Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the EU Forest Action Plan Service Contract No. 30-CE /00-59

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1 ANNEXES Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the EU Forest Action Plan Service Contract No. 30-CE /00-59 By an external evaluation team of Lead Contractor: European Forest Institute (EFI) (Joensuu, Finland and Regional Office EFIMED in Barcelona, Spain) Torikatu 34, Joensuu, Finland Subcontractors: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) Institut für Wald-, Umwelt- und Ressourcenpolitik Feistmantelstraβe 4 A-1180 Wien, Austria Centre Tecnològic Forestal De Catalunya (CTFC) Ctra. de St. Llorenç de Morunys, Km 2 E Solsona, Spain University of Hamburg, Institute for World Forestry (UHH/vTI) Leuschnerstr. 91 D Hamburg, Germany November 2009

2 Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the EU Forest Action Plan Service Contract No. 30-CE /00-59 ANNEXES Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP Annex 2: Case study Exchange and assess experiences on the valuation and marketing of non-wood forest goods and services (Key Action 3) Annex 3: Case study FAP and SFC role towards EU compliance with the obligations on climate change mitigation of the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol Annex 4: Case study Strengthening policy coordination between policy areas: EU FAP strengthening co-ordination within the Commission Annex 5: List of themes and topics of new emerging issues for consideration of the EU FAP in the future Annex 6: List of materials

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4 ANNEX to the Report of the Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the EU Forest Action Plan Service Contract No. 30-CE /00-59 Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP List of contents: Introduction 3 List of abbreviations 4 OBJECTIVE 1: Improving long-term competitiveness 7 Key Action 1 Examine the effects of globalisation on the economic viability and competitiveness of EU forestry 7 Key Action 2 Encourage research and technological development to enhance the competitiveness of the forest sector 8 Key Action 3 Exchange and assess experiences on the valuation and marketing of non-wood forest goods and services 10 Key Action 4 Promote the use of forest biomass for energy generation 11 Key Action 5 Foster the cooperation between forest owners and enhance education and training in forestry 14 OBJECTIVE 2: Improving and protecting the environment 16 Key Action 6 Facilitate EU compliance with the obligations on climate change mitigation of the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol and encourage adaptation to the effects of climate change. 16 Key Action 7 Contribute towards achieving the revised Community biodiversity objectives for 2010 and beyond 19 Key Action 8 Work towards a European Forest Monitoring System 22 Key Action 9 Enhance the protection of EU forests 23 OBJECTIVE 3: Contributing to quality of life 28 Key Action 10 Encourage environmental education and information 28 Key Action 11 Maintain and enhance the protective functions of forests 30 Key Action 12 Explore the potential of urban and peri-urban forests 32 OBJECTIVE 4: Fostering coordination and communication 33 Key Action 13 Strengthen the role of the Standing Forestry Committee 33 Key Action 14 Strengthen coordination between policy areas in forest-related matters 34 Key Action 15 Apply the open method of coordination (OMC) to national forest programmes 35 Key Action 16 Strengthen the EU profile in international forest-related processes 35 Key Action 17 Encourage the use of wood and other forest products from sustainably managed forests 37 Key Action 18 Improve information exchange and communication 39

5 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP Introduction This Annex provides information on implementation of the EU Forest Action Plan (EU FAP) Key Actions and activities. The inventory is based on the EU FAP Work Programme , progress reports concluded as part of the SFC annual work programmes , and the data and information collected in the mid-term evaluation document reviews, in interviews of the Commission representatives as well as in the Member State responses to the implementation inventory survey. In total 24 Member States responded to the inventory survey, and the following table summarises the responses of the EU Member States excluding Portugal, Malta and Belgium. Contact to the Member States was made through the Standing Forestry Committee representatives. In the survey, the Member States were requested to indicate the status of implementation of the EU FAP Key Actions and activities where the EU FAP work programme indicates Member States as Leading Actors either on their own or together with the Commission. The Member States were also requested to specify the most important measures in their country contributing to achievement of the EU FAP objectives. The level of detail in the Member States responses varied considerably. Furthermore, a number of respondents pointed out that it is difficult to indicate activities at the national level which were implemented specifically due to the EU FAP. Rather, the activities are ongoing in many cases, for several years already and they would also have taken place without the Action Plan, even though they now contribute to the objectives defined in the EU FAP. As a consequence, the list of activities in the Member States presented in this Annex is not exhaustive but rather, gives a sample of activities and types of activities carried out in the Member States within the objectives of the EU FAP. The period of analysis for the investigation is from the beginning of the implementation of the EU FAP (January 2007) up until the mid-term review and the time of data collection (March 2009). More recent activities in 2009 are presented when they are relevant for the description. Stakeholder involvement and activities parallel to the EU FAP are included to extent such references are made in the documents reviewed and in the surveys carried out for the mid-term evaluation.

