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Timber sector professional associations
reinforcement with a view to implementing FLEGT action plan in
Congo basin and West Africa Bérénice Castadot
27 April 2012
ATIBT/IFIA
• ATIBT = Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux – established in 1951 – technical issues
• IFIA = Interafrican Forest Industries Association – founded in 1996 – Political issues – linked together with 4 professional associations (Gabon, Cameroon, DRC and Ivory Coast)
• One team in Paris merger in 2012
• Projects dedicated to sector support : 3 axes of intervention- Legality and sustainability (FLEGT, certifications, REDD+, trainings, etc.)- Timber processing (trainings, expertise, etc.)- Market access
Timber sector professional associations reinforcement with a view to implementing FLEGT action plan in Congo basin and West
Africa
• Organization: IFIA/ATIBT• Objective: Improving private sector contribution to FLEGT mechanism thanks to Timber
sector professional associations capacities reinforcement
• Target group: private sector• Main area of work: Information and sensitization
• Localization: Central and West Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, CAR, DRC, Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Liberia)
• Main local partners: GFBC (Cameroon), FIB (DRC), SPIB (Ivory Coast), UFIGA (Gabon)
• Dates of implementation: 1/03/2009 – 30/09/2011Budget: 599.398,20 €
• Funding partners: 94.984,66 € (IFIA-local partners), 11.860,53 € (MAE Gabon), 15.982,00 € (MAAPRAT)
Statement and implementing strategy
• Private sector hardly implicated in the process because of:
- Having the impression to be pushes aside by the government
- Already holding a certificate (legality of forest management)
- Struggling with financial crisis Sector and representatives sensitization on
- National requirement
- How to deal with markets requirements
- Dialogue among all stakeholders
- Unfair competition related to illegal logging
- Links with REDD+ and private certification
Project main actions
Countries
Ghana
Libéria
Ivory Coast
CameroonMeetings with private sector in the capitals and on the ground (07/2009), discussion workshop * (09/2010) + RW III + professional associations representatives invitation in Paris May 2010, RW III and RW IV, Forum ATIBT
Actions
Meetings with GTMO and members (02/2010) + Participation in the governance workshop (06/2011) + GTMO invitation to RACEWOOD III and IVMeetings with the national professional association members (03/2009)Information workshop for all stakeholders (11/2009) + Invitation May 2010, Forum ATIBT (private sector + government), RACEWOOD III and IV
* Workshops on timber processing and timber markets development. What needs for legal timber products regarding VPA + developing new discussion habits among stakeholders. Around 50 to 150 persons (administrations, private sector, NGO). Organizers: FAO, ITTO, IFIA/ATIBT
Project main actions
CountriesGhanaCongo
Gabon
CAR
DRC
2 information meetings with UNICONGO members (06/2010), discussion workshops (03/2011) + RW IV + Invitation of professional association representatives + government RW IV + COMIFAC
Actions
Information meetings for all stakeholders (05/2009), discussion workshops (06/2011) + Invitation of professional association May 2010, RW III and IV, Forum ATIBTSeveral meetings with the private sector (03/2010) + Invitation of government representatives RW IV
Information meetings for FIB members (08/2009), discussion workshops (05/2011) + Invitation of professional association representatives May 2010, RW III and IV, Forum ATIBT
* Workshops on timber processing and timber markets development. What needs for legal timber products regarding VPA + developing new discussion habits among stakeholders. Around 50 to 150 persons (administrations, private sector, NGO). Organizers: FAO, ITTO, IFIA/ATIBT
Project main actions
Global actions
- Poster APV -RBUE with French Ministry of agriculture support- FLEGT Timber Passeport pwith French Ministry of agriculture support- ATIBT letter- FLEGT project page on www.atibt.org - website - under IFIA part- Meetings at the regional level Cameroon (2000 March) and Congo (September 2011)
Implemented actions: conclusions
Good understanding of FLEGT action plan (VPA – EUTR) by African private sector
Misunderstanding remains :« timber will not be sold in Europe in 2013 if no FLEGT licenses »
Traceability systems issues and lack of LAS implementation
Small adaptation of private certification schemes
Little understanding of FLEGT action plan in Europe
Project outcomes:
- Information and sensitization of a key stakeholder = the private sector which will implement VPA
- Improvement of African private sector awareness on FLEGT action plan importance
- Improvement of public-private dialogue
- Information of operators putting timber on European markets on VPA and EUTR links
Implemented actions: conclusions
Future actions to be reinforced or implemented
• Maintain information actions efforts for the whole timber sector on FLEGT action plan especially on links existing between VPA and EUTR
• Keep on supporting VPA negotiations in countries like Gabon, DRC or Ivory Coast
• Formalize informal timber sector
• Launch a « meeting FLEGT requirements » process for private certification standards for an eventual recognition by VPA
• Organise field tests gathering all the stakeholders concerned by VPA mechanism in order to identify capacity building actions necessary for an effective VPA and EUTR implementation
• Implement trainings allowing capacity building of stakeholders
• Identify FLEGT-REED+ synergies and lessons to be learned from VPA negotiation for REDD+ implementation
• Support EUTR implementation (information, private sector tests, trainings, etc.)
Future actions to be reinforced or implemented
Thank you for your attention
berenice.castadot@atibt.org
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