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From Casablanca...to Vladivostok...

• 85 Forest Officers in 31 Countries• Protect, Manage, Restore• Illegal Logging, Climate Change, Fire, Conversion• Field, Policy, Advocacy, Partnerships

WWF European Forest Programme

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At current (last 20 years) rates, in the next 25 years, 250 – 300 million hectares of tropical forests are likely to be lost

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Sumava National Park, Czech Republic

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6.3% of current forests lie within 6.3% of current forests lie within protected areasprotected areas

locations do not always locations do not always correspond with high valuescorrespond with high values

forests on rich soils and in the forests on rich soils and in the lowlands are under-lowlands are under-representedrepresented

Levels of Levels of protection protection

>10%>10%5-10%5-10%2.5-5%2.5-5%1-2.5%1-2.5%>1%>1%

Forest protected Forest protected areas >100km2areas >100km2

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Illegal LoggingPlotting the Supply Chain - an example

Thomesto Sverige AB

Kirillovskii leshoz

Thomesto Terminal

Petrovles

Petrovles-Pasha

Petrovles-Volosovo

Petrovles-Luban’Petrovles

Spot-contractsThomestoVologda

Finkarelko OY

Finn TradingV. Vyaisinen

Stalkon

Contract holders Logging companies

Swedish import traders

Spot-contracts

Spot-contractsAra

Timber merchants

Sweden Russia

Problematic trade chain

Satisfactory trade chain

Mixed trade chain

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Other Issues

• Private Owners– 16 Million in Europe: median area 4-5 ha– what is meaningfull good forest management for them?– how do they compete with large owners to sell products?

• Incentives– targetted at forestry or agriculture?

• Forest Laws– economic vs sustainable basis?

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• Legality of timber and proving it• High Conservation Value Forests• Protection of Nature and natural processes• Good Forest Management

• A Globally Applicable Model– within Europe - small and large owners– drive change outside Europe

The Licence to Operate

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Protected Area Networks

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Europe's Biggest Forest Products Companies

• >10Mn m3 wood processed annually:

– StoraEnso, UPM-Kymmene, MetsaLiito / M-Real, Mondi Europe, Sveaskog, Sonae

• 6-10Mn m3 wood processed annually:

– SCA, Holmen, Norske Skog, Sappi, Ilim Pulp, Sodra, Kronospan, Myllykoski

• 4-6 Mn m3 wood processed annually:

– Cartiere Burgo, Egger, Smurfit, Korsnas, Lecta, International Paper, Swedwood

• What is their influence and leadership on:– sourcing by ownership?

– Recycled fibre and wood?

– Biomass power?

– "Large regional" vs "Small local" industry distribution?

– EU wide standards?

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Corporate Social Responsibility

• Raw MaterialPurchasing– Illegal Logging, HCVF– Certification– Sourcing from Private

Owners, Ethical Pricing– Recycled Material

• Processing BestPractice– Production efficiency– Consumption of

resources– Other WWF Priorities

(Toxics, Freshwater,Climate)

• Transparent Reporting • ContinualImprovement

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Forest & Trade Networks

                           

WWF Skov 2000

WWF Skog 2000

       

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Step 1Stop the use of illegal wood Step 2Undertake an inventory of High Conservation Value Forests. Manage to protect and/or enhance the values Step 3Improved Forest Management (eg low impact logging etc)

Step 4Step 4Certification to FSC standardsCertification to FSC standards

Producer GroupsProducer GroupsStep-wise Approach to CertificationStep-wise Approach to Certification

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European Wood Buyers & Public Procurement 1999

Germ

any

France

UK Italy

Spain

Russia

Netherlands

Ikea

St Gobain

Sweden

Austria

Poland

Denmark

Finland

Belgium

Kingfisher

AW

A

Practica

Wickes

Tetra Laval

Over 20 Mn m3

10-20 Mn m3

5-10 Mn m3

2.5-5 Mn m3

Source: IMF, FAO, SNP.

Government procurement in bold colours, companies in shaded colours

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Carbon, Climate & Forests

• Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

• Sequestration

• Alternative Energy– biomass

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More Information

• WWF's global approach to forests, including position papers on 15 issues including illegal logging, certification and forest protection

– www.panda.org/forests4life• Some specific European forest information

– www.panda.org/europe then click on "solutions" and "forests"

• Beddington Zero Energy Development

– www.bedzed.org.uk• Contacts: dpollard@wwfint.org