6 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP List of abbreviations AC-FBI AFOLU AGFC BENELUX Advisory Committee on Community Policy regarding Forestry and Forest-based Industries Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (UNFCCC) Advisory Group on Forestry and Cork Belgium and the Netherlands and Luxembourg C&I pan-european Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MCPFE) CADSES Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CEI-Bois European Confederation of Woodworking Industries CEPF Confederation of European Forest Owners CEPI Confederation of European Paper Industries CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research CIP-IEE EU s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP): Intelligent Energy Europe CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora COFO FAO Committee on Forestry COFORD the National Council for Forest Research and Development (IE) COP Conference of Parties (UNFCCC) COP/MOP Meeting of the Parties (Kyoto Protocol) COPA-COCEGA Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations & General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology CPF Collaborative Partnership on Forests DG EAFRD EBRD EEA EESC EFDAC EfE EFFIS EFI EFICP Directorate General (Commission departments and services): DG AIDCO EuropeAid Cooperation Office DG AGRI DG Agriculture and Rural Development DG COMP DG Competition DG DEV DG Development DG EMPL DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG ENLARG DG Enlargement DG ENTR DG Enterprise and Industry DG ENV DG Environment DG ESTAT Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union DG MARKT DG Internal Market and Services DG REGIO DG Regional Policy DG RTD DG Research DG SANCO DG Health and Consumers DG TRADE DG Trade DG TREN DG Transport and Energy JRC Joint Research Centre SG General Secretariat European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Environment Agency European Economic and Social Committee European Forest Data Centre Environment for Europe European Forest Fire Information System European Forest Institute European Forest Information and Communication Platform

7 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP EFMS ELO ENFE ENGREF EPPO ERA ERDF EU FAP EUSTAFOR FACE FAO FBI FCN FCS FERN FLEG(T) FP FRI FTP FTP NRA FTP SRA GHG GPP ICP Forests ICP IM IFSA IIASA IPCC IPPC ISG ITTO IUCN KBBE LBA LIFE+ LULUCF MCPFE European Forest Monitoring System European Landowners' Organisation European Network of Forest Entrepreneurs Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization European Research Area European Regional Development Fund EU Forest Action Plan European State Forest Association Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Forest-based Industries Forest Communicators Network (UNECE/FAO team of specialists) Forest Stewardship Council (certification) an environmental non-governmental organisation Forest Law Enforcement, Governance (and Trade) EU s Framework Programme for research FP6 / FP7 forest research institute Forest-based sector Technology Platform National Research Agenda Strategic Research Agenda greenhouse gas Green Public Procurement International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests International Cooperative Programme on Integrated Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Ecosystems International Forestry Students' Association International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change International Plant Protection Convention Interservice Group (Commission internal body) International Tropical Timber Organization International Union for Conservation of Nature Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (FP7) legally binding agreement Financial Instrument for the Environment Land use, land-use change and forestry (UNFCCC) Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe

8 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP MS NFP NGO NWFGS OECD OMC PAWS PEBLDS PEFC PRO SILVA R&D RES RDP Member State, EU27 abbreviations: AT Austria BE Belgium BG Bulgaria CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DK Denmark EE Estonia EL Greece ES Spain FI Finland FR France HU Hungary IE Ireland IT Italy LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia MT Malta NL Netherlands PL Poland PT Portugal RO Romania SE Sweden SI Slovenia SK Slovakia UK United Kingdom national forest programme non-governmental organisation Non-wood forest goods and services Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Open Method of Coordination Pedagogische Arbeit im Wald PAWS project (Pedagogic Work in Forests) Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes a European federation of foresters advocating forest management based on natural processes Research and Development Energy from Renewable Sources Rural Development Programme SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (UNFCCC) SEBI 2010 Streamlining European Biodiversity Indicators for 2010 SEE South East Europe SEIS Shared Environmental Information System SFC Standing Forestry Committee SFM Sustainable Forest Management UN UNCCD UNECE UNFCCC UNFF USSE WG WWF United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Economic Commission to Europe Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Forum on Forests Union of Foresters of Southern Europe working group World Wide Fund for Nature

