promoting sustainable forest management in russia

Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in Russia

Elena Kulikova,WWF Russia Forest Programme Director

Russian Forest Sector: Overall Context

Forests of Russia: Wealth and Poverty

Forest sector as a part of resource-based economy 22% of World forests3% of World timber trade1 place in World by amount of round wood tradeThe lowest stumpage fee in the WorldProfit from forest management per 1 ha about 10 times less, than in Scandinavia

Global Importance of Russian Forests: Biodiversity and Climate Change AgendaOne of four mega-areas of intact forests in the World (along with Canada, Brazil, and Congo basin) Russia accounts for 25% of the world's large massifs of intact forestsRussian boreal forests has highest biodiversity and endemism among the other boreal forests in the WorldSink for 15% of global CO2 emissions

Map of Russian Intact Forest

Key Ecological Problems of Russian ForestsThe pioneer mining of intact forests massifs is still on-going

Imperfect forest management practice

The biodiversity of commercial forests is decreasing (share of aspen and birch increased up to 30-40% of total area)As the result of forest fires about 2 mln ha of commercial forests burn every year

On-going Reforms in Russian Forest SectorForest Code (frame character, about 60 sub-ordinate normative acts needed to be developed) Maximum decentralization - delivery of responsibilities on forest management to the regional level (re-organization of stricture and staff)Changing in export tax policy for round woodPriority investment projectsMay, 2008 new Government, forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture, new Head of FFA

Specificity of Forest Reforms ImplementationAll they are implemented simultaneouslyShort-term period of realization Lack of information and communications, a lot of uncertaintiesLack of public involvement into decision-making process

WWF RussiaForest Programme PrioritiesForest Policy,FLEG and illegal loggingHCVFModel forestsCertificationGFTNForest and Climate

Forest Policy,FLEG and Illegal logging

Forest PolicyTools: Public Ecological Council under Federal Forestry Agency and Forest Council under the Ministry of AgricultureMajor problem: low quality of new forest legislation Developing set of amendmentsA scorecard of ecological responsibility and sustainability of forest management of Russian forest regions has been created (by 2010)

Status of FLEG Issues

Programme of measures on elimination of illegal turnover of wood, adopted by the Government (February, 2007). Federal level - set of activitiesRegional initiativesRelevant agencies activities (Ministry of Interior, Custom, Transportation, etc.)

Status of FLEG IssuesBUTDue to reforms, uncertainties in legislation, poor practice of law enforcement, etc. scale of illegal logging is raisingThere are no regional bodies designated for forest violation control or they are very limited in capacitiesForest guard is abolished and its functions are distributed among 5-9 servicies Statistic is not available

FSC Certification in Russia

FSC standardNovember 11, 2008 Russian national FSC standard got official accreditation. Development of this standard started in 1998; the last (fifth) version of it was sent to FSC in December 2007.

Rate of FSC Certification Growth in Russia

2000 first certificate in Altaysky Kray - 32,7 thousand ha2009 21 ml ha (North-West, Siberia, Far East)It comprises 15% of commercial forests2-nd place in the world Leads to improved forest management

FSC Forest Management Certificates in Russia: Geography

FTN Russia as a Driver of FSC Certification

Russian Export of Forest Products by Value in 2008Total Russian Export of Forest Products in 2008:12 549 million USD

3

3876087

1483092

690211

529366

502102

474839

456027

399168

374358

295616

3468370

1

USD2008Timberpulppaper

China2,756,580983,356136,1513,876,087

Finland1,400,44836,89545,7491,483,092

Japan654,28035,931690,211

Egypt481,34981147,206529,366

Uzbekistan460,31348141,308502,102

Kazakhstan290,2495,625178,965474,839

Germany254,04223,612178,373456,027

Ukraine82,38668,537248,245399,168

Turkey169,36728,067176,924374,358

Azerbaijan265,78929,827295,616

Other2,249,174367,036852,1603,468,370

Sweden183,152161,967185,135

Total9,063,9771,550,3511,934,908

5

2339893

983356

399340

136150

17347

Wood pulp25.4%

Round wood60.4%

Sawnwood10.3%

Other0.4%

Paper3.5%

4

USD2008

Round wood2,339,8934,174,022

Wood pulp983,3561,550,351

Sawnwood399,3403,327,108

Paper136,1501,934,907

Other17,3471,562,847

Timber2,756,5809,063,977

6

4844699131977927

6195015156045925

6795992151756022

7689088187470824

9012719235792826

200720072007

12549235387608630

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Total Russian Export of Forest Products

