Expectations of Forest Owners for reliable contracting services

1. Expectations of Forest Owners for reliable contracting services Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken CEPF Confederation of European Forest Owners

2. CEPF – in 24 countries Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxemburg Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

3. The International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) is the global voice of family forestry, representing more than 25 million forest owners worldwide. National forest owners’ organisations are united under the IFFA banner to promote sustainable forestry and to raise awareness about family forestry.

4. PEFC Council International

5. PEFC Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes Pan European Forest Certification • Promoting Sustainable Forest Management • for more info: www.pefc.org

6. Objectives • Feedback on concept • Start a dialogue • Need time and considerations • Many parties must contribute • Define parts of the complex

7. The Solution • Forest owners’ organisations and cooperatives are the solution • Or an active part in the solution • What is the problem?

8. Mission Assist and strengthen national forest owners´ organisations in Europe to maintain and enhance an economical viable, social beneficial, cultural valuable and ecological responsible sustainable forest management

9. Sustainable forest management

10. Sustainable development Forest owner Forest owner Economy Social Cultural Ecology Forest owner

11. Characteristics of family forestry in Europe • 60% of EU 15 forests are owned and managed by families – generation bridging management and experience • 36% estimated share of private forestry in CEEC • Small scale forest holdings • (average size: EU15=5 ha; CEEC= 2 ha) • 16 million family forest owners (EU 25) • Multifunctional forest management balancing economic, social, ecological and cultural requirements respecting the diversity across Europe • Local ownership, contributing to economic and social sustainability of communities

13. Forest related certification • Forest management certification • Standard • Control and documentation Management / environment • Chain of custody certification Product • Entrepreneur/contractor certification • Certifying forest operations • Certifying the contractor as service provider Management / quality

14. Contractor certification • Certification of the contractor • Forestry and business operations • Not certification of a contractor acting as group manager in a forest management group certification • Not certification of entrepreneurs acting as forest owners’ organisations • Not certification of timber sales or forest products

15. System building blocs • Management system • Performance standards • Basic skills - education • Forest operations – courses and updates • Business standards • Legal requirements • Certification system • Accreditation of certifiers

16. Contractor certification • Performance of the work force • Education – certificate of skills • Training in adapting standards • Performance of the company • Management systems • Business standards • Management skills and training • Business behaviour • Contract standards

17. A certification scheme must • be based on efforts made for Sustainable forest management (SFM) • Any forest certification standard must be assessed against the SFM definition and criteria developed in intergovernmental processes, e.g. MCPFE in Europe • independent third party accreditation and certification • comply with the internationally recognised standard-setting and certification procedures • The international norms for accreditation, standard-setting, and competent certification are defined in ISO Guidelines and related definitions • allow forest owners’ true participation

18. Open access and non-discrimination Credibility Non-deceptiveness Cost-effectiveness Participatory processes Transparency Independency and impartiality Voluntariness Sustainable forest management Compliance with laws and international trade rules General Requirements forForest Certification Adaptability to national circumstances Attractiveness to forest owners

19. Manual labour

20. The future is here

21. Roundwood price 1946-2005 Norway

26. Build on existing systems • “Private – public partnership” • ISO system and standards • National education and certificates • International processes • UN, MCPFE etc. • Forest management certification • Adaptation to or part of the PEFC system and national schemes • Recognise national standards while making global framework • Adapted to forest owners’ organisations

27. www.ecskog.se

28. Forest owners’ expectations • Certifying contractors and forest operations • not forest owners or forest products • Sustainable development • Economic, ecologic, social balance • All kinds of forest operations – small scale • Credible – work force and business • International system – national standards • Utilising existing systems • Collaboration or part of PEFC • ISO – IA – public-private partnership • National and international legal requirements • Cost effective – unbureaucratic Collaboration with forest owners’ organisations

29. Next step • Continue dialogue - Explore options • Recognition • of constraints and opportunities • Greater understanding • of challenges, possibilities, available systems and tools • Identify requirements • connected to new tools • Forest owners must be actively engaged in tools and initiatives and not “subject” to them

30. Further information:www.cepf-eu.orgwww.familyforestry.net