1. FEDERAL FORESTRY AGENCY EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND
PARTNERSHIP INSTRUMENT EAST COUNTRIES FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
GOVERNANCE II PROGRAM (ENPI EAST COUNTRIES FLEG II PROGRAM) in the
Russian Federation . Panfilov, Deputy Head of Federal Forestry
Agency National Focal point for FLEG activities in the Russian
Federation, NPAC Chairman for the Russian Federation 1st Steering
Committee Meeting Minsk, October 1-3 , 2013
2. AGENDA 1. Key outcomes of FLEG-I implementation in Russia 2.
New challenges in the forestry sector and relevance of Stage II of
the Program in the Russian Federation 3. FLEG-II priority areas in
Russia proposed for implementation 4. Prioritized list of
activities in Russia (approved for implementation prior to this
meeting of the SC) 2
3. 1. Key outcomes of FLEG-I implementation in Russia
Mainstreaming FLEG in all forestry sector processes Development and
use of the guidelines to combat illegal forest use at the level of
the Russian Federation and its regions Assessment of forest
governance quality at the national and subnational levels Testing
sustainable forestry model at the local level Increased awareness
of all stakeholders Development and delivery of module-based
training programs Support to the business community (summarizing
corporate experience with timber origin tracking systems,
information on Regulation (EU)) Additional relevant studies: forest
fires and illegal forest use in Russia hus, the Program served as a
catalyst for many crucial processes in the Russian forestry sector
including the process of attracting resources from IFIs and the
national budget 3
4. 2. New challenges in the forestry sector and relevance of
Stage II of the Program in the Russian Federation Approval of the
State Policy Guidelines for Forest Use, Protection and Renewal A
need to enhance the role of the state in addressing illegal logging
and trade in timber Changes in the structure of forest governance
bodies Changes in the forestry legislation Support to
implementation of the RF State Program Forestry Sector Development
for 2012-2020 Russias accession to the WTO Development of a binding
agreement on forests in Europe Dialogue with EU partners under the
now effective Regulation (EU) on timber Majority of the priorities
identified in 2008 for FLEG-I in cooperation with FFA stay relevant
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5. 3. FLEG-II priority areas in Russia proposed for
implementation 1. Improving the FLEG planning and monitoring at the
national, regional (local), and interagency levels 2. Building up
human resource capacity to address FLEG issues 3. Facilitating
specific FLEG actions by top Russian forest companies and their
international trading partners 4. Safeguarding the rights of local
communities and small businesses to legal forest resource use 5.
Increasing transparency of action and raising stakeholder awareness
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6. Coverage of RF regions by activities of the Country Workplan
for the Russian Federation (year 1) 6
7. The Country Workplan for Russia: Area 1. Improving the FLEG
planning and monitoring at the national, regional (local), and
interagency levels 1.1. Improving forest governance as applicable
to key forest management operations (WB) 1.2. Improving the forest
law enforcement and governance mechanisms (WB) 1.3. Undertaking
independent assessments to estimate illegal cuts and informing the
public (WWF) 1.4. Reviewing best practices and cases of legal and
sustainable forest use by local forest-dependent communities (IUCN)
1.5. A study to analyze economic benefits, carbon stocks and
biodiversity conservation within the areas managed by
forest-dependent communities upon adoption of legal and sustainable
practices of forest use (IUCN) 7
8. The Country Workplan for Russia: Area 2. Building up human
resource capacity to address FLEG issues 2.1. Development and
delivery of module-based training programs highlighting FLEG issues
and ways to address them at the federal level and in Russian
regions (WB) 2.1.1. For Bachelors/Masters (higher forest education)
2.1.2. A detailed development of the most relevant modules
addressing FLEG issues to retrain managers and public
administrators 8
9. The Country Workplan for Russia: Area 3. Facilitating
specific FLEG actions by top Russian forest companies and their
international trading partners 3.1. Information support to Russian
forest companies to adjust to the new EU timber legislation (WWF)
3.2. Support in the designing and implementing procedures to prove
legality of timber origin pursuant to the new EU timber legislation
in Arkhangelsk region (WWF) 3.3. A study of forest bioenergy sector
and proposals on voluntary standards of sustainable forest
management to obtain bioenergy inputs (WWF) 3.4. Design of a
regional instrument to support science-based decisions on forest
management for businesses and forest governance bodies using
information on forests with high environmental value and
biodiversity (WWF) 3.5. Providing incentives for small and medium
businesses to encourage multiple use of forest resources in
compliance with the principles of sustainable forest management
(WWF) 9
10. The Country Workplan for Russia : Area 4. Safeguarding the
rights of local communities and small businesses to forest resource
use 4.1. Testing and replicating successful models of sustainable
forest use by forest-dependent communities (IUCN) 10
11. The Country Workplan for Russia: Area 5. Increasing
transparency of action and raising stakeholder awareness 5.1.
Supporting public participation (including local communities and
youth) in sustainable forest management (WB) 5.2. Review and
improvement of FLEG information support (WB) 5.3. Developing
capacity for public participation in monitoring of timber
harvesting legality (WWF) 11
12. 4. Prioritized activities in Russia (launched prior to the
AC meeting) Recommended at NPAC meeting on June 20, 2013, agreed
with the leadership of implementing organizations Implemented under
four of the five approved priority areas Ensure timeliness and
coherence of implementing the key Workplan areas to address
relevant forest management issues and new challenges in the country
Lay down foundation for successful future efforts Are aimed at
identifying baseline values for key target indicators to be used in
future monitoring of outcomes and impacts 12
13. Sub-activities of the Workplan underway The Country
Workplan Area Approved priority sub-activity Area 1. Improving the
FLEG planning and monitoring at the national, regional (local), and
interagency levels 1.2.2. Improving the system to combat illegal
forest use 1.3.1. Estimation of illegal cuts based on a comparison
of statistics and data from independent studies 1.4.1. Collecting
best practices in sustainable forest use by forest-dependent
communities Area 2. Building up human resource capacity to address
FLEG issues 2.1.1. Development and delivery of module-based
training programs for Bachelors and Masters (higher forest
education) Area 3. Facilitating specific FLEG actions by top
Russian forest companies and their international trading partners
3.1.1. A review of issued faced by Russian forest companies
adjusting to Regulation (EU) 995/2010 requirements Area 5.
Increasing transparency of action and raising stakeholder awareness
5.1.2. Enhancing work with school students to support public
participation (including local communities and youth),in
sustainable forest management 13
14. Plan of regional activities under the Program: proposals
from Russian partners 1. International workshops echnical Meetings
of High-Level Experts on Relevant ENA FLEG Issues (WB, 2014 and
2016). 2. International round table Replication of Cases and Best
Practices of Sustainable Forest Use by Forest-Dependent Communities
(IUCN, 2015) 3. International round table New EU Timber
Legislation: How to Enhance Effectiveness of Its Enforcement in
Combatting Illegal Cuts? (WWF, 2014) 4. International conference
International and Country Approaches to Assessing the Scope of
Illegal Forest Use (WWF, 2015) 14
15. International activities planned by FFA: CIS
Intergovernmental Council on timber industry and forestry sector
(June 2014) International conference Forest and Man 2014 (October
2014) International Junior Forest Contest (September 2014) 15