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Russian activity in combating against illegal logging in the framework of ENA FLEG process

Russian activity in combating against illegal logging in the framework of ENA FLEG process. Russian Federal Agency for Forestry. May, 2004 г. ( Geneva ) – Russian initiative on arrangement of FLEG process for Europe and North Asia Preparatory Conference - Мо scow , 6-8 June, 2005

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Russian activity in combating against illegal logging in the framework of ENA FLEG process

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  1. Russian activity in combating against illegal logging in the framework of ENA FLEG process RussianFederal Agency for Forestry

  2. May,2004 г. (Geneva) – Russian initiative on arrangement of FLEG process for Europe and North Asia Preparatory Conference - Моscow, 6-8 June, 2005 National preparatory process – Khabarovsk, September, 2005 Ministerial Conference – Saint-Petersburg, 22-25 November, 2005 Participants - 44 countries Ministerial process on questions of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance for Europe and North Asia (ЕNA-FLEG)

  3. Newdirectionsin forest managementand forest exploitation in the Russian Federation Forest Codeof the Russian Federation

  4. New system of forest management Regional administrations are responsible for forest management 1 Federal center has limitations in authority on forest management, control and supervision 2 Division of economical and administrative functions in leskhozes (up to January 1, 2008) 3

  5. Decentralization of existing system of forest management Russian Federation Subjects of Russian Federation • Arrangement of forest usage • Arrangement and implementation of forest protection and reproduction of forests • 3. Arrangement and guaranteeing of carrying out of forest management works • 4. Elaboration and adoption of forest plans for subjects of the Russian Federation and forestry regulations for forestry units • 5. License grant for forests • 6. To run a state forest enrolment within boundaries of subjects of the Russian Federation • 7. Realization of state forest control and supervision 1. Determination of state policy in the field of forest relationship 2. Working out and adoption statutory legal acts in the field of forest relationship 3. State forest inventory 4. Administration of Federal forest informative system (State forest enrolment) 5. Creation of forest selection seed production 6. Forest science and education 7. Control and supervision for execution of power given to the subjects of the Russian Federation

  6. System of checking of availability, condition and exploitation of forests STATE FOREST INVENTORY 1 • Timely revelation and prediction of development of negative processes acting forests • Evaluation of effectiveness of some measures on protection of forests, their preservation and reproduction on subjects of the Russian Federation • Dataware of management in forest usage, protection, reproduction,state supervision and control CONTROL AND SUPERVISION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POWERIN FOREST RELATIONS TRANSMITED TO THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2

  7. since January 1,2009 custom duty on export of round timber will be: for OAK, BEECH, ASH – 40 % of custom value but not less than 50 Eurо per 1 cub. м for coniferous species – 80 % оf custom value but not less than 50 Euro per 1 cub.m. Custom policy

  8. «PROGRAM OF MEASURES ON COMBATING OF ILLEGAL LOGGINGAND TRADE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION»,proved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian FederationM. Fradkovnumber: МФ-П9-821 оf 23 February,2007 г. NATIONAL LEVEL

  9. PROGRAM OF MEASURESON PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE OF SUCH TIMBER IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION INITIAL МАТЕRIALS: Interagency Plan of measures on combating of illegal logging and tradeof illegal timber. (2002 г.) Solutions of joint interagency meetingheaded by official representative of the President in the Far East Federal District (Khabarovsk, September, 2005 г.) Materials of the Ministerial process on problems of Law Enforcement and Governance in Forest Sectorfor Europe and North Asia (ENA FLEG, November, 2005) Materials of International Conferences on questions of Illegal Logging and Trade of Illegal Timber.(Geneva, 16-17 September and October 5 ,2004 ).

  10. PROGRAM OF MEASURESON PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE OF DERIVED TIMBER IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Guaranteeing of normative and legal regulation in sphere of prevention of illegal logging and trade Organizational measures directed for guaranteeing of forest protectionand prevention of illegal loggingand trade MAIN DIVISIONS Improvement in regulation of export of timber goods Development of international cooperation in the field of prevention of illegal logging and trade.

  11. 1. Ensuring of normative legal regulation in prevention of illegal logging and trade Working out and adoption of normative legal basis in development of regulations of the Forest Code in the Russian Federation 1. Improvement of system of organization and implementation of state forest control and supervision Creation of system of information provision in sphere of forest use

  12. 2. Organizing measures directed to provide forest protection and prevention of illegal logging and illegal trade of timber goods Organization of effective interdepartmental cooperation as well as cooperation with state authorities in subjects of the Russian Federationthat carry out state forest control and supervision of illegal logging and trade 2. Assistance in introduction of a system of voluntary forest certification Development of system of forest monitoring with the use of remote sensing methods and GIS technologies in areas of intensive forest logging

  13. 53 mil.ha 2005 7 subjects Remote sensing monitoring and state of forest use 1 5 3 4 2 6 101,2 mil.ha 7 8 2006 9 18 subjects 10 12 16 15 11 17 13 14 112 mil.ha 2007 18 subjects

  14. Results of monitoring

  15. 3. Improvement of regulation in export of timber goods Improvement of system of licensing as to valuable tree species introducing limitations of volumes for export and expand of list of valuable species including those forbidden for logging and export 3.

  16. 4. Development of international cooperation in sphere of prevention of illegal logging and trade of derived timber Ensure participation of the Russian Federation in Intergovernmental negotiation process on questions on improvement of Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Forest Sector for Europe and North Asia (ENA-FLEG) 4. Ensure cooperation with Japan in the framework of Joint Commission on Environment Protecton

  17. Remote Sensing Monitoring will cover 100% of forest areas with intensive forest exploitation Reduction of volumes of illegal logging for 20-30 % in the future Increase of earnings in budget system up to2billion Roubles/year. Improvement of ecological situation and forest condition in regions Increase of prestige for the Russian Federation at international level in sphere of forest governance and forest utilization Expectant results

  18. Workshop on implementation of Declaration undertaken at Ministerial Conference ENA-FLEG in St. Petersburg Г Antalya, Turkey, May, 2006 Meetins of G8 experts on forest questions Моscow, Russia, June, 2006 INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

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