p rivate forest sector & organizations in latvia march, 2011 lelde vilkriste lfri “silava”
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PRIVATE FOREST SECTOR & ORGANIZATIONS IN LATVIAMarch, 2011
LELDE VILKRISTELFRI “SILAVA”
Ipašumu skaits>9000
7000 – 9000
5000 – 7000
3000 – 5000
<3000
8,7 ha
9,0 ha
6,9 ha
6,2 ha
10,6 ha
4,2 ha
5,9 ha
8,8 ha
8,1 ha
3,5 ha
5,3 ha
8,8 ha
6,9 ha
9,6 ha
5,5 ha
9,4 ha7,0 ha
5,0 ha
4,2 ha
4,2 ha
9,2 ha
6,4 ha
5,5 ha
10,5 ha
11,6 ha
9,5 ha
7,1 ha
videja meža ipašuma platiba
Ipašumu skaits>9000
7000 – 9000
5000 – 7000
3000 – 5000
<3000
8,7 ha
9,0 ha
6,9 ha
6,2 ha
10,6 ha
4,2 ha
5,9 ha
8,8 ha
8,1 ha
3,5 ha
5,3 ha
8,8 ha
6,9 ha
9,6 ha
5,5 ha
9,4 ha7,0 ha
5,0 ha
4,2 ha
4,2 ha
9,2 ha
6,4 ha
5,5 ha
10,5 ha
11,6 ha
9,5 ha
7,1 ha
videja meža ipašuma platiba
CONTENT
Forest statistics Organizations in private forest sector History of first association of private forest
owners Private forest owners’ asociation today EU funds for associations Examples of successful stories Opinion poll of private forest owners Questions
PRIVATE FOREST SECTOR IN LATVIA
Forest coverage – 46 % (2966323,5 ha)
Non-state forests – 50 % (1 475 595 ha)
Private forests – 48 % (1 423 140,4 ha)
PFO – 38 % (1 123 599,3 ha) Number of PFO – 144 069 Average forest property – 7,8 ha
ORGANIZATIONS
Cooperation
cooperative
Statutes were worked out in 2010
Start in February, 2011 Kurzeme (3 ex-regions) 20 members ; ~ 2500
ha www.mezsaimnieks.lv
Register of societies and foundations:
foundation association society union
FOREST OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION - I
Business & representation
1993
2005
FINLAND
EXPANSION
POPULARITY IN ABROAD,
BUT ...
FIASCO OF
BUSINESS
LESSONS LEARNED
Hard start – experiences from soviet time + mentality
Support (Finland + state) “monopoly” (no competition)
Regional offices and activities + international activities
First falsity: results of opinion poll (1995) + number of members ( 40 000 members// 1200//300?)
Change of status (association LTD NGO cooperative society)
Rift in FOA & separation of units
Publications in mass media about fraud
(LATVIAN) FOREST OWNERS' ASSOCIATION NGO founded in 2005 90 members - big and small forest owners,
companies and local governments// ~ 57% of the total forest area of Latvia (2008)
Effective representation of Latvian forest owners' opinion in Latvia and internationally and promotion of cooperation among different forest owners associations
May, 2007 - LFOA signs Merger Treaty with Latvian Foresters' Association that envisages inclusion of Latvian Foresters' Association with the Latvian Forest Owners' Association;
September, 2007 – LFOA sign Agreement on Collaboration with the Forest Owners Association of Latvia "KS MAA"
http://www.mezaipasnieki.lv/en
Several agreements were signed
ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS
EU funds: 2004 - 2006 Founded after 01.01.2004 > 15 members Max. amount – 10 000 euro Own input – 10 % Implementation period - 01.08.2008 Available amount from EU – 453 770 EUR
(319 000 31 associations were founded 262 000 EUR (184 189 LVL) were used
14
EU FUNDS
Costs of foundation and working out statutes Office equipments Equipping of office (furniture) & renovation of
office Specific mmeasuring instruments for forestry
(listed; + GPS) Common plan of forest management
activities (< 10 euro /ha) Software for forest planning
10 000 euro already used
SUCCESSFUL STORY – 1A & 1B
Kuldīgas meža īpašnieku apvienība
02.06.2004 21 members living in
their property 10-20 km
Kurzemes meža īpašnieku apvienība
28.11.2005 25 memebers living
far from properties
Services in forest management + projects for EU funds
Members: 10 % discount
11 associations were created
Actions of cutting sites Legal support
COMMON INTERESTS & NEEDS
TURNOVER AND EU FUNDS
2005: 2 X 10 000 EUR – establishment of associations
2007: 3600 LVL – extension of forest owners (EU support and legal questions)
2008: 2300 LVL - software ‘Forest Expert” 2009: 7360 LVL – support of development
of association
SUCCESSFUL STORY - 2
Rūjienas meža īpašnieku biedrība
Big owner Director of LTD
“Rostes” Theory + practice
No member fees Base: trust
AUTHORITY
To be interested to companies 1000 m3 in month
Cooperative need for office; problem of technic, allocation of fources etc.
SUCCESSFUL STORY - 3
Mežsaimnieku apvienība “Krāslava” 41 member > 500 ha 2009:
Expenditures 4400 Ls Income– 19 300 Ls (firewood– 63 %; cutting sites
and projects– 9 %; Christmas tree– 7 %;projects – 2 %; member fee– 0,6 %; project funds – 17 %);
Consultations = 2 4o 4 per week First activities with losses payment for
training and education
LEARNING BY DOING
SUCCESSFUL STORY - 4
Meža īpašnieku apvienības „Bārbele”
37 members 600 10-15 km (planed to 30
km) Development, EU
funds, cooperation with other organisations
Action- cirsmuizsoles.lv
COOPERATION
OPINION POLL OF PFO (2008)
29 % had viewpoint
for big owners - 6 % positive attitude-16 %
negative attitude-7 %
~ 20 % known something about associations in 2001 onny 5 %
In 2004 3 respondents from 400 mentioned asociation as adviser or used it services
7,3 ha
11,7 ha
16,8 ha
GOOD, NICE, BUT .... NOT
FOR ME
FUTURE
Government support to cooperation – proposals were worked out, but no plan for implementation
Funds available for activities (extension, development, education etc.) ELFLA – European Agriculture Fund for Rural
Development (2007. – 2013) LEADER program Other funds
Activities of cooperation have increased, but management activities have decreased in last years
THANK FOR ATTENTION
LELDE VILKRISTELFRI “SILAVA”+371 [email protected]
Topics of activities: private forestry; opinion polls of PFO; forest
policy and economy; forest extension; forest in schools