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Expectations of Forest Owners for reliable contracting services

Ivar Legallais-KorsbakkenCEPF

Confederation of European Forest Owners

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CEPF – in 24 countriesAustria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

SwitzerlandUnited Kingdom

The International Family Forestry Alliance

(IFFA) is the global voice of family forestry,

representing more than 25 million forest

owners worldwide. National forest owners’

organisations are united under the IFFA

banner to promote sustainable forestry and to

raise awareness about family forestry.

PEFC Council International

PEFC endorsed certification systems

PEFC members undergoing endorsement

PEFC member systems not endorsed yet

Promoting Sustainable Forest Management

for more info: www.pefc.org

PEFCPEFC

PProgramme for the rogramme for the EEndorsement of ndorsement of FForest orest CCertification schemesertification schemes

PPan an EEuropean uropean FForest orest CCertificationertification

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Objectives

• Feedback on concept• Start a dialogue

– Need time and considerations

• Many parties must contribute• Define parts of the complex

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The Solution

• Forest owners’ organisations and cooperatives are the solution– Or an active part in the solution

• What is the problem?

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Mission

Assist and strengthen national forest owners´ organisations in Europe to

maintain and enhance an economical viable, social beneficial, cultural valuable and ecological responsible sustainable

forest management

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Sustainable forest management

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Sustainable development

EcologySocial

Cultural

Economy

Forest owner Forest owner

Forest owner

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Characteristics of family forestry in Europe

• 60% of EU 15 forests are owned and managed by families – generation bridging management and experience

• 36% estimated share of private forestry in CEEC• Small scale forest holdings

– (average size: EU15=5 ha; CEEC= 2 ha)• 16 million family forest owners (EU 25)• Multifunctional forest management balancing

economic, social, ecological and cultural requirements respecting the diversity across Europe

• Local ownership, contributing to economic and social sustainability of communities

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Forest related certification• Forest management certification

– Standard– Control and documentationManagement / environment

• Chain of custody certificationProduct

• Entrepreneur/contractor certification– Certifying forest operations– Certifying the contractor as service providerManagement / quality

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Contractor certification

• Certification of the contractor– Forestry and business operations

• Not certification of a contractor acting as group manager in a forest management group certification– Not certification of entrepreneurs acting

as forest owners’ organisations– Not certification of timber sales or

forest products

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System building blocs• Management system• Performance standards

– Basic skills - education– Forest operations – courses and updates– Business standards

• Legal requirements• Certification system

– Accreditation of certifiers

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Contractor certification

• Performance of the work force– Education – certificate of skills– Training in adapting standards

• Performance of the company– Management systems– Business standards– Management skills and training– Business behaviour– Contract standards

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A certification scheme must

• be based on efforts made for Sustainable forest management (SFM)– Any forest certification standard must be assessed

against the SFM definition and criteria developed in intergovernmental processes, e.g. MCPFE in Europe

• independent third party accreditation and certification

• comply with the internationally recognised standard-setting and certification procedures– The international norms for accreditation, standard-

setting, and competent certification are defined in ISO Guidelines and related definitions

• allow forest owners’ true participation

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General Requirements forForest Certification

• Open access and non-discrimination

• Credibility• Non-deceptiveness• Cost-effectiveness• Participatory

processes• Transparency

• Independency and impartiality

• Voluntariness• Sustainable forest

management• Compliance with laws and

international trade rules

Adaptability to national circumstancesAttractiveness to forest owners

Manual labour

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The future is here

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Build on existing systems• “Private – public partnership”• ISO system and standards• National education and certificates• International processes

– UN, MCPFE etc.• Forest management certification

– Adaptation to or part of the PEFC system and national schemes

• Recognise national standards while making global framework

• Adapted to forest owners’ organisations

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www.ecskog.se

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Forest owners’ expectations• Certifying contractors and forest operations

• not forest owners or forest products

• Sustainable development• Economic, ecologic, social balance• All kinds of forest operations – small scale

• Credible – work force and business• International system – national standards

• Utilising existing systems• Collaboration or part of PEFC• ISO – IA – public-private partnership• National and international legal requirements

• Cost effective – unbureaucratic

Collaboration with forest owners’ organisations

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Next step

• Continue dialogue - Explore options• Recognition

– of constraints and opportunities

• Greater understanding– of challenges, possibilities, available systems and

tools

• Identify requirements– connected to new tools

•Forest owners must be actively engaged in tools and initiatives and not “subject” to them

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Further information:

www.cepf-eu.org

www.familyforestry.net