9 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 7 OBJECTIVE 1: Improving long-term competitiveness Target: To improve the long-term competitiveness of the forest sector and to enhance the sustainable use of forest products and services. No. EU FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009): activities reported by the Member States in the inventory of implementation Key Action 1 Examine the effects of globalisation on the economic viability and competitiveness of EU forestry Target: Raising awareness of factors affecting competitiveness of forestry in the EU. A1.1 Study on the effects of globalisation on Study on effects of globalisation on the the economic viability of EU forestry economic viability and competitiveness of EU forestry commissioned by DG AGRI published in Study disseminated, results and follow-up discussed in the SFC and AGFC. A1.2 Conference on strengthening competitiveness of forestry Conference organised by German Presidency in Munich on June 2007 Strengthening the Competitiveness of the forest sector". Results reported to SFC 102nd meeting. Many Member States (MSs) report activities for raising awareness of factors affecting competitiveness of forestry in the EU: 13 MSs activity carried out or in progress and 4 MSs activity in planning (ES, IT, RO, SK). 6 MSs indicate this activity is not on their agenda: BG, CY, EL, HU, LU, SI (no information for AT) Member States activities in relation to Key Action 1: - CZ: to include in the next NFP in 2013 more comprehensively economic aspects of forest sector (innovation, technology, markets) - DE: further work on national action programme Charta for Wood (2003); start preparation for new comprehensive forest strategy; preparations for an initiative 2009 towards EU Charta for wood (recommended in the outcome of EU Conference on Competitiveness 2007 in Munich) procedure and timeframe to be discussed within EU - DK: guidelines on public procurement on timber revised in summer 2009, follow up on ministers plan for public procurement of legal and sustainable wood The State Forests certified by FSC and PEFC June FI: economic viability of the sector addressed in the NFP 2015 and numerous related studies - FR: Forest Assembly 11/2007-1/2008 and Grenelle de l'environnement (ongoing since the fall 2007 with one of the 33 specific committees dedicated to forestry), have permitted to place forest and the forest-based sector at the heart of sustainable development, especially concerning construction and renewable energies. Lots of workgroups with more than 120 participants have given a sincere overview of the strengths and weaknesses of this economic sector. - IE: participation in UNECE Timber Committee processes and communication of results to forest industry through the COFORD council and through COFORD - LV: participation in discussion on draft regulation laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market - SK: analyzing the results of national research project on the impacts of the quality of natural resources, labour and capital on competitiveness of forestry enterprises. The research results are going to be communicated to stakeholders. Stakeholder involvement: in 1.1, 1.2 and through AGFC in general Status Completed Completed ( ) Completed 2007

10 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 8 No. EU FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009): activities reported by the Member States in the inventory of implementation Key Action 2 Encourage research and technological development to enhance the competitiveness of the forest sector Target: Developing the forest sector more dynamic, with a strong emphasis on R&D A2.1 Support forest-based sector research and Framework Programme 7 (FP7) calls for technological development projects; Forest-based sector Technology Platform; internal JRC research; SFC opinion on FP7 calls and regular exchange within Commission through ISG and interservice consultation. FP7 and its calls refer to FAP. Good representation of forestry/forest sector issues in FP7 calls in 2007, 2008 and A2.2 Exploring the possibilities of better coordination and communication on forest-based sector research A2.3 Forest-based Technology Platform (FTP) Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) Conference organised by DG RTD in relation to FTP event in Slovenia 2008 Forest Governance and the Role of Forestry Research. Conference report and recommendations reported to SFC and AGFC. SFC opinions on FP7 calls and regular exchange within Commission through ISG. Development of Forest-based sector Technology Platform (FTP) was supported by DG AGRI, DG RTD and DG ENTR. Conference on FTP Strategic Research Agenda (FTP SRA), Hannover, Germany, in May 2007 and other conferences during the presidencies (in 2006 in Austria and Finland, 2008 in Slovenia) FTP SRA and altogether 17 National Research Agendas (NRA) completed, and a few NRAs under development (as to April 29, 2009). According to the NRAs have completed in the following Member States (MSs): AT, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, IE, IT, LT, LV, SE, SI, UK MS report active support for FTP SRA (NRAs): activity carried out/in progress in 20 MSs and in planning in CZ. FTP-SRA/NRA is not on the agenda in CY, EL, LU. Status Ongoing Ongoing Completed Presidencies 2007 (FTP activities ongoing) Member States report following support of and involvement in NRAs: - BG: National FTP group established and in a process of elaboration of project proposals. - DK: new research agenda for the Danish Forest Based Sector (2007), Forest & Landscape, Life, Copenhagen University. - EE: National Support Group of FTP established May 2007 and "NRA Estonian Forest Sector Research and Development Strategy " compiled - FI: NFP 2015; The Finnish Forest cluster outlined the NRA (new innovation company Forestcluster ltd as a strategic centre for science, technology and innovation) - IE: Strategic Research Agenda for the Irish Forest-based sector completed, Irish National Support Group for FTP established, and

11 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 9 national funding of forest R&D by COFORD. Enterprise Ireland and other agencies are involved in Woodwisdom ERA-net and in FP7 projects. - IT: SRA for Italian research on forestry; support by CRA and Federlegno Arredo. Initiatives launched June LT: National Forest-based sector Technology Platform program in 2004; national support group to FTP since Agreement of the partnership between the major forest industry associations, academic and business sector representatives, regarding establishment of National Forest-based sector Technology Platforms. - LV: participation in annual FTP conferences, working groups. National support group for FTP established. LV planning to participate in ERA- Net Wood Wisdom. - RO: activities of Romanian FTP and the National support Group since establishing conference July SK: draft NRA was elaborated by the National Forest Centre - Forest Research Institute in Zvolen in Feb At the moment, the draft is a subject of discussions with relevant stakeholders at a national level. Additional Member States activities in relation to Key Action 2: - HU: Reorganisation of the Forest Research Institute is ongoing and new priorities are set including research to improve the competitiveness of forestry. Special research program on tree plantations will get a higher attention in the future. Reorganisation in 2009, research program is at least for 5 years. - IE: Call for proposals issued in 2005, 2006 and 2007 seeking innovative projects to enhance the overall value of the sector in Ireland. Many innovative and valuable pilot projects received funding. Projects ranged from the creation of producer groups particularly targeting the wood energy market, to tackling the grey squirrel problem and an innovative Model Timber Sales system. - NL: 'Vision on the timber harvest' (2005), in cooperation with the timber companies. The competitiveness of the Forest sector is an important part of that vision. The forest sector has worked out a working program for Biomass from Nature, Forest, Landscape and Timber. - SK: Establishment of two centres of excellence, dealing with special forestry topics, represents a significant contribution in the field of research and development to the implementation of the key action 2: centre of excellence for biological methods of forest protection (National Forest Centre in Zvolen), centre of excellence for adaptation of forest ecosystems (Technical University of Zvolen). Stakeholder involvement: - regular involvement through AGFC; - FTP is a generic stakeholder activity, the EU FAP has only supporting role for FTP and its Strategic Research Agenda and the National Research Agendas. - FTP organised the conference "Development of the forest-based sector in Eastern Europe" in May 2008 in Kranska Gora, Slovenia, back-to-back with the conference Forest Governance and the Role of Forestry Research (A2.2)

