This document summarizes Russia's work under the ENPI FLEG Program, highlighting key implementation challenges, results, and impacts. The program focused on: 1) Improving Russia's legal framework and enforcement of forestry laws; 2) Improving forestry planning and monitoring; 3) Engaging forest companies and trading partners; and 4) Safeguarding community rights. Key results included: increased awareness of stakeholders; effective national and regional forestry processes; improved capacity and regional collaboration; engagement of trading partners; and more sustainable forestry practices. The continuation of the Europe-North Asia FLEG process and development of guidelines to reduce illegal logging were also highlighted.

1. ENPI FLEG Program in Russia: Highlighting Implementation CHALLENGES, RESULTS and IMPACTS Russia PСT:Marina Smetanina (WB)Elena Kulikova (WWF)Andrey Zaytsev (IUCN)

2. Russia’s Country Work Plan ComponentsImproving the FLEG regulatory and legal framework and its enforcement(IUCN, WB, WWF)

3. Improving the FLEG planning and monitoring at the national, regional (local), and interagency levels (WB, WWF)

4. Causing specific FLEG actions to be implemented by lead Russian forest companies and their international trading partners (WWF)

5. Safeguarding the rights of local communities and small businesses to forest resource use (IUCN)

6. Increasing transparency of actions and raising the public awareness (IUCN,WWF) Sharing efforts between three IO’sWorld Bank  Federal and regional state authorities

7. WWF  Business community, customs, trading partners

8. IUCN  Civil society, local communities and small businesses ENPI FLEG Coverage in Russia

9. Anticipated ENPI FLEG PROGRAM RESULTS AREASIncreased awareness and commitment of key stakeholders on FLEGEffective national and regional FLEG action processes in placeIncreased national ownership and capacityImproved regional and sub-regional collaboration and knowledge sharingEffective engagement of key trading partnersContinuation of the formal official Europe-North Asia FLEG processSustainable forest management practices implemented5

10. Continuation of the formal official ENA-FLEG process (1)NPAC is a truly working body helping to set priorities and disseminate Program outcomesNPAC meetings:January 25, 2009January 18, 2010September 15, 2010February, 2011Role of NPAC Chairman, National FLEG Focal Point in Russia

11. Continuation of the formal official ENA-FLEG process (2)The national-wide public opinion poll on FLEG is preparedSame methodology as in 2005 is applied (dynamics)Consultations with FFA on facilitating experts meetings to preparing high-level ENA FLEG forum

12. Increased awareness and commitment of key stakeholders on FLEG ENPI – FLEG Bulletin and Website (fleg.forest.ru)Press tours for journalists on FLEGNetwork of partner media created

13. Effective national and regional FLEG action processes in placeReview the existing forest and related laws Amendments to the Forest Code and other legislationImpact of catastrophic forest fires (summer 2010) and new set of amendments Level of discussions

14. Increased national ownership and capacity (1) Professional continuous education programme on forest law enforcement:Program concept developed and validated with stakeholdersTraining modules developed and pilot tested in two 10-days courses in Oct. 2010Official certificates awarded

15. Increased national ownership and capacity (2) Training program for custom «Combating illegal export of raw and sawn timber» : developed, got approbation, approvedState Custom AcademyFederal Custom Service

16. Increased national ownership and capacity (3) Developing guidelines to prevent and reduce illegal logging and illegal timber trade; its testing at the regional level:Phase 1: regional analysisPhase 2: guidelines concept validationPhase 3: implementation

17. Improved regional and sub-regional collaboration and knowledge sharingNew EU timber regulation and work on information dissemination:Roundtable in partnership with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (March, 2010, Moscow)more than 80 participants from ENA regiona number of following events in Russian regions demonstrating interest

18. Effective engagement of key trading partnersWork with Russian forest industry companies to implement FLEG actions:generalizing best practice of tracing systemslinking corporate and state timber tracking systems developing risk assessment work for Supply of Controlled Wood: National Risk Assessment Standard and Regional Risk Assessment for Arkhangelsk