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The 19th OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development convened in Paris to examine the multifaceted challenges of illegal logging and its associated trade. This meeting focused on fostering dialogue among ministers, stakeholders, and experts to create a shared understanding and catalyze practical actions. Key discussions included the increasing costs of compliance, the necessity for effective licensing and certification, and the impact of globalization on sustainable forest management. Participants emphasized the importance of operationalizing UN goals related to forests and enhancing cooperation and transparency among all stakeholders.
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19TH ROUND TABLE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTOECD The Economics of Illegal Logging and Associated Trade Paris, 8/9 January 2007 Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development • Ministerial level, multi-stakeholder, informal dialogue forum • Achieving a shared understanding • Alternative to formal negotiating structures • Catalyst for action on global issues • Objectives for meeting on illegal logging • Analyse progress made to date • Discuss ideas for practical action (‘no regrets’) • Engage ministers and representatives with different backgrounds and portfolios • www.oecd.org/sd-roundtable see ‘meeting papers’ Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Analysis • Increased cost of compliance on the supply side • Licensing and certification • No discriminating market on the demand side • Trade displacement • No shared long term objective • Make UNFCCC, BDC and MDG goals operational for forest Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Unit Cost of Certification (in $) Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Number of hectares under different certificationstandards Source: Cashore et al,2006 Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Area certified under each system as a % of total regional forest cover Source: Cashore et al,2006 Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Analysis • Increased cost of compliance on the supply side • Licensing and certification • No discriminating market on the demand side • Trade displacement • No shared long term objective • Make UNFCCC, BDC and MDG goals operational for forest Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Major ‘high risk’ trade flows Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
Analysis • Increased cost of compliance on the supply side • Licensing and certification • No discriminating market on the demand side • Trade displacement • No shared long term objective • Make UNFCCC, BDC and MDG goals operational for forest Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
FLEGT ‘No regret”? (1) • FLEGT ineffective • Geographical coverage limited, • and not likely to be expanded…. • Referring to FLEGT as ‘second best’ is ambiguous • but holds promise • financial assistance • Market pressure by creating awareness • Learning experience for multilateral trade agreement Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
’No regrets’ (2) • Positive incentives climate change regime • High potential, high risk • How to allocate benefits? • Closing information gaps for sound policy • Impact of illegal logging on the forest • Interaction with deforestation • Trade flows • Cost of certification and effect on market prices • Cost of certification and competitiveness • Long term projections for demand and supply of wood products Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation
‘No regrets’ (3) • Improving information flows and cooperation between agencies and companies • engaging custom offices • engaging ministry of finance • Using modern technologies to increase transparency and governance • Satellite images • Web based tools • Log tracking technologies Chatham House, Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation