Forest certification has grown to 325 million hectares globally, with FSC and PEFC being the main certification frameworks. Most certified forests are in the boreal and temperate zones, with only 14% in the tropics. Canada has the largest area of certified forests at 146 million hectares. Uptake of certification has plateaued in Europe and the US due to the challenge of engaging small private landowners. Demand is growing for certified forest products in green building and public procurement policies, but price premiums remain limited. Overall, forest certification area is growing but remains a small percentage of global forests.
Is Organic Farming Worth its Investment? The Adoption and Impact of Certified...Linda Kleemann
This document discusses a thesis examining the adoption and impact of organic pineapple farming certification in Ghana. It provides an overview of the thesis topics, including sustainable agriculture, organic farming in Ghana, price transmission analysis of pineapple markets, and the costs and benefits of organic certification for pineapple farmers. The presentation also outlines the motivation, literature review, pineapple sector context in Ghana, theoretical framework, data collection and empirical strategy used in the research.
Biomass Success Factors And Opportunities In AsiaYoung Yang
1. Biomass renewable energy in Asia has key opportunities in community services, enterprises, and households by providing solutions such as irrigation, transportation, food processing, lighting, and cooking.
2. These solutions can have positive impacts like increased incomes, agricultural output and efficiency, reduced fuel and operating costs, and improved food preservation and indoor air quality.
3. Countries with the most potential include China, Indonesia, Thailand, and India due to their sufficient biomass resources, government support programs, and large unelectrified populations.
Learn about the different schemes to ensure wood is derived from an appropriate source and where our wood comes from. The key forest management certification schemes, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and those endorsed by Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), such as the Australian Forestry Certification Scheme (AFCS) and the associated chain-of-custody, are explained. Where wood and other wood products come from will be discussed as will how to reduce the risk of purchasing wood products that may be from illegally logged sources.
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This webinar presents and discusses the draft revised requirement for standard setting, which have been modified as part of PEFC's Standards Revision process.
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The document summarizes a stakeholder seminar on the revision of PEFC requirements for sustainable forest management standards. It discusses the objectives of revising the standards to incorporate latest knowledge, respond to new challenges and expectations, and streamline requirements. The revision process includes a working group developing draft documents, a public consultation period for feedback, and formal approval of final documents. Key areas addressed in the revised standards include definitions of forest conversion, use of native and introduced species, chemical usage, conservation of ecologically important areas, indigenous peoples' rights, and compliance with legislation.
PEFC defines 205 sustainability benchmarks that all PEFC standards must meet related to standard setting processes, national schemes, and management practices. Public procurement policies in several countries, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland, recognize and recommend PEFC. Other green building standards and policies also accept PEFC. A 2010 assessment by WWF found that while FSC and PEFC were equivalent in meeting most criteria for sustainable forest management, PEFC fully met requirements for effective monitoring and assessment that FSC only partially met.
This document provides an overview of social auditing and corporate responsibility. It discusses the brief history of corporate responsibility programs and how they have developed over time. It then explains the key principles, criteria, and process involved in social auditing for corporations. The document emphasizes that determining material issues and prioritizing them is an important part of social auditing.
Is Organic Farming Worth its Investment? The Adoption and Impact of Certified...Linda Kleemann
This document discusses a thesis examining the adoption and impact of organic pineapple farming certification in Ghana. It provides an overview of the thesis topics, including sustainable agriculture, organic farming in Ghana, price transmission analysis of pineapple markets, and the costs and benefits of organic certification for pineapple farmers. The presentation also outlines the motivation, literature review, pineapple sector context in Ghana, theoretical framework, data collection and empirical strategy used in the research.
Biomass Success Factors And Opportunities In AsiaYoung Yang
1. Biomass renewable energy in Asia has key opportunities in community services, enterprises, and households by providing solutions such as irrigation, transportation, food processing, lighting, and cooking.
2. These solutions can have positive impacts like increased incomes, agricultural output and efficiency, reduced fuel and operating costs, and improved food preservation and indoor air quality.
3. Countries with the most potential include China, Indonesia, Thailand, and India due to their sufficient biomass resources, government support programs, and large unelectrified populations.
Learn about the different schemes to ensure wood is derived from an appropriate source and where our wood comes from. The key forest management certification schemes, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and those endorsed by Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), such as the Australian Forestry Certification Scheme (AFCS) and the associated chain-of-custody, are explained. Where wood and other wood products come from will be discussed as will how to reduce the risk of purchasing wood products that may be from illegally logged sources.
