APFNet Efforts in Promoting the Legal Trade of Forest Products

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1 2014/SOM2/EGILAT/021 Agenda: IIIB APFNet Efforts in Promoting the Legal Trade of Forest Products Purpose: Information Submitted by: APFNet 5 th Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade Meeting Qingdao, China 7-8 May 2014

2 Qingdao, May About APFNet Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation Proposed by China in 2007 at the 15th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting Officially launched in

3 2014/5/8 Mission help promote and improve Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation in the Asia Pacific region Capacity Building Informationsharing Regional Policy Dialogues Pilot Projects Objectives Promote forest rehabilitation, reforestation and afforestation Strengthen SFM, improve forest quality, and increase carbon sequestration Improve the multi-functional benefits of forest ecosystems and enhance biodiversity conservation 2

4 Priorities Development of forest policy, legal and institutional framework Economic incentives for SFM and forest rehabilitation REDD and resilience of forest ecosystems to global warming Biodiversity conservation Forest inventory, monitoring and assessment best practice demonstration of SFM Development and implementation of credible legality verifications and forest management certification Participatory ecosystem-based forest land use planning Development of community-based forest enterprises Private-public partnerships and social responsibility Members of APFNet 31 members in total -17 APEC economies -9 non-apec economies -5 international organizations 3

5 Impact of Illegal Logging Habitat loss Forest degradation Forest depletion Illegal logging Poverty deteriorating Governm ent corruption Causes of Illegal logging Poor governance Poor management Poverty Illegal logging 4

6 Stakeholders Against Illegal Logging International organizations Producer (FM) Consumers Against illegal logging Government agencies (Governance) Wood processing industry Trading partners Entry Points Forest management Capacity building Governance Legal trade Poverty alleviation 5

7 Efforts in Promoting Legal Trade (Demonstration Project) Pilot, demonstrate the best practices of restoration and management of degraded forests to generate the sustainable benefit flow for the community and farmers Long term benefit Instant income Efforts in Promoting Legal Trade (Demonstration Project) 20 projects implemented/being implemented Grant of US$10 million in total Covering 21 economies 6

8 Efforts in Promoting Legal Trade (Capacity Building) Farmers - awareness raising, capacity on livelihood development, and new approaches to make a living Officials - Improve the governance and law enforcement Managers - Leverage the management skill Young generation - Future management Technician/professionals - Upgrade the skills and technique Capacity Programs Thematic Training Forest resource management Forest and rural development Scholarship Program Forest College Dean Meeting mechanism Beijing Forestry University Nanjing Forestry University 8 colleges joined Online course development Professional Training Forest Monitoring using remote sensing technology Conflict management Agroforestry Livelihood Training Hand paper production Medicine herb planting Sustainable NTFP utilization Study Tour Forest tenure reform Forest-based small enterprises development Transition of timber production to ecosystem 7

9 Efforts in Promoting Legal Trade (Capacity Building) Training workshop on Methods, Tools and Skills for Promoting Legal and Sustainable Forest Management and Trade in AP Region (2009) Workshop on Forest Product Statistics (2013) Efforts in Promoting Legal Trade (Policy Dialogue) 1 st and 2 nd APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Forestry (2011,2013) Advanced Workshop on Sustainable Forest Management in Greater (2013) Int.l Workshop on Policies on Trade in Timber and Timber Products (2008) ASEM Symposium on SFM to Address Climate Change (2010) Strategic Forest Planning Dialogue (2013) 8

10 Thank You 9