LOCAL FORESTS, GLOBAL MARKETS.

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1 LOCAL FORESTS, GLOBAL MARKETS. 20th anniversary programme 26 September 2011

2 With 2011 marking the Global Forest & Trade Network s 20th anniversary and the UN International Year of the Forests, we are proud to 1991 WWF and twenty UK companies buying and selling forest products create the WWF 1995 Group, the precursor of GFTN. They pledge to phase out all forest products that are not sourced responsibly The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is founded to promote responsible forest management via international certification and on-product labelling The first FSC-certified forest product - a wooden spatula - is sold on the market The expanded WWF 95+ Group launches the Forests for Life Campaign to protect 10% of the world s forests by 2000 and certify 20 million, with great results exceeding the initial goals set The WWF 95+ Group is formally chartered as the Global Forest & Trade Network. celebrate many milestones in responsible forestry and trade. A snapshot includes: 2002 GFTN expands its network into producer countries including Central Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Central America, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. It develops a Stepwise Approach to help companies prepare for certification and clean up their supply chains GFTN networks take root in West and Central Africa, Central America, Brazil, Peru, Australia and China. GFTN publishes two important guides for companies to use in implementing responsible purchasing policies: Keep It Legal and the revised Responsible Purchasing of Forest Products Collectively, GFTN members manage 21.7 million of FSCcertified forest and trade approximately 19% of the global supply of forest products In total, 143 million in 81 countries around the world are now FSC certified.

3 So much depends upon a forest livelihoods The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) is WWF s initiative to eliminate illegal logging and drive improvements in forest management. GFTN is the longest-running programme of its kind, aiming to transform the global marketplace into a force for safeguarding the world s valuable and threatened forests while ensuring that these forests continue to provide economic and social benefits for the businesses and people who depend on them.

4 BIODIVERSITY forest economies Our 2020 goal is to mainstream responsible forest management and trade practices so that they become the market standard in the global forest products industry, contributing to zero net deforestation and degradation of the world s most valuable, threatened forests. Today, GFTN s influence spans not only forests but the entire forest products supply chain, from forest floor to retail shelf.

5 GFTN 20th Anniversary Programme 26 September 2011 Local Forests, Global Markets: Driving zero net deforestation and degradation through responsible forest management and trade 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. followed by a Cocktail reception. 3:00-3:10 Welcome & The State of the World s Forests by Rod Taylor, Director, Forests Programme, WWF International 3:10-3:30 Presentation: 20 Years of Advancing Conservation through Responsible Forestry and Trade by George White, Head, GFTN 3:30-4:10 Panel Presentations: Looking Ahead: reflections and challenges Compliance or Sustainability: Do we have to choose? Increasing the Supply of Certified Timber: Paying more to get more? Securing Sustainable Supply: Do you need suppliers or supply chain partners? Good Governance of Sustainable Markets: Can policymakers stop the worst and promote the best? 4:10-4:50 Facilitated Panel Discussions 4:50-5:00 Onward: Making Responsible Forest Management and Trade Mainstream by George White, Head, GFTN 5:00-7:00 Cocktail Reception

6 Acknowledgements Generous contributions from the following and others have made possible the GFTN s work around the world. WWF and the GFTN are grateful for their support and commitment to the cause of ending illegal logging and driving improvements in forest management. Blue Moon Fund Citigroup Coop Switzerland Directorate-General for International Cooperation of the Netherlands (DGIS) Department for International Development (DFID) European Commission IKEA International Finance Corporation (IFC) Migros Sveaskog (former Assi Doman) Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) TetraPak United States Agency for International Development gftn by the numbers 27.6 million total amount of forest managed by GFTN 19% of the global supply of forest products, by value, is traded by GFTN annually 32 Countries represented in the GFTN US$70 billion combined annual sales of all GFTN 271 number of companies currently participating in GFTN 21.7 million amount of FSC-certified forest managed by GFTN 1.5 million people employed by GFTN participant companies 5.8 million amount of forest in progress toward FSC certification by GFTN US$102 million estimated value of the 200+ trading deals that have been conducted among GFTN

7 DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by panelists and keynote speakers do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Wildlife Fund WWF. All rights reserved by World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Photo credits: Edward Parker/WWF Canon; Nigel Dickinson/WWF-Canon; Roger Leguen/WWF-Canon; Brent Stirton/ Getty Images; Michel Gunther/WWF- Canon. gftn.panda.org Why we are here To stop the degradation of the planet s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. gftn.panda.org