12 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 10 No. EU FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009): activities reported by the Member States in the inventory of implementation Key Action 3 Exchange and assess experiences on the valuation and marketing of non-wood forest goods and services Target: To answer to needs of society and produce services based on sustainable forestry A3.1 Carry out studies and pilot projects on Study on the development and marketing of Member States (MSs) carry out studies and activities in Key Action 3 valuation, compensation and innovative non-market forest products and services in the themes: activity carried out / in progress in 18 Ms. Activity in planning in marketing of non-wood forest goods and EU (FORVALUE study) commissioned by DG BG, CY, CZ, HU. Not on the agenda in NL. (no information for EL) services, including methodologies AGRI: study report published in March A3.2 Examining ongoing activities and lessons learned on compensation for and valuation of non-wood forest good and services, and identification of possible constraints Study on "Economic value of groundwater and biodiversity in European forests" commissioned by DG ENV (2008) FP7 call 2009 topics Developing new methods for valuing and marketing currently nonmarketable forest functions, goods and services and related topics e.g. Assessment of economic instruments to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity ERA-net BiodivERsA project Beech forests for the future planned to be started in 2009 Ad hoc working group of the SFC "Valuation and compensation methods of non-wood forest goods and services" : SFC WG report (2008) and SFC opinion (2009); WG report and SFC opinion distributed to SFC, AGFC; Exchange of experiences from different countries in the SFC WG1, included in WG report (only countries represented in the WG); Assessment on country situations (whole EU) included in FORVALUE study Member States report the following activities: - AT: study (Potenzialabschätzung von Nichtholzprodu kten und forstlichen Dienstleistungen in Österreich); and an initiative on protective function of forests - CY: studies on valuation of NWFGSs are planned to be conducted during the next revision (2010) of the action plan of the NFP - DK: Forest & Landscape Life, Copenhagen University project "Valuation and compensation methods for non-wood forest goods and services", ; expert participation in SFC ad hoc WG - ES: regional project for forest value, and the next phase is to extend it to the whole country by FI: one of the priorities in NFP 2015; "Welfare effects of forests" research programme ( ) by Finnish Forest Research Institute; Forest Biodiversity Action Programme for Southern Finland METSO FR: valuation of environmental services activities linked to carbon sequestration rights - HU: Within the frame of the rationalisation of the structure of the state owned forest companies a special study on valuation of nonwood forest products and services is foreseen in IE: e.g. COFORD R&D programme on non-wood forest products. - IT: several pilot projects and initiatives on the use of non-timber forest products, Seminar by University of Padova in March LT: studies (Ministry of Environment and Forest Research Institute FRI) and methodology on valuation and compensation. Innovative marketing of non-wood forest goods and services: Evaluation of economical and social forest functions (FRI 2007); Draft of Rules for preparation and use of secondary forest goods and Valuation methodology (1992) - SK: a research project focusing on identification, valuation, compensation and innovative marketing of forest functions (forest goods and services); Research, classification and implementation of forest functions; Evaluation of non-wood forest functions and Status Ongoing Ongoing WG Completed