PEFC Standards Revision: Requirements for Group Forest CertificationPEFC International
The document summarizes a stakeholder seminar on revising the requirements for group forest certification under PEFC. It discusses three key challenges facing certification: 1) expanding certification to more of the world's forests, 2) the uneven distribution of certified forests globally, and 3) securing market access. The revision aims to make requirements more flexible, feasible, and robust while maintaining stakeholder confidence. It outlines the revision process, including establishing working groups, a public consultation period, and final approval. The presentation focuses on proposed changes to documentation and requirements for group forest management certification.
This webinar presents and discusses the draft revised requirement for standard setting, which have been modified as part of PEFC's Standards Revision process.
PEFC Standards Revision: Requirements for SFM StandardsPEFC International
The document summarizes a stakeholder seminar on the revision of PEFC requirements for sustainable forest management standards. It discusses the objectives of revising the standards to incorporate latest knowledge, respond to new challenges and expectations, and streamline requirements. The revision process includes a working group developing draft documents, a public consultation period for feedback, and formal approval of final documents. Key areas addressed in the revised standards include definitions of forest conversion, use of native and introduced species, chemical usage, conservation of ecologically important areas, indigenous peoples' rights, and compliance with legislation.
PEFC defines 205 sustainability benchmarks that all PEFC standards must meet related to standard setting processes, national schemes, and management practices. Public procurement policies in several countries, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland, recognize and recommend PEFC. Other green building standards and policies also accept PEFC. A 2010 assessment by WWF found that while FSC and PEFC were equivalent in meeting most criteria for sustainable forest management, PEFC fully met requirements for effective monitoring and assessment that FSC only partially met.
This document provides an overview of social auditing and corporate responsibility. It discusses the brief history of corporate responsibility programs and how they have developed over time. It then explains the key principles, criteria, and process involved in social auditing for corporations. The document emphasizes that determining material issues and prioritizing them is an important part of social auditing.
The document discusses the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and its interest in forest landscape restoration. ITTO aims to promote sustainable management of tropical forests and trade in tropical timber. It has 60 member countries and has funded over 750 projects totaling over $375 million. Relevant to forest landscape restoration, ITTO has guidelines on restoring degraded forests and conserving biodiversity in production forests. ITTO supports projects involving restoration, reduced impact logging, and community forestry.
labor input, costs, revenues
Livestock: feed intake, weight gain, milk prod, health
Water: runoff, infiltration, soil moisture
Socio‐economic: income, food security, livelihoods
Participatory: constraints, opportunities, preferences
Statistical analysis: ANOVA, correlations, regressions 41
Field activities to date
- Training of farmers and field assistants
- Soil sampling and analysis
- Establishment of rainwater harvesting techniques
- Sowing of crops with different fertilization levels
- Establishment of animal feeding trials
- Monitoring of climate, crops, livestock, soils
- Collection of socio‐economic data
- Particip
The document discusses genetically modified trees and climate change. It notes that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aims to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous interference with the climate. The Kyoto Protocol took steps further in participation. The document outlines concerns about GM trees, including gene escape and pest control, as well as promises around increased growth and reducing pollution. It also discusses regulations around biotechnology in the US and other countries and stakeholders' views on GM forests.
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The document summarizes research on eco-labeling and branding of forest products from Native American tribes. A survey of 54 tribes found interest in developing a tribal brand focused on traditional forest stewardship, cultural respect for the land, and product quality. While some tribes were interested in certification, many lacked knowledge of certification options. The researchers suggest a tribal brand could promote tribal values but would require long-term commitment of resources. Subsequent initiatives included projects to develop international marketing capacity and a fellowship program for tribal students.
International Commerce of Organic Products - Situation, Perspectives and Expe...F. Javier Martinez R.
This document provides an overview of the international organic products market and Peru's role in it. It discusses the growing global market for organic products, valued at an estimated $53 billion in 2009. Europe, the United States, and Japan make up the largest markets. The document also summarizes Peru's success in organic agriculture, noting that it is the world's top exporter of organic coffee and cocoa. Peru has developed strong institutions and a legal framework to support its organic sector.