Russian Export of Forest Products to China

China's Share

thou USD

%

1

10696100001000

17479170001000

19710190001000

16923160001000

18885180001000

23830230001000

24000220001000

24000220001000

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Russian Export of Round Wood to China

Russian Export of Sawnwood to China

Russian Export of Wood Pulp to China

thou m3

thou tons

7

20012002200320042005200620072008

Russian Export of Round Wood to China10,69617,47919,71016,92318,88523,83024,00024,000

Russian Export of Sawnwood to China10,00017,00019,00016,00018,00023,00022,00022,000

Russian Export of Wood Pulp to China1,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,0001,000

thou m3 / thou tons

USD / %

2002200320042005200620072008

Total Russian Export of Forest Products4,844,6996,195,0156,795,9927,689,0889,012,71912,549,235

Russian Export of Forest Products to China1,319,7791,560,4591,517,5601,874,7082,357,9283,876,086

China's Share272522242630

8

Irkutsk418,007307,43549,482774,924

Khabarovsk319,121735319,199

Chita161,682161,682

Primorye143,0371,5591144,597

Krasnoyarsk126,7877358126,918

Buryatiya102,74236102,778

Amur67,71353567,771

Arkhangelsk22,3505,09127,441

Tomsk22,56122,561

Other91,56915,62421,644128,837

8

3

2008

Pulp6337

Round Wood5644

Sawnwood1288

Paper793

3

Problems of Russian ForestsILLEGALLOGGINGLOGGING INHIGHCONSERVATIONVALUEFORESTSPOORFORESTMANAGEMENTRussia avoided deforestation,However there is a lack of high-quality wood in accessible commercial areas

Global Forest and Trade Network RussiaGFTN in Russia was established in 1999 as the Association of Environmentally Responsible Timber ProducersGoal to eliminate illegal logging and drive improvements in forest managementby encouraging voluntary forest certification

At present, GFTN-Russia consists of 50 participants and 10 applicants,

Which manage near 24.8 million ha of leased forests, or 21% of such forests in Russia

GFTN-Russia in 20091 Ilim Group 2 Arkhangelsk PPM 3 Volga 4 Solombala Sawmill 5 Kartontara 6 TAMAK 7 Sawmill-25 8 Cherepovetsles 9 Lesosibirsk Sawmill-1 10 Solikamskbumprom 11 SLT Sawmill-3 12 Fankom 13 Dammers 14 Swedwood Tikhvin15 Siberian Silver Pine Management 16 Zalazna Sawmill 17 VM-Invest 18 Cardinal 19 Les Export 20 Premium-les 21 Yeniseylesozavod 22 Arkhangelsk Sawmill-3 23 Priozersky DOZ 24 Terneyles 25 Lesinterkom 26 Titan-Lesprom 27 Technoclassik28 Mospromstroymaterialy-Vyatka 29 Pankratov 30 Primorsklesprom 31 Primorsky GOK 32 Serebryanaya Sosna 33 TMKPerspektiva 34 Mondi Syktyvkar 35 Kay 36 Segezha PPM 37 Sorvizhi-les 38 Kata 39 Malakhit 40 PLO Onegales 41 Prizma Holz 42 Onega Sawmill 43 Investlesprom 44 ResursLesTrans 45 Delta-Plus 46 Lesprom-Invest 47 Baikal 48 Gogohiya 49 Exportles Co. 50 Sib-Ekologiya

Share of GFTN-Russia Participants in the Russian Forest Export

Voluntary Forest Certification Systems in RussiaFSC certification began in Russia in 2000FSC National Standard was endorsed in 2008FSC forest area 21.5 mln haPEFC National Standard was endorsed in 2009PEFC forest area 0 haFSC controlled wood certification

and other legality verification systems

FSC certification Development in RussiaAll over the world > 100 ml ha in > 80 countries