13 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 11 services; Valuation of outdoor recreation in forests; Valuation of nonwood forest functions: forest berries and mushrooms; Research of efficient use of environmental, economic and social potential of forests in Slovakia Additional Member States activities in relation to Key Action 3: - EE: Action Plan Forest Diversified Use with objectives for production of non-wood goods, cultural heritage and recreation. - IE: Organisation of workshops and seminars by COFORD on non-wood forest products, publication of Markets for Non-wood Forest Products and Forest Fungi in Ireland, establishment of Forest Fungi Working Group. - LU: instead of studies, organisation of seminars on possible options and awareness raising for non-market forest goods and services - LV: compensation to forest owners due to tree felling restrictions. One option is RDP measure - Natura 2000 payments for forest owners and other opportunity is national payment for tree felling restriction in specially protected nature territories. - RO: studies about due sums to compensating for forest owners holding forests with special protection functions. A new proposal for a regulation is under supervision for extending the applicability of the act to legal persons and local council forest owners. Stakeholder involvement: regular involvement in SFC, WG and the study; AGFC informed Forest owners organisation CEPF was involved as a practice partner in the study but the study results are not prominently placed on CEPF website. EFI has co-organised studies about NWFGS. No. EU FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009): activities reported by the Member States in the inventory of implementation Key Action 4 Promote the use of forest biomass for energy generation Target: To mitigate climate change by substituting fossil fuel, improving energy self-sufficiency, enhancing security of supply and providing job opportunities in rural areas A4.1 Improve the mobilisation and efficient Member States (MS) activities (incl. e.g. National Biomass Action Plan): use of wood and wood residues, activity carried out or in progress in 19 MS. Activity in planning in BG, EL, including low-value timber HU and PL. Activity not on agenda in CY. SFC ad hoc working group on Mobilisation and efficient use of wood and wood residues for energy generation in : WG report (2008) and SFC opinion (2009). Follow-up in FAP activity 5.2 i.e. the fragmentation study JRC internal research: high-spatial resolution forest map covering all EU MSs; a report on EU Forest-based biomass for energy: cost/supply relations and constraints, resulting from the workshop held on the same topic in September Forest-based industries: AC-FBI Working Group ( ) report on The interaction of EU renewable energy policies and the forest based sector Intelligent Energy for Europe (CIP-IEE) tender Real potential for changes in growth and use of EU forests (EUwood) October 2008 Member States report the following activities: - AT: study on potential supply of woody biomass - CZ: National Biomass Action Plan; NFP includes independent actions on the promotion and supporting of biomass - EE: NFP promotes the use of biomass and bioenergy - EL: planning in cooperation with the Centre for Renewable Energy Resources to assess the volume of the biomass produced in the forests and available for energy generation (preliminary results at the end of 2009). - FI: targets and measures for the use of forest biomass for energy production; Bio-energy research programme - FR: Forest Assembly 11/2007-1/2008 and its working groups - IE: funds for demonstration programme focussing on mobilisation of wood energy from forests; targets for wood energy; organisation of workshops, seminars, conferences and website on the promotion of wood energy - IT: several local initiatives to support production and use of bioenergy Status Ongoing Completed

14 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 12 DG TREN study on "Sustainability Criteria and Certification Systems for Biomass Production" RES Directive (DG TREN) and a template for the MSs for their development of National Action Plans (June 2009). Commission follow-up of the MCPFE WG on sustainability criteria for biomass production - LT: National Energy Strategy approved; operational objectives for biomass production - LU: promotion of wood as construction material in buildings - LV: studies related to wood for energy production; National Biomass Action Plan is planned - RO: promotion system for energy production from renewable resources; Biomass Plan prepared with support of the Agency for Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Economic Affairs from the Netherlands - SI: implementation of the FAO study WISDOM on woodfuel production; RDP support for agricultural and forestry products and investments on the wood processing and marketing - SK: strategy for the use of renewable energy sources adopted; National Biomass Action Plan adopted; funds for biomass research as a part of Rural Development Programme A4.2 Developing cooperation methods and mechanisms between forest owners in energy markets Pilot study (commissioned by DG ENV): a demonstration / communication action carried out on developing cooperation methods and mechanisms between forest owners in the energy markets EUROFORENET, incl. conference 2007 Briefing of SFC (2008) on Commission participation in the work of the MCPFE ad hoc working group, among other issues also exploring the issue of sustainability criteria for forest biomass in the energy sector (DG TREN) Developing cooperation methods are either carried out or in progress in 12 Member States, in planning in CZ, ES, HU, LT, LV and SK; not on the agenda in BG, CY, EL, PL and RO (no information for DK) Member States report the following activities: - DE: national action program that includes biomass mobilization, knowledge transfer, technological barriers, enabling legal framework and investment support - ES: some pilot and demonstrative projects carried out and ongoing, and Strategy for Energy use of forest residual biomass is under preparation by the end of FR: Different initiatives from the sector (forest cooperatives or forest municipalities) are ongoing in order to structure the local woodenergy supply chains. - SE: project with aim of increasing wood mobilization through education, advice and demonstration activities Completed 2007 A4.3 Support research and development of technologies for the production of heat, cooling, electricity and fuels from forest resources, and encourage the implementation of Strategic Research Agendas of the F-BS Technology Platform and the Biofuel Technology Platform FP call relevant topics: new forest based products and processes; BIOREFINERY biotechnology for the conversion of biomass ands waste into value-added products; Lingnocellulosic enzymes; Energy plants JRC internal research Topics included in also in FTP SRAs and NRAs as well as in Biofuels Technology Platform Ongoing