Poster60: Enviromental and economic assessment of bioethanol production from ...CIAT
This study assessed the environmental and economic potential of producing bioethanol from banana and plantain waste in Costa Rica. Interviews found that 40% of cooking bananas are left to rot, generating over 2800 tons of annual waste that could be converted to 193,000 liters of bioethanol. This bioethanol could replace 24% of the cooperative's gasoline needs and save $187,000 annually. A lifecycle analysis found positive net energy and avoided carbon emission benefits. Bioethanol from banana waste compares favorably to other feedstocks and could provide sustainable local fuel substitution without competing for food resources.
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In order to supply their pulp mills, Indonesian paper companies have resorted to landgrabbing, by obtaining the use of land without the free, prior and informed consent of all affected communities. Despite paper company assurances that they respect local people’s rights, in fact thousands of Indonesian communities are now living beside pulp plantations without having had the opportunity to have their say in how the land should be utilised. Too often they have been deprived of a vital source of food, fibre, medicine, timber, firewood or cash crops. Loss of natural forest also has devastating impacts on wildlife and biodiversity, including endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger, rhinoceros and orang-utan. In addition, timber extraction on Sumatra’s deep peat soils causes alarming levels of carbon emissions.
1. The document describes tools and data that can be used to identify and map the ecological value of landscapes, especially outside protected areas, at a fine spatial scale. It details data on biodiversity, threatened species, fragmentation, connectivity and resilience that provide information on key ecological properties and features.
2. The Local Ecological Footprint Tool (LEFT) combines these data layers to provide an index of overall ecological value for each pixel in a map. It was shown to accurately identify threatened species present in a study site in Honduras when compared to field data, though it had some errors of omission and commission.
3. Developing such tools using globally-available web databases allows assessing the ecological value of
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Feeding the domestic market: Is small-scale timber harvesting sustainable in ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Valentina Robiglio, Paolo Omar Cerutti, Guillaume Lescuyer.
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
This document discusses using real-time soil nutrient monitoring to enable more precise fertilizer application in agriculture. It notes that current soil sampling and testing has long turnaround times. The document proposes using sensors to continuously monitor soil nutrients and enable automated or manual variable rate fertilizer application. This could improve yields while reducing over-fertilization and the associated environmental damage and economic costs. Regulatory incentives are also discussed as a driver for adoption.
Anticipated Impact of Modern Biotechnology on Nutrient Use Efficiency: Consequences for the Fertilizer Industry.
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This document provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods, including various planting systems, integrated pest management techniques, and discussions of weeds, pests, diseases, varieties, fertility, and economics. It describes common raised bed planting systems using plastic mulch that are also used by organic growers. Alternative systems like matted rows and ribbon rows are also covered.
This document provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods. It discusses various planting systems including raised bed plasticulture, the most common system used by organic and conventional growers in warmer regions. It also covers integrated pest management techniques for controlling weeds, pests, and diseases without synthetic pesticides. The document includes information on varieties, fertility, greenhouse production, and economic considerations for organic strawberry production.
The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization working to protect ecosystems and communities in over 60 countries. It certifies sustainable forestry and agriculture practices. For agriculture, it has certified over 1.3 million acres of farms producing coffee, tea, bananas and other crops. This includes 3% of the world's coffee and tea. The certification program evaluates farms' environmental management, worker treatment, resource conservation and other standards. Certified farms employ practices like maintaining wildlife habitats, reducing chemical use, conserving water and soil. The goal is to transform land use to benefit people, wildlife and the environment.
The document discusses the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and its interest in forest landscape restoration. ITTO aims to promote sustainable management of tropical forests and trade in tropical timber. It has 60 member countries and has funded over 750 projects totaling over $375 million. Relevant to forest landscape restoration, ITTO has guidelines on restoring degraded forests and conserving biodiversity in production forests. ITTO supports projects involving restoration, reduced impact logging, and community forestry.
labor input, costs, revenues
Livestock: feed intake, weight gain, milk prod, health
Water: runoff, infiltration, soil moisture
Socio‐economic: income, food security, livelihoods
Participatory: constraints, opportunities, preferences
Statistical analysis: ANOVA, correlations, regressions 41
Field activities to date
- Training of farmers and field assistants
- Soil sampling and analysis
- Establishment of rainwater harvesting techniques
- Sowing of crops with different fertilization levels
- Establishment of animal feeding trials
- Monitoring of climate, crops, livestock, soils
- Collection of socio‐economic data
- Particip
The document discusses genetically modified trees and climate change. It notes that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aims to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous interference with the climate. The Kyoto Protocol took steps further in participation. The document outlines concerns about GM trees, including gene escape and pest control, as well as promises around increased growth and reducing pollution. It also discusses regulations around biotechnology in the US and other countries and stakeholders' views on GM forests.
