Strategic reforms Strategic reforms ofof forestry sector in Serbiaforestry sector in Serbia

Belgrade, Belgrade, 10.10.05.05.20201111

Directorate for forestsDirectorate for forests

PrPredrag Jovićedrag Jović & Dragan Nonić & Dragan Nonić

ContentsContents

Basic info:1. State of resources

2. Policy and legislative reforms

3. Organizational reforms

4. International project activities

Sustainable Forest Management and Nature Conservation in SerbiaSustainable Forest Management and Nature Conservation in Serbia

1. 1. Forest resourcesForest resources

Serbia forest and forest land area

2.252.400 ha 29.1%

state forestsstate forests553,0 3,0 %%

private forests private forests 447,7,00 %%

Forest area: 2.252.400 ha

(29.1%)

Volume: 362.5 mil. m3

160.9 m3/ha

Volume increment : 9.079 mil. m3

4.0 m3/ha

Number of trees: 2.114.635.853 trees

939 trees/ha

Land use Land use (according to (according to NFINFI, 200, 20099))

Forests by speciesForests by species

Tree species Area (ha) %

Oak forests 720,800 32.0

Beech forests 660,400 29.3

Other broadleaves 580,000 25.8

Conifers 243,200 10.8

Poplar plantations 48,000 2.1

TOTAL 2.252.400 100.0

Stand originStand origin

Stand origin ha %

Natural high stands 621,200 27.6

Coppice stands 1,456,400 64.7

Artificially established stands 174,800 7.8

TOTAL 2.252.400 100.0

Forest oForest ownershipwnership

Ownership ha %

State 1.194.000 53.0

Private 1,058,400 47.0

TOTAL 2.252.400 100.0

Protected areas in SerbiaProtected areas in Serbia

1.040 (547.176 ha) protected areas

National parks in SerbiaNational parks in Serbia

2. 2. Policy and legislative reformsPolicy and legislative reforms

Sustainable Forest Management and Nature Conservation in SerbiaSustainable Forest Management and Nature Conservation in Serbia

Sequence of undertaken activities: Forestry Development Strategy (2006) Law on forests (2010) National Forest Action Programme Reform of public forest administration

and service

NEED for NEED for reformreformss

Accumulated problems and needs within the sector

Taken and future obligations at

international level

Reforms and need in other sectors

Taken and future obligations at international level (the most important)

ConventionsConventions

CITESCITESconventionconvention

RamsarRamsar convention convention

Convention Concerning the Protection of

the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

CBDCBD

Convention on Long-range

Transboundary Air Pollution

UN FCCCUN FCCC

EU STRATEGIEU STRATEGIES ES

AND DIRECTIVESAND DIRECTIVES

Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

EU

EU Sustainable Development

Strategy

Forestry Action PlanForestry Action PlanEUEU

Directives of Directives of Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe

(Forest Focus)(Forest Focus)

FORESTRY SECTORFORESTRY SECTOR

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GLOBAL AND REGIONAL INICIATIVESINICIATIVES

NATURANATURA20002000

MCPFEMCPFE

Agenda 21Agenda 21

UNFFUNFF

Private forest ownersPrivate forest owners(cca 500,000)(cca 500,000)

National parksNational parks(4)(4)

Wood industryWood industry

Other sectorsOther sectorsNGONGO

(mostly ecology NGOs)(mostly ecology NGOs)

Local communitiesLocal communities

Users of Users of other forest goods other forest goods

and servicesand services

Other governmental Other governmental and non- governmental and non- governmental

organizations and organizations and individualsindividuals

Enterprises for Enterprises for state foreststate forest

management (2)management (2)

STRATEGSTRATEGYY

Participatory approach Participatory approach in development of in development of strategy and legislationsstrategy and legislations

FAO TCP – work on participation in several phases

I phase – training of trainers for the use of participatory tools and methods (14 people from MoAFW, FF, PE)

II phase – workshops with private forest owners (special importance) and with other stakeholders, survey, interviews in households, public presentations and media appearance

