This document summarizes discussions from the 2011 FOREST EUROPE Ministerial Conference in Oslo, where ministers agreed to develop a pan-European approach to valuing forest ecosystem services. An expert group was formed to propose this valuation approach, exploring methods through three sub-working groups. Their final report will be discussed at a 2014 workshop in Serbia, with the goal of raising awareness of forests' economic and social contributions to support sustainable forest management policies and goals.

1. EUROPEAN FOREST WEEK
10,December, 2013, Rovaniemi
FOREST EUROPE
Development of pan-European
valuation approach to forest
ecosystem services“
“
Edurne Lacalle Galdeano
Liaison Unit Madrid FOREST EUROPE

2. FE Ministerial Conference, Oslo, 2011
Following Oslo Conference:
• Oslo Decision European Forests 2020
• Oslo Ministerial Mandate for Negotiating a Legally Binding
Agreement on Forests in Europe

3. FE Ministerial Conference, Oslo, 2011
• Oslo Ministerial Decision: European Forests 2020
– Vision
– Mission
– Goals
– Targets
– Actions

4. FE Ministerial Conference, Oslo, 2011
Vision
•
To shape a future where all European forests are vital, productive and multifunctional.
•
Where forests contribute effectively to sustainable development, through ensuring human well-being
a healthy environment and economic development in Europe and across the globe.
•
Where the forests’ unique potential to support a green economy, livehoods, climate change
mitigation, biodiversity conservation, enhancing water quality and combating desertification is
realized to the benefit of society.
Mission
•
To advance this vision and comply with the goals and European 2020 targets, ministers decided that
“FOREST EUROPE mission is to enhance the cooperation on forest policies in Europe under the
leadership of ministers, and to secure and promote Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) with the
aim of maintaining the multiple functions of forests crucial to society”.

5. FE Ministerial Conference, Oslo, 2011
Goals
I. Sustainable management of all European forests ensures multiple forest functions
and enhances lasting provision of goods and services (…)
II. European forests contribute to a green economy, including through (…) ecosystem
services from sustainable sources. (…)
VII. Socioeconomic and cultural benefits, especially for livelihoods, rural
development and employment from European forests are optimized (…)
2020 targets
IV. The full value of forest ecosystem services across Europe is being estimated
and reflected in national policies (PES)

6. FOREST EUROPE Work Programme (1)
1. Prioritised areas in European Forests 2020 decision
1. Further development of sustainable forest management and its tools
2. Further improvements in forest monitoring and reporting
3. Strengthened efforts against illegal logging and related trade
4. Valuation of forest ecosystem services
5. SFM in a green economy.

7. FOREST EUROPE Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services (PoW 4)
Forest Europe Work Programme addresses actions of Oslo Ministerial Decision:
European Forests 2020 including achieving the full value of forest ecosystem
services across Europe:
“the full value of forest ecosystem services across Europe will be estimated with a view to
using common valuation approaches, and that values will be increasingly reflected in
relevant national policies and market-based instruments such as payments for ecosystem
services”.

8. FOREST EUROPE Work Programme (2)
Point 4. Valuation of forest ecosystem services
Stressing the importance of the full range of forest goods and services,
FOREST EUROPE will develop a common approach to valuation of
forest ecosystem services and promote its use, with the aim of raising
awareness of the contributions to societies of multiple forest functions, to
serve informed decision making and to assess achievements against the
2020 Targets
Activity: Development of pan-European valuation approach to
forest ecosystem services
a. Expert group to explore and propose a pan-European approach
to valuation of forest ecosystem services [2012-2013]
b. Workshop to consolidate the proposals and identifying effective priorities
and measures to promote its use [2013-2014].

9. FOREST EUROPE Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services (PoW 4)
•Expert Group to explore and propose a pan-European
approach to valuation of forest:
o 3 Sub-Working Groups operating on-line:
SWG1: Identification of forest ecosystem services
SWG2: Toolbox with valuation of FES approaches to
the pan-European region
SWG3: Means to facilitate implementation
o Group’s Final report will summarise on-line work
o Last meeting of Expert Group (February 2014) to
share the work developed by the Sub-Grops.
•Workshop on valuation of FES (Serbia, Autumn 2014)
o Open forum for discussion (2 days) on the
results of the Expert Group to draw conclusions
within FOREST EUROPE scope.

10. Thank you for
your attention
More information:
Beatriz.bueno@foresteurope.org
Edurne.lacalle@foresteurope.org
Shaping a Future where Forests
Contribute to a Sustainable
World