china updates related policy trends & stakeholders’ involvement
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China updates Related policy trends & stakeholders’ involvement. China updates Xiufang Sun Chatham House illegal Logging Updates and Stakeholder Consultation London Jan 26 2007. Government relevant initiatives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
China updates
Xiufang Sun
Chatham House illegal Logging Updates and Stakeholder Consultation
London Jan 26 2007
China updatesRelated policy trends & stakeholders’ involvement
• Economic development – to build a resource/energy saving and environment friendly society
• Market measures related:– New tariff policy effective on Nov.1 2006
• 10% temporary export tax on wood flooring, disposable chopsticks and wood chips
– Cancelled or lowered export tax rebates on hundreds of products, effective on Sept. 15 2006
• Cancellation of tax rebates for Charcoal, railway sleepers, wood tools
• Reduction of tax rebates to 11% for wood packaging, wood doors & windows, plywood, laminated wood floorings
– 5% consumption tax on solidwood floorings and disposable chopsticks effective in March 2006
Government relevant initiatives
Government relevant initiatives -2
– Green procurement policy- eco-labeling, effective on Jan. 2007
• The central & provincial governments are asked to give priority to products proven to be environment-friendly
• Wood based products, including wood based panels, wood floorings, and furniture, make up about 25% of total labeled product categories
• Standards –protection of consumers’ health, environment, energy & resources saving,etc. – nothing on legality of wood sourced
In forestry sector…
– Tenure reforms in collective forest areas - Experiences with provinces of Fujian & Jiangxi show
• Larger share of forestland is now managed by household & farmer groups
• Increasing share of forest income for farmers• Higher harvest level, boost timber production & increased
afforestation by farmers• Lead forest authority to refine policy regulations, rather than
simply enforce existing regulations – logging quota system
– China’s forest certification scheme
In forestry sector…
– High level national leader commitment to international cooperation, e.g. China-EU summit, participation in international processes –FLEG
– Bilateral Communications with key timber producing nations, Russia, Indonesia, Myanmar
– SFA initiated forest policy dialogue – Trade watch and information exchange program initiated by SFA
to publicize trade info & raise awareness of public & industry on sustainability
– MofCom set up a task force working on “Sustainable Development: China and Global Markets” , forest products is one of the three commodities to be studied.
– In general : not clear which ministry is the leading coordination body for the issue, SFA – forestry related technical, MofCom – trade, not priority for any ministry
More directly relevant, what is being done
What can be done further
– More active cooperation with relevant countries
– Educating Chinese enterprises overseas – Better coordination among different
government agencies– Establishment of info exchange network
among timber producing and importing countries
– More research, better data available
What can be done further
Industry/private sector
• WWF/GFTN, TFT, work with Chinese companies on tracking wood sources
• Increasing number of Chinese companies go for CoC
• Market driven
• In general: Low awareness of IL & trade
Industry/private sector
Civil society
• International NGOs play the key role– IUCN, WWF, TNC, CI, FT, Greenpeace, etc.
• Local NGOs limited in numbers and capacity
• Academia– CAF, BFU, CASS – relevant research
Civil society
Forest Trends’ related activities in China
• Studies– China in the Global Market: Trends and Implications for Forests and Livel
ihoods• Market and policy analysis
– Market trends, commodity chains (Russia, Indonesia, Myanmar)– Livelihood impacts– Policy constraints
• Informal network of analysts
– Policy Briefs
• Technical supports, awareness raising– Dissemination of studies, e.g. workshops, conferences – Multi-stakeholder training workshop on ENA FLEG Oct 2005– Technical Experts Information Sharing Workshop Sept 2006
Forest Trends’ related work in China
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