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FSC Baltic meeting

FSC Baltic meeting. 8 th -10 th March 2017 Riga, Latvia. Danish FSC office. 6 full time staff + student support and interns Based in Århus. FSC Denmarks members. Economic chamber 78 members Environmental chamber 6 members Social chamber 3 members. Main projects.

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FSC Baltic meeting

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  1. FSC Baltic meeting 8th -10th March 2017Riga, Latvia

  2. Danish FSC office • 6 full time staff + student support and interns • Based in Århus

  3. FSC Denmarks members • Economic chamber 78 members • Environmental chamber 6 members • Social chamber 3 members

  4. Main projects Focus on supply chains /CoC members and not forests • Supporting supply and creating demand through policies and implementation • Public sector procurement • Constuction sector policies Lesser know timber species Design award 11th year Forest standard from 2004

  5. Denmark Total forested area: ~607.000 ha / 14 % Number of forest/forest owners: ~28.000 Ownership: Source: Skov og plantager 2013. Københavns Universitet

  6. DenmarkFSC groups vs individual certificates 3 group certificates Hededanmark: 6 forests (1 private) Skovdyrkerne: 7 forests (5 private) KW-plan: 1 forests (0 private) 2 individual certifcates The state forests 1 private

  7. DenmarkFSC certified forests • 47 forests are over 1000 ha, they make up 24% (161.104 ha) of the total forested area. • Five forests of these are FSC certified and make up 72%, all publicly owned. • State forests (106.289 ha), • Bornholm (1.969ha), Århus (1.516 ha), Herning (1.754 ha), Ålborg (1.252 ha). • Only 2 forests under 100 ha are FSC certified.

  8. Forest standard revision status • Review initiated in October 2012 • SDG

  9. Forest standard revision status • Consultation on first draft (14th Dec 2016-14th Feb 2017) • Next: • Development of ‘small-forest standard’ • Forest tests planned for April

  10. The Danish smallholder challenge

  11. Denmark How many of the forests of what size?50% <10 ha90% < 20 ha 97% < 100 ha

  12. DenmarkHow much of the forest area consists of forest of what size?1/3 consists of forest <20 ha~1/4 consists of 47 forests <1000 ha½ consists of forest <100 ha Source: Skov og plantager 2013. Københavns Universitet

  13. DenmarkHow much is FSC certified? 5 FSC forests (making up 75%) 0 FSC forests 2 FSC forests 9 FSC forests Source: Skov og plantager 2013. Københavns Universitet

  14. The Danish smallholder challenge • Burden for meeting FSCs requirements for small forest holders should match the cost of certification. • Current national standard not applicable • Too much paperwork • Registering/documentation • Management plan and monitoring report publicly available • Set a side areas The SDG attempts to address this in new standard -Support with guidance –’translate’ standard

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