15 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 13 A4.4 Analyse how implementation of Key Action 4 is supported by rural development programmes in individual MSs [ Activity forthcoming 2011 ] Report on implementation of Forestry Measures under the Rural Development Regulation 1698/2005 for the period by DG AGRI published in 2009 also addresses the topic bio-energy. Parallel: The Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (2008) identified climate change, bioenergy, biodiversity and water management as new challenges for EU agriculture and forestry Several Member States plan to utilise EAFRD resources in rural development programmes for promoting the use of forest biomass for energy generation: activity carried out/in progress in 17 countries, in planning in CZ. Not on the agenda of BG, CY, DE, IE and LU. Member States reported the following activities: - DK: Aid applicable for investment and demonstration projects in the Danish RDP regarding local business development. - EE: Estonian development programme for promotion and usage of biomass and bioenergy forms a national policy framework for promoting the use of forest biomass for energy generation. Different support measures are available through Estonian Rural Development Plan FR: Beyond subsidies of 123B measure which can be activated for the mechanization of wood mobilization, one of the work group of the rural network (obj 4) is dedicated to the valorisation of woods from rural forests. - HU: Subsidies to establish short rotation tree plantations are provided within the frame of EAFRD until IT: several local initiatives to support production and use of bioenergy, supported mainly by RDPs (20 regions) and linked to the National Plan on Biofuels (Probio) agreed in LT: National Energy Strategy (1999; update every five years, last update in 2007) with one of the strategic objectives to strive for a share of renewable energy recourses of up to 20 % of the total primary energy balance by Operational objectives for biomass production are formulated in RDP LV: two measures in RDP related to energy from biomass (including forest biomass): Production of energy from biomass which is of an agricultural or forestry origin, and; a submeasure Production of fuel derived from agricultural and forestry produce under the measure Support for creation and development of microenterprises. - SE: a project on bioenergy and compensation measures through capacity building for forest owners and entrepreneurs aiming for bioenergy generation - RO: modernising agricultural holdings and bioenergy generation under rural development plan Additional Member States activities related to Key Action 4, e.g. : - LU: Activities under key action 4 take place within an Interreg IVA project "Regiowood" ( ) (budget: total EUR 4.8 million). - DK: The governments energy agreement from 2008, amongst other issues targets biomass for energy production to increase it with up till tonnes in 2011 an increase in the total renewable energy equivalents of 1.2 pct. The governments former and new energy technological research and development programme from 2009, cf. Ongoing (in work programme 2011)

16 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 14 - IE: Funding of COFORD Forest Energy R&D and demonstration programme focussing on mobilisation of wood energy from forests, Government White Paper on Energy, which includes targets for wood energy, establishment of the Renewable Energy Development Group by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, with input from COFORD and the Forest Service, Forest Service grants for wood energy harvesting machinery, COFORD workshops on wood energy, the woodenergy.ie website and advisory service, development of wood fuel quality testing service (in conjunction with Sustainable Energy Ireland), seminars and conferences outlining good practice in development of wood fuel supply chains, wood fuel combustion and fuel quality. - NL: the Netherlands has established a 'Vision on Biobased Economy'. It is a part of the program "Clean and Sparing", which has the ambition to reduce C02-emission of 30% in 2020 compared to Parallel activities: ENERSILVA project: cooperation financed in an INTERREG programme (ERDF) and six regions in Portugal and France participating with the aim to make biomass more dynamic Stakeholder involvement: regular involvement in AGFC meetings, in SFC ad hoc WG2 (wood mobilisation). CEPF Cooperatives Working Group has developed a Wood Mobilisation Action Plan (Draft ref. website, April 2009). MCPFE Workshop on Strategies for increased mobilisation of wood resources from sustainable sources, June, 2009 in Grenoble, France. The industries (CEPI and CEPF together) followed on activity 4.1 and developed and ranked 33 measures as a guidance for policy-makers (presented at the Grenoble workshop in June 2009) No. EU FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009): activities reported by the Member States in the inventory of implementation Key Action 5 Foster the cooperation between forest owners and enhance education and training in forestry Target: Investment in job quality and human capital A5.1 To survey MS activities on support for: - vocational training and education of forest owners and forest workers The Report on Implementation of Forestry - development of advisory services for Measures under the Rural Development forest owners and their associations Regulation 1698/2005 for the period environmental awareness of forest 2013 by DG AGRI published in 2009 (incl. owners and workers measures vocation training, and advisory services) Parallel activities [DG ENTR] Forest-based industries: AC-FBI Working Group ( ) on The enhanced Use of Wood, EU27 survey ( ) on education, training and skills in and around the EU woodworking sector and its follow-up workshop (2007) Member States report activities in relation to forest owners and workers: - vocational training: carried out/progress 19 MS; CY in planning, not on the agenda ES and NL (no information for DK, EL) - advisory services: 23 MS carried out/in progress, EL in planning - environmental awareness: carried out / in progress in 17 MS; in planning in BG, DE and SK; not on the agenda in CY (no information for EL, ES, FR) Example of reported activities: - BG: Vocational training and education of forest owners and forest workers take place since 2001 with the help of GTZ-project, where annually 6-7 seminars have been organized; New separate department dealing with non-state forest owners established in 2008; Life+ project for forest pedagogics is under approval. - CY: actions on vocational training and on the development of advisory services in the RDP CZ: education of forest owners and workers; regional cooperation to support small forest owner associations - EE: supporting measures to advising and training of private forest owners and agricultural advisers in the area of forest management; forestry-related joint activities of private forest owners. - EL: establishment of advisory services for forest owners planned under the Rural Development Programme. - FI: NFP 2015 number of graduates on all levels of education in forest Status Ongoing (work programme 2008)