III phase – development of the draft of Forestry Development Strategy of the Republic of Serbia

IV phase – repeated check of documents in public (5 workshops)

TOTAL 25 WORKSHOPS DURING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT,PRESENTED FOR MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE AND INTERVIEWED MORE

THAN 350 PEOPLE

ADOPTION in 2006ADOPTION in 2006

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THE FORESTRY SECTOR THE FORESTRY SECTOR (preservation and (preservation and improvement improvement  of forests and development of  of forests and development of forestry as industry)forestry as industry)

ROLE OF THE SECTOR ROLE OF THE SECTOR IN IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATUREAND NATURE STATUS AND CARE STATUS AND CARE

FOR FORESTS FOR FORESTS ((state state and private) and private)

STATUS AND STATUS AND CARE FOR CARE FOR GAME GAME

WOOD WOOD INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRY AND

PRODUCTS PRODUCTS MARKETMARKET

EDUCATION AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRAINING

RESEARCHRESEARCH

INFORMATION INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AND PUBLIC RELATIORELATIOIINSNS

INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATIONCOOPERATION

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Sectoral planning Sectoral planning

Investments in sectorInvestments in sector

Sector coordinationSector coordination

Reform of institutionsReform of institutions

Forestry legislationForestry legislation

International and regional cooperationInternational and regional cooperation

Monitoring and evaluation of sectorMonitoring and evaluation of sector

Strategic frameworkStrategic framework

STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO LEGAL SOLUTIONSSTRATEGY REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO LEGAL SOLUTIONS::

- sustainable forest management;

- establishing mechanisms for the participation of stakeholders in forestry development;

- setting the framework for coordination and planning in the sector;

- defining roles and responsibilities of institutions and stakeholders in the forestry sector and establishing of clear relations between the State and enterprises for state forest management;

- establishing of real and functional system of financing in forestry;

- defining the optimal model of organization of state forest service for forest management;

- compliance with ratified international conventions and protocols in the field of forestry and EU legal order (Acquis Communautaire).

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Legal frameworkLegal framework

Constitution of Constitution of the RSthe RS (2006)(2006)

LALAWW ON FORESTS ON FORESTS

Undertaken Undertaken international international

obligations (global and obligations (global and regional level, regional level, acquis acquis

communautaire)communautaire)

Laws:Laws:1.1. Set of laws on environmental protectionSet of laws on environmental protection(2004)(2004)2.2. PPS (1996)PPS (1996)3.3. Law on waterLaw on water (1991) (1991)4.4. Law on agricultural land Law on agricultural land (2005)(2005)5.5. Law on Law on NP (1993)NP (1993)6.6. Law on assets owned by RSLaw on assets owned by RS(1995)(1995)7.7. Company LawCompany Law(2004)(2004)8.8. Law on forests reproductive materialLaw on forests reproductive material (2004) (2004)9.9. Law on public enterprisesLaw on public enterprises 10.10. Law on public agenciesLaw on public agencies11.11. OOther lawsther laws

National sectoral National sectoral strategiesstrategies

3. 3. Organizational reformsOrganizational reforms of the sector of the sector

PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

Ministry of environment and spatial planning

Ministry of agriculture, trade, forestry and water management

PE Srbijašume PE Vojvodinašume 5 PE National parks

SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Institute for forestry

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty of Biology

Institute for lowland forestry and environment

Natural history Museum

NGO AND ASOCIATIONS

NGO in environment NGO in forestry PFOs associations

Organization of forestry

PROBLEMS:

- Overlapping of rights and responsibilities of organizations,

- Inefficiency in the sustainable forest management implementation,

- Conflict of interests in performing certain tasks of public interests,

- Unsatisfactory treatment of private forests,

- Restructuring of PEs,

- Emergence of new “big” forest owners (churches, cooperatives, landowners)

ASSESIBLE SOLUTION:

- Redefined roles and responsibilities and relationships between organs and organizations in sector by clear functional division (executive, supervisory, support and ownership function),

