Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy and National Strategies

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1 Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy and National Strategies 7 September 2015 Tatu Torniainen, PhD Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Finland 1

2 Content 1) The process of the Rovaniemi Action Plan 2) An example at the national level the Bioeconomy Strategy in Finland 2

3 Three economic waves GDP and wellbeing Fossil economy Natural economy Bioeconomy uses sustainably biological natural resources to produce materials, energy, food and services Aims: Decrease dependency on fossil raw materials, prevent deprivation of ecosystems, promote economic development and create new jobs

4 Why Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy Belief that green economy is more than a buzz word A real opportunity for the forest sector Forests are already delivering environmentally friendly products and services to society, there is great potential for more Need to demonstrate and communicate to public, decision makers, etc. Work collectively Transformation of forest sector! 4

5 Development of the Ac/on Plan Ques%onnaire first dra/ Stakeholder mee%ngs May March 2012 E- mail consulta%ons Dec 2012 to Jan 2013 July 2013 to Sept 2013 Intergovernmental mee%ngs ECE TC- COFFI / FAO EFC: October 2011 October 2012 June 2013

6 What is it? Describes how the UNECE region s forest sector could contribute to the development of a green economy. Promotes the sharing and implementa%on of best prac%ces concerning the green economy. Promotes the development and implementa%on of policies for the forest sector which are effec%ve in achieving stated objec%ves, efficient in the use of resources and equitable in their treatment of all actors, both inside and outside the sector. Communicates the poten%al of the UNECE region s forest sector to policy makers, the general public and decision makers in other sectors. Not a binding commitment 6

7 5 Areas, 129 Ac/ons 1. Sustainable wood consump%on and produc%on Pa\erns of consump%on and produc%on of forest products are truly sustainable The low- carbon forest sector The forest sector makes the best possible contribu%on to mi%ga%on of, and adapta%on to, climate change Decent green jobs in the forest sector The workforce is able to implement SFM and the forest sector contributes to achieving social goals of the green economy by providing decent jobs Valua%on of and payment for forest ecosystem services 5. Policy development and monitoring of the forest sector Forest func%ons are valued and PES are established. Policies and ins%tu%ons promote SFM; policy making is evidence- based, and policy instruments are effec%ve, efficient and equitable 15 25

8 Bioeconomy Strategy in Finland an example of activities at the national level Available at: The_Finnish_Bioeconomy_Strategy_ pdf 8

9 Bioeconomy value chains (ecosystem) Wood products Chemicals Biomass Energy products Food Construction Ecosystem and other services Products Expertise Bioeconomy value chains produce goods, services and solutions sustainably utilising clean technology

10 Bioeconomy s significance in Finland Turnover 64bn Finland seeks to increase its bioeconomy output to 100bn euros by 2025 and to create 100,000 new jobs in the process. Share of employment 11% Bioeconomy combines wood processing, chemistry, energy, construction, technology, food and health. Share of exports 26% Forest sector is the backbone of bioeconomy in Finland Forest cover > 70 %

11 Goals of the Strategy Strategic goals 1. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR BIOECONOMY 2. NEW BUSINESS FROM BIOECONOMY 3. STRONG KNOW-HOW BASE FOR BIOECONOMY 4. USABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOMASS Implementation and monitoring Sustainable bioeconomy solutions are the basis of Finland s welfare and competitiveness.

12 Implemented and planned policies and actions 1. The government decision on bioeconomy 2. Public funding allocated to bioeconomy 3. Boosting investments An International Biorefinery Competition 4. Finnish bioeconomy priorities defined for the EU 5. A regulatory survey on Bioeconomy bottlenecks and boosters 6. BioAtlas an inventory of biomass resources reliable data 7. Promotion of exports of biobased products and technologies 8. A communication and media action plan 9. Tools for promotion and a public discussion

13 An example of action: International Biorefinery Competition First of its kind in the world Entries represented investments of 1.5 B Winners Spinnova fibre yarn Biovakka Suomi transportation fuels and nutrients Kemijärvi consortium new pulp products and chemicals

14 Reflections Rovaniemi Action Plan: was designed in a wide voluntary based participatory process engaging over 100 parties including governments, stakeholders, organisations links national regional global -> cooperation The both strategies described here: are based on sustainable forest management link forests to broader society and its processes facilitate the transformation of the sector address the value chain, products and services communicate both within and outside traditional forest sector Challenges for forest governance, information and, maintenance and enhancement of ecosystem services 14

15 Thank you! 15