17 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 15 A5.2 Study on the market supply of wood and other forest products, in particular on obstacles to mobilisation due to fragmented ownership structures A5.3 Exchange of experiences on cooperation methods of private forest owner's organisations Call for tenders in 2009 for a study "Prospects for market supply from fragmented forest structures (report forthcoming in 2010) [ CEPF report "European Forest Owner Organisations Forest Owner Cooperation " presented at SFC meeting May, 2009 ] management, bioenergy, wood and paper industry reflects the recruitment needs; (outlook studies incl. employment and training) - IE: free advisory and training service for landowners - LV: vocational training and development of advisory services under Rural Development Programme - RO: authorized training centres, and organisation of information material for forest owners and hunters - SK: advisory system for forestry Additional Member States activities in relation to the Key Action 5: - BG: EBRD project to support the structural reform of the state forest administration (includes the whole forestry sector); Phare Twinning Light project for strenghtening the administrative capacity of State forest administration in compliance of all EU documents related to sustainable, multifunctional and close-to-nature forest management - DE: Germany s Round Table in the National Forest Program aims at including more stakeholders; Germany distributes advisory leaflet for landowners and exchange of experiences among forest owners in the framework of the national campaign on strengthening competitiveness of forest groupings. - IR: Creation of Woodspec manual website and advisory service to promote the use of wood products; GROWFOR forest modelling and valuation system and advisory service aimed at forest valuation and improved management of resources; Model timber sales system for privately owned forests; Dublin Mountains Partnership, promoting and marketing recreational use of public forests in the Dublin mountains; Hardwood Matters a web-based buy and sell system for private owners and buyers of hardwood timber Stakeholder involvement: Regular involvement in AGFC meetings, SFC ad-hoc WG2 (wood mobilisation) and study on fragmentation of forest ownership. There are also several other studies on wood mobilisation by the stakeholder organisations, e.g. CEPI study and the summary report by the UNECE/FAO Timber section, Potential Sustainable Wood Supply in Europe ; CEPF report "European Forest Owner Organisations Forest Owner Cooperation: Main figures, aims and goals"; Wood Mobilisation Action Plan Draft by CEPF Stakeholders have produced statements and opinions on the topic. They have also been active in events, e.g. in Geneva Jan workshop on wood mobilisation organised by FAO, UNECE, MCPFE, EFI and CEPI; MCPFE Workshop on Strategies for increased mobilisation of wood resources from sustainable sources, June, Grenoble, France by MCPFE, UNECE, EFI, CEPI, CEPF, COPA-COGECA, ENFE, EUSTAFOR Ongoing

18 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 16 OBJECTIVE 2: Improving and protecting the environment Target: To maintain and appropriately enhance biodiversity, carbon sequestration, integrity, health and resilience of forest ecosystems at multiple geographical scales. No. FAP Objectives and targets; Key Actions and activities Community Level Action (directly FAP related: COM DGs) Mid-term progress (by March 2009) as reported by MS Key Action 6 Facilitate EU compliance with the obligations on climate change mitigation of the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol and encourage adaptation to the effects of climate change. A6.1 Examine how to respond in a more Member States (MS) report this activity carried out / ongoing in 16 MS coordinated way to the obligations of and in planning in RO. Not on the agenda in BG, CY, DE, DK and LU (no Articles 3.3 and 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol information for AT, FR) A6.2 Increase the effectiveness of the discussions on climate change mitigation and adaptation by facilitating exchanges between the SFC and the EU sinks experts group A6.3 Carry out a study and other relevant scientific projects on impacts of climate change on forestry and on adaptation of forestry to climate change Debriefing to SFC on UNFCCC meetings (UNFCCC SBSTA Bonn May 2007, COP 13 Bali December 2007, COP 14 Poznan December 2008) Life+ call for proposals July 2008 SFC ad hoc WG on Climate Change and Forestry (2009- ) Parallel: EU Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package 2008 Debriefing of SFC on UNFCCC meetings Study on impacts of climate change on European forests and options for adaptation (commissioned by DG AGRI) published in 2009 E.g. following activities are reported by MSs for improving coordination: - EE: Continuous joint efforts are made to improve the forest related elements on reporting within the cooperation of the Ministry of the Environment, Estonian Environment Information Centre, Tallinn University of Technology and the Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture, who is responsible for further development of sampleplot based National Forest Inventory to incorporate the data-needs of international and domestic data-users - FI: Active participation in the international climate negotiations - IT: Joint establishment by the Ministry of Environment and the State Forest Service of the National Register of Agri-forest Carbon sinks linked to the National Forest Inventory - SE: active involvement in the EU-level climate negotiations. The Ministry of Agriculture participates through experts seconded to the Ministry of Environment (i.e. the lead actor in climate negotiations on behalf of Sweden). Member States report this activity ongoing in 17 MS and not on the agenda in BG, DK, EL, LU, RO, SI (no information for FR). Participation in the sinks expert group specifically mentioned only by EL. Status Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Scientific projects: Calls for projects in FP7 FP7-KBBE Forecasting forest diversity under the influence of climatic changes and the consequences for stability