Community based forest management plans in the brazilian amazon current barri...CIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes a study analyzing the economic viability of community-based forest management (CBFM) plans in the Brazilian Amazon. It finds that while CBFM has large potential areas, currently only a small number of families and area are involved in CBFM. Case studies of 4 CBFM plans show they face challenges generating sufficient income from timber to be economically viable long-term due to high costs, lack of skills, and competition from illegal logging. For economic viability, policies need to invest in infrastructure, markets for CBFM timber, and diversifying income beyond timber.
MRV in REDD+: Deforestation and forest degradation driversCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given by CIFOR scientist Louis Verchot on 28 November 2012 at a joint CIFOR and GOFC-GOLD (Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics) UNFCCC COP18 side-event in Doha, Qatar.
Prioritising support for investing in locally controlled forest in Burkina FasoWest Africa Trade Hub
This document assesses options for supporting small forest enterprises in Burkina Faso that could deliver integrated and climate-smart land use. Agroforestry enterprises that improve soil fertility, NTFP enterprises like shea production, and biomass energy production were identified as high priority sectors. The Sudano-Sahelian zone was selected for intervention due to its high dependence on trees and potential for poverty reduction. Supporting these subsectors could have positive integrated impacts on gender, food security, energy security, climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity, and soil fertility.
The document summarizes research on eco-labeling and branding of forest products from Native American tribes. A survey of 54 tribes found interest in developing a tribal brand focused on traditional forest stewardship, cultural respect for the land, and product quality. While some tribes were interested in certification, many lacked knowledge of certification options. The researchers suggest a tribal brand could promote tribal values but would require long-term commitment of resources. Subsequent initiatives included projects to develop international marketing capacity and a fellowship program for tribal students.
International Commerce of Organic Products - Situation, Perspectives and Expe...F. Javier Martinez R.
This document provides an overview of the international organic products market and Peru's role in it. It discusses the growing global market for organic products, valued at an estimated $53 billion in 2009. Europe, the United States, and Japan make up the largest markets. The document also summarizes Peru's success in organic agriculture, noting that it is the world's top exporter of organic coffee and cocoa. Peru has developed strong institutions and a legal framework to support its organic sector.
Poster60: Enviromental and economic assessment of bioethanol production from ...CIAT
This study assessed the environmental and economic potential of producing bioethanol from banana and plantain waste in Costa Rica. Interviews found that 40% of cooking bananas are left to rot, generating over 2800 tons of annual waste that could be converted to 193,000 liters of bioethanol. This bioethanol could replace 24% of the cooperative's gasoline needs and save $187,000 annually. A lifecycle analysis found positive net energy and avoided carbon emission benefits. Bioethanol from banana waste compares favorably to other feedstocks and could provide sustainable local fuel substitution without competing for food resources.
Paper industry and deforestation in IndonesiaSergio Baffoni
In order to supply their pulp mills, Indonesian paper companies have resorted to landgrabbing, by obtaining the use of land without the free, prior and informed consent of all affected communities. Despite paper company assurances that they respect local people’s rights, in fact thousands of Indonesian communities are now living beside pulp plantations without having had the opportunity to have their say in how the land should be utilised. Too often they have been deprived of a vital source of food, fibre, medicine, timber, firewood or cash crops. Loss of natural forest also has devastating impacts on wildlife and biodiversity, including endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger, rhinoceros and orang-utan. In addition, timber extraction on Sumatra’s deep peat soils causes alarming levels of carbon emissions.
1. The document describes tools and data that can be used to identify and map the ecological value of landscapes, especially outside protected areas, at a fine spatial scale. It details data on biodiversity, threatened species, fragmentation, connectivity and resilience that provide information on key ecological properties and features.
2. The Local Ecological Footprint Tool (LEFT) combines these data layers to provide an index of overall ecological value for each pixel in a map. It was shown to accurately identify threatened species present in a study site in Honduras when compared to field data, though it had some errors of omission and commission.
3. Developing such tools using globally-available web databases allows assessing the ecological value of
Non-Timber Forest Products: contribution to national economy and sustainable ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR scientist Robert Nasi gave this presentation on 10 October 2012 during the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11).
