forest sector country profiles for central and eastern european countries (fscp/ceec)

“Capacity Building for Information Exchange on Forest Policies in Caucasus Region” 18-21 September 2006, Tbilisi, Georgia

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Forest Sector Country Profiles for Central and Eastern European Countries

(FSCP/CEEC)“The challenge of gathering information” • Background

• Presentation of the website (draft for Croatia)• Data sources availability• Questionnaire focused on Forest Policy

Diana Pfeiffer, Consultant


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Why we need Forest Sector Country Profiles specially

for Central and Eastern European Countries?-

The regional approach


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Theoretical background:

Agroweb

FSCP/CEEC

FDCP

* FDCP ... FAO Forest Department Country Profiles


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• Overall structure is partly too specific to be applied on every country leads to redundant categories that are primarily relevant to different forest types and/or economic regions

• Numerous submenus are likely to confuse the user• Relevant information that already is part of the FAO

databases is not displayed in the FDCP yet (esp. TBFRA-2000)

Why not stick with the FAO Forest department country profiles (FDCP)

(1/2) ?


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• Other sources focus frequently on only one specific aspect of forest management, e.g. wood production or forest resources or provide too specific country information

• Shortcomings with regard to information on social and environmental benefits from forests, forestry services as well as policy institutions and instruments

Why not stick with the FAO Forest department country profiles (FDCP)

(2/2) ?


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Intention of FSCP/CEEC:Collect and display...... reliable, web based, concise, comprehensive

and the filtered most relevant country data and

information ...... about forest management ... ... with relevance to CEE countries ...... which are easily and widely accessible through

an internet based portal


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• General Information• Forest Resources and Benefits• Forest Products and Services• Forest Policy

Let´s have a closer look! – The sub-categories

Structure of the information subjects


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Categories for FSCP/CEEC were selected on the base of the following criteria (1/2):• Availability of reliable data and information;• Focus on key subjects with relevance to decision

making on forest policy and the contribution of forest management to sustainable development;

• No intention to present a “complete” set of all available information;


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Categories for FSCP/CEEC were selected on the base of the following criteria (2/2):• Focus on the potential user: less detailed

structure to less likely confuse the costumer;• No displaying of forest knowledge “niches”;• Provide as much as possible links to reliable data

on external web sites that is regularly updated web low maintenance of data


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Structure of the single pages

- Examples given for each category -

A draft for Croatia


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Major types of information sources• Internet

o Outcomes of FAO/UNECE networks Forest Resource Assessment (Global/Europe) Timber Statistics (Eurostat, ITTO, UNECE) FAO project database ECOLEX (FAO, IUCN and UNEP)

o Other Internet sources (e.g. UNIDO, WCPA)• Hardcopy publications, manuals, other

documents (e.g. UNECE/FAO TB-FRA 2000, MCPFE/UNECE/FAO State of Europe’s Forest 2003)

• Questionnaire (FAO/SEUR Forestry, EFI PC INNOFORCE, UNECE Private Forestry)


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Info survey


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Share of data Type of data source

General Information

42 %

58 %

FAO/UNECE networks (UNECE Statistics, FAO project database, FDCP)Questionnaire

Forest Resources and Benefits

55 %15 %

25 % 5 %

FAO/UNECE networks (Global FRA)Other Internet sources (WCPA)Hardcopy publications (TB-FRA 2000, State of Europe’s Forest 2003, Forest Fire Statistics, ICP Forests) Questionnaire

Forest Products and Services

46 % 9 %27 %

18 %

FAO/UNECE networks (Global FRA, Timber Statistics)Other Internet sources (UNIDO)Hardcopy publications (State of Europe’s Forest 2003, FAO Forest Finance) Questionnaire/INNOFORCE

Forest Policy36 % 7 %14 %43 %

FAO/UNECE networks (nfp, Ecolex, EFSOS)Other Internet sourcesHardcopy publications (State of Europe’s Forest 2003) Questionnaire


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• Focus on wood production• Fragmentation of national and

international forest policies, lack of coordination

• Lack of tradition, awareness, education and experts in “multiple” forest policy

Information gap in Forest Policy


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Building up a sustainable network of policy experts...

...with access to information and statistics in all terms of forest management (wood production, hunting, biodiversity, nature protection, water management and other forest functions)!

First step: Questionnaire focused on Forest Policy

The challenge:

Need for a functioning and efficient infrastructure/ body/platform/mandate/partner (e.g. FAO/UNECE???)


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1. Governmental institutions (responsible for law enforcement on forest land and main policy instrument used)

2. Property rights on forest resources3. Execution of main forest law on main regional levels4. State owned forest management5. Stakeholders 6. Key forest policy and market issues

Questionnaire on Forest Policy

Pfeiffer

Hand questionnaire out before the presentation for better demonstration!


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Your assistance, comments,proposals and ideas

on the country profiles and the questionnaire are more than

welcome and appreciated!

For more information please contact: [email protected]

forest sector country profiles for central and eastern european countries (fscp/ceec)

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