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Forest Certification Systems and Trends in the Global MarketplaceGlenn Keays, CEA(SFM), EMS(LA)Senior Consultant, Management Systems & Sustainability
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Information Overload!!
For the next 30 – 40 minutes…
� You will be exposed to statistics on forest certification
� Information on increases and decreases in certification
� Graphs, numbers, acronyms, words…
�But hidden in all of this could be a bit of knowledge!!
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Global Certified Forest Area
Not Certified, 91.7%
FSC, 2.7%PEFC, 5.6%
Status of Global Forest Certification
� May 2009 the global area of certified forest endorsed by one or other of the international frameworks� Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)� Programme for Endorsement of Forest
Certification (PEFC)
amounted to 325.2 million hectares
�Only about 8% of the global forest area is certified
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Percent of Forest Types Globally
Tropical42%
Temperate25%
Boreal33%
What Type of Forests are Certified?
Percent of Certified Forests by Type
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Intact Forest Landscape – GreenDisturbed Forest Landscape – Yellow
Source: Potapov, P. et al. 2008. Mapping the world’s intact forest landscapes by remote sensing. Ecology and Society 13(2):51.
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Trends in Forest Certification - Europe
� 82 million hectares (53% of forest area) certified
� Clear distinction regarding which certification scheme� Large State and Industrial Ownership – FSC� Small Non-industrial Private Ownership – PEFC
� Most PEFC certifications are large group or regional certifications� ~500,000 small forest owners (out of estimate total of 16 million owners)
� No increase in certified forest area in past several years� Appears supply of certified softwood is in excess of end-user demand
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Trends in Forest Certification - CIS
� Russia is a growth area for both FSC and PEFC
� FSC has 19.2 million hectares certified
� FSC Russian National Standard now accredited
� Two forest certification schemes are being evaluated for PEFC endorsement� Russian National Council for Forest Certification (now endorsed)� National Council of Voluntary Forest Certification in Russia
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Trends in Forest Certification – Canada
� 146 million hectares certified to CSA, SFI and FSC
� Canada has the most� Largest area of certified forests in the
world� More fibre originating from certified
forests than any other country in the world
� Canada has 40% of the world’s certified forest area
� Accounts for� 50% of PEFC� 25% of FSC
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Trends in Forest Certification - USA
Forest Land Ownerhip in the US
Private Non-industrial,
58%
Public, 29%
Private Industrial,
13%
Certified Forests in the US
Certified13%
Non-certified
87%
8%Public63%Private Non-industrial29%Private Industrial
Source of Fibre Production
12%Public 0.2%Private Non-Industrial 69%Private Industrial
Percent Certified
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Trends in Forest Certification - USA
� Failure to attract small landowners has resulted in a flattening out of the total certified forest area in the USA
� According to a recent survey, only 12% of US family forest owners have heard of forest certification*
� American Tree Farm is now PEFC endorsed
� The challenge will be to encourage small landowners to work together for group certification in a sector where there is little or no tradition of cooperative action
*(Butler, B. 2006. Family Forest Owners of the United States. A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment)
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Trends in Forest Certification – Other Regions
� Australia� Over 9 million hectares certified� Most to Australian Forestry Standard, which is PEFC endorsed
� Brazil� 6.4 million hectares certified� Mostly softwood plantations in Southern Brazil� FSC and CERFLOR (PEFC Endorsed)
� China� 16 FSC certificates issued, covering 1.2 million hectares� Less than 1% of China’s forests are certified� Chinese manufacturers rely heavily on imported wood products� Imported wood forms a significant proportion of exported wood products� Traceability of imported wood is the key issue
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Trends in Forest Certification – Other Regions
� Japan� National forest certification program – SCEC accounts for 714,000
hectares� There are 26 FSC Certificates covering 280,000 hectares� The total certified forest area is less than 4% of Japan’s total forest area
� Africa� 5.6 million hectares certified to FSC – Gabon, Cameroon, Congo� The Gabonese Forest Certification Scheme is the only PEFC endorsed
scheme in Africa� Malaysia
� Malaysian Timber Certification System was PEFC endorsed in 2009� 4.8 million hectares certified to MTCS
� Indonesia� 900,000 hectares certified to FSC
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Market Demand for Certified Forest Products
� The number of FSC and PEFC chain of custody (CoC) certificates issued globally increased by 41% from 2008 to 2009
� Uptake of FSC certification has outpaced PEFC – as of May 2009 there were:� 12,707 FSC CoC Certificates� 5,108 PEFC CoC Certificates
� Significant gains by SFI – from 100 certificates in 2008 to over 400 presently
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Demand for Certified Forest Products
� The most prominent market benefits for CFPs are market access and brand image
� Price premiums for CFPs are an exception in Europe and North America
� Drivers� Green Building Systems – LEED� Certified Paper� Biomass for Energy� Public Procurement Policies� Niche Markets
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
� The value of Green Building Construction Starts was up five five-fold from 2005-2008� From $10 Billion in 2005 to $49 Billion in 2008
� Green Building could triple by 2013, reaching $96-$140 Billion
� Currently only recognizes FSC but a review of other standards is being carried out – a lot of pressure to recognize SFI and CSA
� Green Building Council of Australia recognizes FSC and PEFC in their Green Star Certification Program
� Other Green Building Certifications gaining recognition� ANSI, Green Globes, BREEAM, National Green Building Program
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So Where Does This Get Us?
� There is no single reason the world’s certified forest area remains relatively small
� Certified wood products are not commanding prices that will cover the cost of certification
� Information about certifications has been slow in reaching many landowners� Certification is deemed too expensive and complicated for small landowners� However, large companies are beginning to use forest certification as a tool to
guarantee their wood and paper supply is dependable and originates from well-managed sources – market reaction?
� The EU and USA are considering laws banning the importation of wood products from illegally-harvested sources
� Increasing demand created by ‘socially responsible’ business and restrictive import laws will likely encourage the expansion of the world’s certified forest area in the future
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One More Trend to End With…
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Thank you…Questions?
Glenn Keays, MSc, CEA(SFM), EMS(LA)
Senior Consultant, Sustainability Services
506-450-0168