Feeding the domestic market: Is small-scale timber harvesting sustainable in ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Valentina Robiglio, Paolo Omar Cerutti, Guillaume Lescuyer.
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
This document discusses using real-time soil nutrient monitoring to enable more precise fertilizer application in agriculture. It notes that current soil sampling and testing has long turnaround times. The document proposes using sensors to continuously monitor soil nutrients and enable automated or manual variable rate fertilizer application. This could improve yields while reducing over-fertilization and the associated environmental damage and economic costs. Regulatory incentives are also discussed as a driver for adoption.
Anticipated Impact of Modern Biotechnology on Nutrient Use Efficiency: Consequences for the Fertilizer Industry.
Rob Rennie and Patrick Heffer, TFI/FIRT Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference, 16-18 November 2010, Savannah, GA, USA
The document discusses developing new fungicide active ingredients to address challenges in global food security. It describes Syngenta's fungicide discovery pipeline, including screening compounds for activity and determining their mode of action through techniques like haploinsufficiency assays. Mycelium graminicola is presented as a potential plant pathogen platform for mode of action discovery work.
This document provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods, including various planting systems, integrated pest management techniques, and discussions of weeds, pests, diseases, varieties, fertility, and economics. It describes common raised bed planting systems using plastic mulch that are also used by organic growers. Alternative systems like matted rows and ribbon rows are also covered.
This document provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods. It discusses various planting systems including raised bed plasticulture, the most common system used by organic and conventional growers in warmer regions. It also covers integrated pest management techniques for controlling weeds, pests, and diseases without synthetic pesticides. The document includes information on varieties, fertility, greenhouse production, and economic considerations for organic strawberry production.
The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization working to protect ecosystems and communities in over 60 countries. It certifies sustainable forestry and agriculture practices. For agriculture, it has certified over 1.3 million acres of farms producing coffee, tea, bananas and other crops. This includes 3% of the world's coffee and tea. The certification program evaluates farms' environmental management, worker treatment, resource conservation and other standards. Certified farms employ practices like maintaining wildlife habitats, reducing chemical use, conserving water and soil. The goal is to transform land use to benefit people, wildlife and the environment.
1. Forest Certification Systems and Trends
in the Global Marketplace
Glenn Keays, CEA(SFM), EMS(LA)
Senior Consultant, Management Systems & Sustainability
2. Information Overload!!
For the next 30 – 40 minutes…
You will be exposed to
statistics on forest
certification
Information on increases and
decreases in certification
Graphs, numbers, acronyms,
words…
But hidden in all of this could be a bit of knowledge!!
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3. Status of Global Forest Certification
May 2009 the global area of certified
Global Certified Forest Area
forest endorsed by one or other of the
international frameworks PEFC, 5.6% FSC, 2.7%
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Programme for Endorsement of Forest
Certification (PEFC)
amounted to 325.2 million hectares
Not Certified,
Only about 8% of the global 91.7%
forest area is certified
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4. What Type of Forests are Certified?
Percent of Forest Types Globally
Boreal
33% Tropical
42%
Percent of Certified Forests by Type
120
Temperate
25% 100
80
Percent
60
86 91
99
40
Source: FAO, 2007 20
14 9
0 1
Tropical Temperate Boreal
% Certified % Uncertified
4
5. Intact Forest Landscape – Green
Disturbed Forest Landscape – Yellow
Source: Potapov, P. et al. 2008. Mapping the world’s intact forest landscapes by remote sensing. Ecology
and Society 13(2):51.