- Establishment of new institution with defined assignments,

- Definition of rights and obligations of state forest users,

- Support to private forest owners associating

1. Forest policy (as sectoral strategy) – adopted in 2006;2. Law on forests – adopted in 2010;3. Law on game and hunting – adopted in 2010;4. National forest inventory – done and published in 2009;5. NFAP – prepared and soon in process of adoption;6. Elaboration of Study of financing and study of forest valuing;7. Restructuring of public enterprises – ongoing;8. Organizational reform and capacity building of Directorate for

forests;9. Support to private forest owners associating – established 20

local and 1 national association;10. Institutional capacity building – on different levels;11. Intensive international cooperation – ongoing (MCPFE, UNFF &

other)

WHAT IS DONE SO FAR…WHAT IS DONE SO FAR…

FUND FOR FUND FOR FORESTSFORESTS

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNT SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNT FOR PROTECTION AND FOR PROTECTION AND 

IMPROVEMENT OFFORESTIMPROVEMENT OFFOREST

INPUTINPUTSS

OUTPUTOUTPUTSS

REŠENJA PREDLOŽENA NA OSNOVU REZULTATA STUDIJE FINANSIRANJA I VREDNOVANJA SEKTORA ŠUMARSTVAREŠENJA PREDLOŽENA NA OSNOVU REZULTATA STUDIJE FINANSIRANJA I VREDNOVANJA SEKTORA ŠUMARSTVA

1.1. REPRODUKCIJA ŠUMA, REPRODUKCIJA ŠUMA, 2.2. PUTEVI,PUTEVI,3.3. RAZVOJNI RAD,RAZVOJNI RAD,4.4. PROMOCIJA SFMPROMOCIJA SFM(na bazi definisane godišnje (na bazi definisane godišnje podsticajne politike)podsticajne politike)

1.1. Naknada za korišćenje šuma i šumskog Naknada za korišćenje šuma i šumskog zemljišta u svojini države,zemljišta u svojini države,

2.2. Naknada za obavljanje poslova sa javnim Naknada za obavljanje poslova sa javnim ovlašćenjima u privatnim šumama,ovlašćenjima u privatnim šumama,

3.3. Naknada za šumsko zemljišta u svojini Naknada za šumsko zemljišta u svojini države dato u zakup,države dato u zakup,

4. Doprinos za podizanje novih šuma i unapređenje opšte-korisnih funkcija šuma,

5.5. Prihod ostvaren po osnovu otuđivanja Prihod ostvaren po osnovu otuđivanja državnih šuma i šumskog zemljišta,državnih šuma i šumskog zemljišta,

6.6. Budžet,Budžet,7.7. Sredstva ostvarena oduzimanjem i prodajom Sredstva ostvarena oduzimanjem i prodajom

nezakonito stečene koristi iz šumenezakonito stečene koristi iz šume8.8. Sredstva za iskrčenu šumu u postupku Sredstva za iskrčenu šumu u postupku

promene namene šuma,promene namene šuma,9.9. Ostali izvoriOstali izvori

FAO GCP/FRY/003/FIN "Forest Sector Development in Serbia“ (2006-2008)http://www.forestryprojectserbia.org

Technical Cooperation Programme - TCP/YUG/2902: “Institutional Development and Capacity Building for the National Forest Programme” (2003-2004) http://www.forestserbia-fao.sr.gov.yu

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – UN FAO

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water ManagementDirectorate of Forests

4. 4. International project activitiesInternational project activities

Government program of cooperation "Forest Sector Development in Serbia "(GCP/FRY/003/FIN) 2005-2008

UN FAO

2003.2003. FAO TCP/YUG/2902(A) FAO TCP/YUG/2902(A) ““Institutional development Institutional development and capacity building for NFP of Serbiaand capacity building for NFP of Serbia””

2004.2004. NFG (Nor NFG (Norwayway) ) ““PProgram for forestry sector of rogram for forestry sector of Serbia” Serbia” ((phasephase I I))

