Emilie Molin, Desk officer, Division for forest and climate, Ministry of Enterprise and innovation of Sweden.

1. Policy developments related to
deforestation
International day of forest, March 21st 2019
Emilie Molin, Division for forest and climate, Ministry of Enterprise
and innovation
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2. Global Forest Goal 1 Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide
through sustainable forest management, including protection,
restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and increase efforts to
prevent forest degradation and contribute to the global effort of
addressing climate change.
1.1 Forest area is increased by 3% worldwide.
1.2 The world’s forest carbon stocks are maintained or enhanced.
1.3 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all
types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and
substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
1.4 The resilience and adaptive capacity of all types of forests to natural
disasters and the impacts of climate change is significantly strengthened
worldwide.
UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030,
the global framework for forest goals
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Goal 1 and its targets
support and contribute to
the achievement of,
among others, SDG
targets 6.6, 12.2, 13.1,
13.3, 14.2, 15.1, 15.2,
15.3, 15.4 and 15.8, as
well as Aichi Biodiversity
Targets 5, 7, 9, 11, 14
and 15

3. • New pressure from climate policy
• Forest actions in NDC & NAPs
80% of submitted NDCs include
LULUCF-related actions in their
commitments to mitigation and
58 per cent include specific policies
and measures for forestry (UNFF analysis 2019).
The heat is on
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Photo: Michael Corder/AP/TT

4. • Development cooperation
• COFO + COAG
• EU Commission study on the feasibility of options to step up EU
action to combat deforestation and forest degradation – initiative
expected ahead
• EUTR, FLEGT, more countries enters VPA
• REDII & ILUC
• UNEA4 resolution on deforestation and
agricultural commodity supply chains
Addressing deforestation drivers
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5. Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation 5
Sweden’s national forest programme
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Vision
Ongoing dialogue
Strategy with
five focus
areas
Action plan with specific measures
Sustainable forest
management with
greater climate
benefits
Multiple uses of forest
resources for more
jobs and sustainable
growth throughout the
country
World-class innovation
and processed forest
products
Sustainable use and
conservation of forests
as a profile issue in
Sweden’s international
cooperation
A knowledge leap to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of forests
2030
“Forests – our ‘green gold’ – will contribute to creating jobs and
sustainable growth throughout the country, and contribute to the
development of a growing bioeconomy”