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6. Trends in Forest Certification - Europe
82 million hectares (53% of forest area) certified
Clear distinction regarding which certification scheme
Large State and Industrial Ownership – FSC
Small Non-industrial Private Ownership – PEFC
Most PEFC certifications are large group or regional certifications
~500,000 small forest owners (out of estimate total of 16 million owners)
No increase in certified forest area in past several years
Appears supply of certified softwood is in excess of end-user demand
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7. Trends in Forest Certification - CIS
Russia is a growth area for both FSC and PEFC
FSC has 19.2 million hectares certified
FSC Russian National Standard now accredited
Two forest certification schemes are being evaluated for PEFC
endorsement
Russian National Council for Forest Certification (now endorsed)
National Council of Voluntary Forest Certification in Russia
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8. Trends in Forest Certification – Canada
146 million hectares certified to
CSA, SFI and FSC
Canada has the most
Largest area of certified forests in the
world
More fibre originating from certified
forests than any other country in the
world
Canada has 40% of the world’s
certified forest area
Accounts for
50% of PEFC
25% of FSC
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9. Trends in Forest Certification - USA
Forest Land Ownerhip in the US Certified Forests in the US
Private Certified
Industrial, 13%
13%
Public, 29%
Private Non-
Non-
industrial,
58% certified
87%
Percent Certified
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Source of Fibre Production
Private Industrial 69%
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Private Industrial 29%
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Private Non-industrial 63% Private Non-Industrial 0.2%
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Public 8% Public 12%
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10. Trends in Forest Certification - USA
Failure to attract small landowners has resulted in a flattening out of
the total certified forest area in the USA
According to a recent survey, only 12% of US family forest owners
have heard of forest certification*
American Tree Farm is now PEFC endorsed
The challenge will be to encourage small landowners to work together
for group certification in a sector where there is little or no tradition of
cooperative action
*(Butler, B. 2006. Family Forest Owners of the United States. A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service
2010 RPA Assessment)
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11. Trends in Forest Certification – Other Regions
Australia
Over 9 million hectares certified
Most to Australian Forestry Standard, which is PEFC endorsed
Brazil
6.4 million hectares certified
Mostly softwood plantations in Southern Brazil
FSC and CERFLOR (PEFC Endorsed)
China
16 FSC certificates issued, covering 1.2 million hectares
Less than 1% of China’s forests are certified
Chinese manufacturers rely heavily on imported wood products
Imported wood forms a significant proportion of exported wood products
Traceability of imported wood is the key issue
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12. Trends in Forest Certification – Other Regions
Japan
National forest certification program – SCEC accounts for 714,000
hectares
There are 26 FSC Certificates covering 280,000 hectares
The total certified forest area is less than 4% of Japan’s total forest area
Africa
5.6 million hectares certified to FSC – Gabon, Cameroon, Congo
The Gabonese Forest Certification Scheme is the only PEFC endorsed
scheme in Africa
Malaysia
Malaysian Timber Certification System was PEFC endorsed in 2009
4.8 million hectares certified to MTCS
Indonesia
900,000 hectares certified to FSC
12
13. Market Demand for Certified Forest Products
The number of FSC and PEFC chain of custody (CoC) certificates issued
globally increased by 41% from 2008 to 2009
Uptake of FSC certification has outpaced PEFC – as of May 2009 there
were:
12,707 FSC CoC Certificates
5,108 PEFC CoC Certificates
Significant gains by SFI – from 100 certificates in 2008 to over 400
presently Certified Locations by Product Type in the USA
1600 1401
Number of Locations
1400
SFI
1200
982 FSC
1000
800
600 435
400
200 32 6 24
0
Solid Wood Paper Products Other
13
14. Demand for Certified Forest Products
The most prominent market benefits for CFPs are market
access and brand image
Price premiums for CFPs are an exception in Europe and North
America
Drivers
Green Building Systems – LEED
Certified Paper
Biomass for Energy
Public Procurement Policies
Niche Markets
14
15. Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)
The value of Green Building Construction Starts was up five five-fold
from 2005-2008
From $10 Billion in 2005 to $49 Billion in 2008
Green Building could triple by 2013, reaching $96-$140 Billion
Currently only recognizes FSC but a review of other standards is being
carried out – a lot of pressure to recognize SFI and CSA
Green Building Council of Australia recognizes FSC and PEFC in their
Green Star Certification Program
Other Green Building Certifications gaining recognition
ANSI, Green Globes, BREEAM, National Green Building Program
15
16. So Where Does This Get Us?
There is no single reason the world’s certified forest area remains relatively
small
Certified wood products are not commanding prices that will cover the cost of
certification
Information about certifications has been slow in reaching many landowners
Certification is deemed too expensive and complicated for small landowners
However, large companies are beginning to use forest certification as a tool to
guarantee their wood and paper supply is dependable and originates from
well-managed sources – market reaction?
The EU and USA are considering laws banning the importation of wood
products from illegally-harvested sources
Increasing demand created by ‘socially responsible’ business and restrictive
import laws will likely encourage the expansion of the world’s certified forest
area in the future
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17. One More Trend to End With…
Global Paper and Paperboard Consumption
60
50
kg/person/year
40
30
20
10
0
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
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