2004-5.2004-5. CESO (Kanada) CESO (Kanada) technical assistance technical assistance – – PR PR SStrategy of forestry sector;trategy of forestry sector; ISO standards for state ISO standards for state administration; preparation for forest certificationadministration; preparation for forest certification

2005.2005. NFG (Nor NFG (Norwayway) P) Program for rogram for forestry sector of Serbia forestry sector of Serbia ((phasephase II) II)

2005. 2005. Obf Consulting (AustriaObf Consulting (Austria) The development plan for the implementation of restructuring PE "Srbijašume" through participation

2007.2007. NFG (Nor NFG (Norwayway) P) Program for forestry rogram for forestry sector of Serbia sector of Serbia ((phasephase III) III)

2005.2005. FAO GCP/003/FIN FAO GCP/003/FIN ““Development of forestry sector in Development of forestry sector in SerbiaSerbia””

2005.2005. EFI – FEFI – Finlandinland FOPER 1FOPER 1

2003.2003. DIRECTORATE FOR FORESTS AND DIRECTORATE FOR FORESTS AND OSCE –OSCE – Preparation of the Preparation of the law on forest reproductive material (in use from the beginning of law on forest reproductive material (in use from the beginning of 2005)2005)

Projects which support the Projects which support the process…process… 2010.2010. EFI – EFI – FinlandFinland: : FOPERFOPER 2 2

NFG NFG PROJECTSPROJECTS3. NFG (3. NFG (NorwayNorway) “Program) “Program for forestry sector of Serbia for forestry sector of Serbia” ”

((phasesphases I-III) I-III)faza I:faza I:

I I NACIONALNA INVENTURA ŠUMA SRBIJE NACIONALNA INVENTURA ŠUMA SRBIJEIIII IMPLEMENTACIJA GIS-a U ŠUMARSTVU IMPLEMENTACIJA GIS-a U ŠUMARSTVU

IIIIII TEHNIČKA PODRŠKA REVITALIZACIJI DRVNE TEHNIČKA PODRŠKA REVITALIZACIJI DRVNE INDUSTRIJE U ISTOČNOJ SRBIJI (pilot)INDUSTRIJE U ISTOČNOJ SRBIJI (pilot)

faza II:faza II:I I NACIONALNA INVENTURA ŠUMA SRBIJANACIONALNA INVENTURA ŠUMA SRBIJA

II II RAZVOJ PRAKTIČNIH APLIKACIJA U RAZVOJ PRAKTIČNIH APLIKACIJA U OPERATIVNOM PLANIRANJU (I RAZVOJ GIS-A U OVU SVRHU)OPERATIVNOM PLANIRANJU (I RAZVOJ GIS-A U OVU SVRHU)IIIIII JAČANJE KAPACITETA ZA UPOTREBU GIS TEHNOLOGIJE JAČANJE KAPACITETA ZA UPOTREBU GIS TEHNOLOGIJE

U ADMINISTRACIJIU ADMINISTRACIJIIVIV PLANIRANJE GAZDOVANJA ŠUMAMA PLANIRANJE GAZDOVANJA ŠUMAMA

(RAZVOJ COST-EFFICIENT METODA NA PILOT PODRUČJU)(RAZVOJ COST-EFFICIENT METODA NA PILOT PODRUČJU)

faza III: faza III: I DALJI RAZVOJ COST-EFFICIENT METODAI DALJI RAZVOJ COST-EFFICIENT METODA

II SERTIFIKACIJA ŠUMAII SERTIFIKACIJA ŠUMA

National forest inventory of the Republic of National forest inventory of the Republic of Serbia(Serbia(20042004/0/077))

Directorate for forests, Faculty of Forestry, NFG (Norway)

OBF PROJEOBF PROJECTCT4. Obf Consulting (Austria) 4. Obf Consulting (Austria) “The development plan for “The development plan for

the implementation of restructuring PE "Srbijašume" through the implementation of restructuring PE "Srbijašume" through participation” participation”

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1010 Unakrsna provera strategijaUnakrsna provera strategija

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