group certification: an important instrument in the climate change mitigation toolbox
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Group Certifcation:an Important Instrumentin the Climate ChangeMitigation Toolbox
Expanding Group Certifcation Globally
is a multi-partner project o the Programmeor the Endorsement o Forest Certifcation
(PEFC)
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The Expanding Group Certifcation Globallyproject seeks to
encourage and acilitate uptake o Group Certifcation among small
orest owners and managers throughout the world. In particular,
it seeks to promote certifcation in those areas where it is less
widespread, but where sustainable management o orests has
taken on increasing urgency in light o eorts to combat climate
change and alleviate poverty.
The multi-partner project brings together the Programme or
the Endorsement o Forest Certifcation and several partners.
Many are members o the Three Rights Holders Group
(G3 Alliance), a platorm or collaboration among amily orest
owners, community orestry and tribal and indigenous peoples
o the tropical orest that promotes locally controlled orestry
and sustainable orest management.
Conederation o European
Forest Owners (CEPF)
Global Alliance o Community
Forestry (GACF)
International Alliance o
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
o the Tropical Forest (IAITPTF)
International Family Forestry
Alliance (IFFA)
Programme or the Endorsement
o Forest Certifcation
(PEFC)
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Forestry, People and Climate Change
Forest certifcation oers a powerul
tool in eorts to combat climate change.
Deorestation and orest degradation
account or nearly 20% o greenhouse
gas emissions, more than the entire
global transport sector and second only
to the energy sector. Yet orest products
are by their very nature derived rom
renewable sources, have generally
lower embodied carbon than competing
products and orm a critical component
o a low carbon, green economy.
To expand the utilisation o wood in
support o a low carbon economy,
while saeguarding orest ecosystems,
orest certifcation systems promote
best practice in orest management
and reduce orest degradation. Forest
certifcation also increases market
access, confdence and the value o
orest products, thereby positivelyaltering a business case which could
otherwise result in deorestation.
It is these dynamics which also underpin
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions rom
Deorestation and Forest Degradation)
initiatives which seek to raise the
intrinsic value o orests by putting a
fnancial value on the carbon stored
in them. Where REDD+ recognises
the importance o sustainable orest
management and concerted engagement
with local and indigenous peoples and
other orest-dependent communities,
orest certifcation systems oer
pragmatic standards, guidelines, and
verifcation to ensure the intended
results are delivered in the orest.
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GROUP CERTIFICATION:
A GOOD COMPLEMENT TO REDD+
By oering assurances that orests are
sustainably managed, orest certifcation
seeks to halt their unsustainable use
and degradation. It also enhances their
quality and the livelihoods o those who
depend upon orests by connecting them
to preerential markets or orest products
and services ranging rom carbon to
timber, and ensuring beneft sharing and
economic opportunities at a local level.
Group Certifcation is a mechanism
through which groups o small orest
landholders can pool their resources
and work together to achieve third-party
verifed sustainable orest managementcertifcation. With 25% o orest area
managed locally by amilies, communities,
and indigenous peoples, it is essential
that tools, like Group Certifcation, are
made accessible to these important
stewards o the worlds orests. Group
Certifcation makes certifcation aordable
or small landholders when individual
certifcation may be too expensive.
Internationally, nearly one million
small orest owners have achieved
PEFC certifcation through the Group
Certifcation mechanism. This number
is testament that Group Certifcation
is possible or small landholders,
and that it is a powerul and cost-
eective mechanism or promoting
orest conservation and sustainable
management. Experience also shows
that Group Certifcation can stimulate
and signifcantly contribute to improving
rural livelihoods. The knock-on eects
in terms o incentives to conserve and
sustainably manage orests makes Group
Certifcation an eective complement
to REDD+.
These benefts make Group Certifcation
an important instrument in the climate
change mitigation toolbox.
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The Expanding Group Certifcation
Globallyproject seeks to encourage and
acilitate the uptake o Group Certifcation
among small orest owners and managers
throughout the world. In particular, it seeks
to promote certifcation in those areas
where it is less widespread, but where
sustainable management o orests has
taken on increasing urgency in light oeorts to combat climate change
and alleviate poverty.
The project successully completed its frst
phase and will move to implementation in
2012 provided that unding is secured.
Organizations interested in contributing to
our joint eorts are urged to contact PEFC
or urther inormation.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WORKS:
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Taking stock o existing practices and
identiying key elements or urther uptake
o Group Certifcation was at the centre o
the frst phase o the project, which is now
completed.
For this purpose, existing Group
Certifcation models in seven European
countries - Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Norway, Spain and Sweden
- were careully analysed and assessed.
All o these countries have an important
orestry sector, a strong orestry tradition
and extensive experience with certifcation.
Expanding Group Certifcation
Globally:The Project
Lessons Learnt rom Existing Practices
Experiences and lessons learnt on the ground
were gathered rom orest owners and owners
associations in these countries, and include:
Secure,long-termtenurerightsarea
undamental basis or sustainability and must
be defned by a robust legal ramework.
Smalllandholderorganizationsmaytake
dierent orms, but the organizations are
key to unctional group certifcation.
Certicationcandriveforwardsustainable
practices; it can also document existing
sustainability.
Successfulforestcerticationsystemsacknowledge nationally-relevant standards
and respect local institutions and
organizations.
Strongpartnershipsbetweensmall
landholders and industry or the State
can provide essential support.
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Key Elements or Enabling Group Certifcation
Based on these fndings, the project partners identifed the ollowing
key elements to consider in promoting the uptake and expansion
o certifcation.
