27 april, 2007the world conservation union forest law enforcement and governance: an iucn view dong...

27 April, 2007The World Conservation Union

Forest Law Enforcement and Governance: An IUCN View

Dong Ke

Forest Program Officer

China Liaison Office

IUCN Photo Library © Jim Thorsell


What is FLEG• FLEG stands for Forest Law Enforcement and

Governance• Aim: to promote greater transparency and

accountability, and improve public confidence in how decisions on forests are made and implemented

• Regional Declaration:– Africa FLEG (AFLEG)– Europe and North Asia (ENA) FLEG– East Asia Pacific (EAP) FLEG– Trans-regional FLEG??( I don’t know anything

about this)


FLEG Progress China Involved

EAP FLEG:• Bali, Sep 2001: EAP

ministerial conference• April 2002, UK-Indonesia

MOU signed• Aug. 2002, Action plan to

implement it was agreed• Dec. 2002, China-

Indonesia MOU signed• 2005, Japan indicated that

it would adapt its central government procurement policy to exclude illegal products.

• Manila, 2006, EAP FLEG advisory group meeting

• Philippine, 2008, Steering Group meeting

ENA FLEG:• May 2004, the Russia

Federation announced its interest in initiating the ENA FLEG during 4th session of UNFF

• June 2005, ENA preparatory conference took place in Moscow

• St, Petersburg Nov. 2005, Ministerial Declaration is adopted

• Russian National Action Plan? (could refer to Elena’s presentation)


IUCN and FLEG• IUCN is a union of Government and NGO members with 50

years of experience convening multi-stakeholder consultations and shaping workable outcomes on sensitive issues

• Initiating or involved in multi-stakeholder national FLEG processes in more than 15 countries

• IUCN seeks forest governance arrangements that will deliver sustainable forest management and improve local livelihoods

• Equity, transparency and participation should be the cornerstones of responses at all levels to illegal logging and other predatory forest-related behaviour


Some Challenges1. Stakeholder participation:

• Problems too big to be solved by Governments alone – CS and private sector support required

• Broadening the engagement beyond the forest sector

2. Planning and action: • Translation into national and local action and being able to

demonstrate/measure results

3. Continuity:• Maintaining momentum after high profile events • Learning lessons across FLEG countries and regions to build better

processes and support implementation

4. Illegal logging and broader governance reform:• Addressing domestic trade and non discerning markets• Maintaining the linkage to poverty and sustainable development

agendas


What are some lessons learned?

• Governments, civil society and the private sector should not wait for national planning processes to be completed before taking action

• Tripartite approach should be encouraged and strengthened at all levels to facilitate appropriation of FLEG process by stakeholders

• NAP processes need ongoing capacity building, awareness raising, communications and networking; these can help to overcome some of the weaknesses of the regional process

• Need to reinforcing synergies and minimize gaps and overlap between the bilateral and international organizations that are interested in FLEG issues in each region

• Need to find the right incentives to invite the private sector


Moving from Declaration to National Action

• Continue to strengthen FLEG in producer countries, such as Russia, Indonesia, and PNG

• Encourage China to discriminate between legally and illegally procured timber for imports into China

• Encourage China to invest in development of industrial timber plantations and streamline management of its existing old-growth forest

• Encourage consumers in US & Europe to purchase only products made with verified legally produced timber

• Cooperate at the level of customs agencies to identify and impound shipments of illegal timber and timber products


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What is the problem?

Country Percent of total production

Cambodia 90%

Bolivia 80%

Peru 80%

Indonesia 70-80%

Ecuador 70%

Gabon 70%

PNG 70%

Ghana 60%

Cameroon 50%

Indicative Estimates of Illegal Logging Selected Countries

Country Percent of total production

Myanmar 50%

Russia (Far east) 50%

Laos 45%

Colombia 42%

Thailand 40%

Brazil 20-47%

Malaysia Up to 35

Vietnam 20-40%

Russia (Northwest) 10-15%

Sources: Savcor Indufor Oy (2004); FAO (2005); European Forest Institute (2005)


IUCN’s priorities for action

• Raise awareness of, and commitment to, FLEG among NGOs, communities and other stakeholders

• Strengthen civil society input to official FLEG processes

• Contribute to the development of tripartite national action plans on FLEG• Pilot test innovative governance approaches in the field

• Provide information, tools and training to key actors who have a role to play in implementing FLEG reforms

• Address legal, economic and institutional constraints to implementation

• Identify and responds to the specific constraints that governments face in implementing cross border control of illegally logged timber

• Proactively capture and share lessons learned

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