment of forest ecological benefits• To improve communication between relating institutions
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Opinions from Countries (cont.)
• To assist to building up of integrated forest information system• To contribute to capacity building to bring forestry in line with the EU legislation• To improve the cost efficiency in forest management practices• To facilitate investments into the forestry sector
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Strategic Reviews:TC & EFC Integrated WP
• co-operation with MCPFE, and contribution to SFM in the region, especially in CEEC• continue providing assistance for countries in transition • shift in focus of attention to eastern and SEE countries, to promote their European integration• support to countries in transition, in particular non-EU countries
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Comments or/and questions ?