PreconditionsDefned land tenure rights
Presence o robust legal ramework
Existence o rights holders
organizations
Local ownership
Standards setting capacity
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Facilitating Conditions
Low barriers to access
Tradition o orest management
2.
Incentives
Market access
Premium price or products and
services
Acceptance by public and private
procurement policies
3.
Enabling FactorsIndustry support
Capacity building
Standards setting capacity
Organizational structure & tradition
Chain o Custody certifcation
4.
Supporting Elements
Public inrastructure
State orest cooperation
Investment
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EXPANDING IN OTHER REGIONS:
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The project is now ready or implemen-
tation and sharing the knowledge and
experience learnt rom Group Certifcation
in Europe with groups o small orest
owners and owners associations in
other parts o the world.
Partner organizations are currently
engaged in identiying local partners in
dierent parts o the world where small
landholders display a clear motivation to
build organizational capacity, implement
sustainable orest practices, or achieve
orest certifcation.
A series o pilot projects are being
designed to address the individual
needs o local small landholders in
a particular region and to create the
conditions necessary or them to
eventually pursue Group Certifcation.
The project will establish bilateral
and/or international exchanges and
relationships to support sharing o
knowledge, transer o technology
and know-how, and capacity building
or achieving certifcation.
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Project Sites
Project sites will be selected based on
a number o parameters, including the
signifcance o small landholders within
the countries land tenure ramework,
active local partner organizations
interested in advancing their capacities,
and conducive national and international
policy conditions including REDD+
or involvement in Growing Forest
Partnership (GFP) or the FAO National
Forest Programme Facility (NFPF).
The ollowing have been
identifed or their potential
to host pilot projects:
Balkans
Brazil
China
Cameroon
Malaysia
Mexico
Nepal
Activities
Working together with local partner
organizations, each pilot project
will include:
Field Dialogue: to bring together a
range o international and local project
partners. The dialogue will acilitate
a local analysis o issues acing small
landholders in the region, oster
experience exchange between orest
landholder organizations, and look to
develop a longer term cooperationand development plan.
Twinning Support: to acilitate longer
term cooperation and mentorship
between organizations, such as a
partnership between a Forest Owner
Association in Finland and Forest
Owner Association in Mexico.
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Climate Impacts
Such outcomes will complement REDD+
and climate change mitigation through:
Increasingthecapacityand
organization o small landholders to
ensure sustainability in the 25% o
the worlds orest resources which
they manage;
Growingthesupplyofsustainable
orest products to contribute to
the shit to a green economy;
Improvingtheorganizationofsmall
landholders to acilitate engagement
and cooperation in REDD+
implementation and the delivery
o beneft sharing mechanisms;
Establishinginternationalcooperation
to support small landholders to
receive more direct benefts rom
their resource once they have the
land rights, with lasting contributions
towards vibrant rural economies,
poverty reduction and sustainable
development.
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The overarching objective o this project
is to enable small landholders to better
organize and manage their orest
resources sustainably, while receiving
more direct, tangible economic beneft
rom their resources and management
eorts.
Building on the success o small orestowners in Europe in implementing
sustainable management, accessing
orest certifcation and receiving direct
benefts, the collaborating partners seek
to share knowledge, experience and build
capacity o small landholders in other
parts o the world.
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Partner organizations have beencollaborating in the development o this
project since 2010. With a shared vision,
clear priorities, and commitment we are
looking to obtain the necessary unding
to support the project implementation
phase commencing in 2012.
Join the Project
I your organization shares our vision orsupporting small landholders in building
organizational capacity, implementing
sustainable orest practices or achieving
orest certifcation we urge you to
contribute unding to this project.
Clearly, the urgency o climate change
requires new approaches and strong
partnerships, and this project stands todeliver results where it is needed most.
Join us [email protected]
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Conederation o European Forest
Owners (CEPF)
The Conederation o European
Forest Owners (CEPF) is the umbrella
association o national orest owner
organizations in the European Union.
CEPF works as the representative o
amily orestry in Europe, by promotingthe values o private property ownership.
www.cep-eu.org
Global Alliance o Community
Forestry (GACF)
The Global Alliance o Community
Forestry (GACF) is a network o
community-based organizations thatseeks to create common ground to meet
the necessities, interests and experiences
o stakeholders representing orest
communities rom dierent parts o the
world to secure their rights to orests
at the international and regional levels.
www.gaconline.com
International Alliance o Indigenous
and Tribal Peoples o the Tropical
Forest (IAITPTF)
The International Alliance o Indigenous
and Tribal Peoples o the Tropical Forests
(IAITPTF) is a worldwide network o
organizations representing indigenous
and tribal peoples living in tropical orest
regions o Arica, the Asia-Pacifc andthe Americas.
www.international-alliance.org
The Project Partners
International Family Forestry
Alliance (IFFA)
The International Family Forestry Alliance
(IFFA) represents 25 million orest
owners worldwide. It seeks to promote
the development o amily orestry and
advocate supportive policies.
IFFA provides recommendations tointernational orest policy processes and
a orum or exchange o experience, ideas
and inormation.
www.amilyorestry.net
Programme or the Endorsement
o Forest Certifcation (PEFC)
PEFC is an international non-proft,non-governmental organization dedicated
to promoting Sustainable Forest
Management through independent
third-party certifcation.
PEFC is committed to conserving
orests and enhancing the communities
and amilies that own, work, and live in
and around orests.
www.pec.org
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Front cover photo: A. J. Da Silva Nunes/DreamstimeBack cover photo: TFD, 2010