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Tuukka CastrénWorld Bank
Chisinau/July 13 - 14, 2010
ENPI FLEG RegionalConference
StructureWhy forests are special governance
challengeAddressing governanceENA FLEG ProcessWhat has happened after St. Petersburg
What do thieves want?
Owner absent
Owner/Manager unaware of inventory and value
Potential witnesses indifferent or hostile to owner
Police untrained, under equipped, uninterested
Easy to bribe way out of trouble
Staff untrained and underpaid
Asset unsupervised/unguarded
Lax business practices/procedures
Loot easy to sell
Winner is…
World’s Forests
Owner absent
Owner/Manager unaware of inventory and value
Potential witnesses indifferent or hostile to owner
Police untrained, under equipped, uninterested
Easy to bribe way out of trouble
Staff untrained and underpaid
Asset unsupervised/unguarded
Lax business practices/procedures
Loot easy to sell
Global trade in primary wood products is about US$ 186 billion/yr and the total trade in all wood products is several multiple higher.
20% of global carbon emissions come from deforestation and degradation
Forests Matter
Over 400 million people dependon forests for income, food, energy,medicines and shelter.
Components of Forest Law Enforcement
Prevention
Good governance
Theft Prevention
Legitimacy
DetectionSuppression
Compliance
Declaration: key themesNational - 11 principles oncommitment to improve fleg and forest
legislationstrengthening institutions, human capacity,
cooperation and anti-corruption actions engaging with stakeholders and
recognizing rights and knowledge of forest-dependent and indigenous people
exchanging and disseminating information and promoting implementation and analytical work
Declaration: key themesInternational - 11 principles onstrengthening cooperation on and
information sharing fleg and trade (incl. wildlife, CITES)
monitoring, assessment, reporting of progress on FLEG and promoting transboundary collaboration
promoting partnerships with private sector and civil society
enhancing awareness raising
Declaration: key themesImplementation - 7 principles on endorsing indicative list of action as the
framework for implementationinternational organizations (particularly
World Bank), institutions, processes to support implementation
follow-up structures
Indicative actionsNational Actions:Policy frameworksLegislation systemsInstitutions and capacity buildingSustainable forest managementRural development, livelihoods and poverty
alleviation
International Action:Forest related policiesTrade and customsResearchCollaborative implementation of actions
Follow-up
ENA-FLEG Ministerial Conference (44 countries and European Commission) – St. Petersburg, November 2005
FLEG Implementation Workshop – Antalya, May 2006Guidelines for National Action Plan Implementation
5th MCPFE Conference – Warsaw, Nov. 2007Work Program for 2008-2010
FLEG Expert Meeting – Bucharest, Oct. 2008Review of FLEG and FLEGT Status and Lessons
Program on Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the ENP East Countries and Russia (2008-2011)
Changes in Global ContextForest governance recognized as key
ingredientConsumer country legislation
Timber regulation (EU)Amended Lacey act (US)other countries (JPN, Australia)whole supply chain
Climate change: Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDDplus)
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