19 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 17 A6.4 MS reporting on their activities to: raise awareness on the impacts of climate change on forestry address the impacts of climate change on forestry promote climate change mitigation and adaptation and productivity of forest ecosystems FTP7-KBBE Assessing and reducing vulnerability of European forests to climate change and the consequences for industrial and societal needs SICA (Russia) SFC WG on climate change and forestry (2009- ) Informal meeting of EU Environment Ministers under the Slovenian Presidency: Forest biodiversity as a challenge and opportunity for climate change adaptation and mitigation, April Member States report several activities: - BG: The participation in the establishment of different EU systems and centres is conducted within the agreed framework and meetings executed. - CY: raising awareness is included in relevant plan of activities; studies have been decided to be made on Impacts of climate change and on adaptation of forests. - CZ: key action "To alleviate impacts of expected global climate change and extreme meteorological phenomena" in the 2nd NFP. - DK: Forest Day 3, high level side event at COP 15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen December 2009, Schools are in 2009 planting trees as a contribution to the international campaign in 2009 "Replant the Planet", development of new teaching material for schools in 2009 regarding forest and climate, the Danish network "Forest in Schools" is participating in the international campaign "Learn About Forests" targeting education of school children, etc. Information and pilot projects regarding Close-to-Nature Forestry and a long term Action Plan for Close-to-Nature Forestry in the Danish State Forests. - EE: Forestry information regularly distributed by extension and consultation services, in public events like Forest Week and via media - EL: leaflet (forthcoming) on climate change, disseminated to raise awareness; addressing impacts through Life+ projects - FI: Activities have been integrated in Finland's NFP 2015 and are fully consistent with the National Climate and Energy Strategy. - FR: conference on March 2006 in Paris (ENGREF): Climate Change and Forest Genetic Diversity: consequences on forest sustainable management in Europe, Report Lerat-Bourgau: Adaptation of forest management in Europe (May 2007), evaluation of the consequences of climate change on forest management and recommendations for the MAP, Report Roman-Amat (R&D programme, creation of mixed technological network, forest genetic resources...), national Commission for the conservation of forest genetic resources, forest research community working in the context of anticipating the consequences of climate change on forests in order to define a national adaptation strategy, storm recovery plans after storms to recover damaged forests to reactivate their Carbon sink function, Ongoing

20 Annexes of the final report Annex 1: Inventory of the implementation of the EU FAP 18 wood mobilization and silviculture to increase production and use of wood instead of fossil fuels and Carbon stock capacity of young stands, establishing a diagnostic of the risks and adaptation capacities of French forests and to prepare a national adaptation strategy (2010) - HU: To increase carbon sequestration, afforestation is supported and encouraged in the frame of EAFRD untill LT: In 2007 the Ministry of Environment has contracted Forest Research Insitute to prepare special study addressing the impacts of climate change on forestry. Results will be presented for the Ministry of Environment in 2009 and results will influence future policy on climate change. - LU: Revision of conditions for forest plantation subsidies in relation to climate change. - RO: Climate change mitigation is carried out by promoting and supporting afforestation of agricultural and degraded land and developing forest belts systems, especially in the plain and plateau areas with low forest cover, including through the National Program for Rural Development - SE: The Swedish Forest Agency is developing a large-scale information campaign to brief forest owners on the effects of climate change and possible strategies for adaptation. - SI: Strategy for adaptation of Slovenian agriculture and forestry to climate change was adopted by Slovenian Government, Action plan for the implementaion of Strategy is under prepation. - SK: Adoption of the National Forest Programme and its Action Plan by the Government of the Slovak Republic. The Action Plan includes measures that aim, inter alia, at adapting structure of forest stands to expected climate change and its consequences by means of adaptation measures. Additional Member States activities in relation to Key Action 6: - BG: Participation in the finalized projects (in 2008) under INTERREG III B/CADSES MONITOR and MONITOR INTERREG III C/EU for mapping of the risk for occurrance of natural hazards, risk assessment, monitoring and reporting and mountain forests. - DK: National long term target in the NFP 2002 of doubling the afforested area, cf. - EE: Improving the Quality of Estonia`s GHG Inventory, joint efforts to improve forest related elements in reporting within the cooperation of the Ministry of the Environment, Estonian Environment Information Centre, Tallinn University of Technology and the Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture - ES: Life+ project BOSCOS (Consell Insular de Menorca), the project aims to contribute to the adaptation of the Mediterranean forest ecosystems of Menorca to climate change through sustainable forest management at estate level. - FI: Life + project VACCIA (Finnish Environment Institute) This project will develop a vulnerability assessment of ecosystem services for climate change impacts and adaptation. -Research programme "Functioning of forest ecosystems and use of forest resources in changing climate, (Finnish Forest Research institute). The programme produces information in support of the greenhouse gas reporting dealing with forests, for Finland s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change, IPCC and the National Forest Programme and the Climate Change Adaptation Research Programme , FI has also been very active in the international climate negotiations, especially when it comes to forest issues