Canada > 24 ml ha

Pulp_Paper

tonsPulpPaperReclaimed paperTotal

Ilim Group in Koryazhma856,502392,1651,248,667

Bratsk PPM263,10398,234361,337

Ust-Ilimsk LPK340,177340,177

SPKPK35,28635,286

Mondi Business Paper Syktyvkar340,692340,692

Volga332,839332,839

Solikamskbumprom212,791212,791

Arkhangelsk PPM104,17781,223185,400

Segezha PPM166,271166,271

PPM Kama19428,06128,255

Sokol PPM5,5975,597

3,257,31267%

Total2,128,2912,548,736190,1684,867,195

2,318,459

Export

thou USD

round wood4,469,758

sawnwood3,440,765

paper1,635,605

pulp1,170,792

plywood756,719

fibreboard158,403

18143,624

fuelwood107,853

particle board106,718

shaped wood41,778

reclaimed paper28,439

other163,782

Total12,224,236

China_export

China's sharevolumeplace

round wood56%1

pulp50%1

sawnwood10%2

paper9%4

Sawnwood

cub.mmedvezhegorskustiales

Lesosibirsk Sawmill No.1519,445

Sawmill No.25397,887

Onega Sawmill255,113

Solombala Sawmill217,828

SLT-Sawmill No.3210,677

Arkhangelsk LDK No.3159,795

Kata120,584

Yeniseylesozavod78,665

Investlesprom69,6813800734842

Segezha Sawmill53,6014777

Cherepovetsles48,070

Siberian Silver Pine - Management47,456bratsk dok

Swedwood Tikhvin29,000

Premium-les24,006

Almis22,580

Terneyles13,217

Les Export7,497

Primorsklesprom7,187

Priozersky DOZ6,100

Fankom3,903

Siberian Pine3,851

Total18,284,885

Regions

thou USDTimber

Primorsklesprom71,057,331

Terneyles67,901,558

Les`Export12,120,77233%

Total461,218,665

Lesosibirsk-1120,421,592

Yeniseylesozavod20,559,391

140,980,98320%

Total701,865,769

2

101623

132823

132823

1282111

3860682

7831949

14760675

19277928

20626613

FSC_FM

2000 101,623

2001 132,823

2002 132,823

2003 1,282,111

2004 3,860,682

2005 7,831,949

2006 14,760,675

2007 19,277,928

2008 20,626,613

1

2

2

2

4

8

19

43

60

65

years

number

FSC_COC

y20002

y20012

y20022

y20034

y20048

y200519

y200643

y200760

y200865

3

76

24

3

3

76

24

Pulp_Paper



Bratsk PPM263,10398,234361,337


SPKPK35,28635,286


Volga332,839332,839




PPM Kama19428,06128,255

Sokol PPM5,5975,597

3,257,31267%

Total2,128,2912,548,736190,1684,867,195

2,318,459

Export

thou USD

round wood4,469,758

sawnwood3,440,765

paper1,635,605

pulp1,170,792

plywood756,719

fibreboard158,403

18143,624

fuelwood107,853


shaped wood41,778


other163,782

Total12,224,236

China_export


round wood56%1

pulp50%1

sawnwood10%2

paper9%4

Sawnwood








Kata120,584







Premium-les24,006

Almis22,580

Terneyles13,217

Les Export7,497


Priozersky DOZ6,100

Fankom3,903

Siberian Pine3,851

Total18,284,885

Regions

thou USDTimber


Terneyles67,901,558

Les`Export12,120,77233%

Total461,218,665



140,980,98320%

Total701,865,769

2

101623

132823

132823

1282111

3860682

7831949

14760675

19277928

20626613

years

ha

FSC_FM

y2000101,623

y2001132,823

y2002132,823

y20031,282,111

y20043,860,682

y20057,831,949

y200614,760,675

y200719,277,928

y200820,626,613

1

2

2

2

4

8

19

43

60

65

years

number

FSC_COC

y20002

y20012

y20022

y20034

y20048

y200519

y200643

y200760

y200865

3

76

24

3

FSC COC Certificates in Russia 2008 19, 2009 11

Pulp_Paper



Bratsk PPM263,10398,234361,337


SPKPK35,28635,286


Volga332,839332,839




PPM Kama19428,06128,255

Sokol PPM5,5975,597

60,816

3,318,12868%

Total2,128,2912,548,736190,1684,867,195

2,318,459

68

32

Pulp_Paper

0

0

Pulp & paper

Export

thou USD

round wood4,469,758

sawnwood3,440,765

paper1,635,605

pulp1,170,792

plywood756,719

fibreboard158,403

18143,624

fuelwood107,853


shaped wood41,778


other163,782

Total12,224,236

China_export


round wood56%1

pulp50%1

sawnwood10%2

paper9%4

Sawnwood








Kata120,584







Premium-les24,006

Almis22,580

Terneyles13,217

Les Export7,497


Priozersky DOZ6,100

Fankom3,903

Siberian Pine3,851

2,373,76913%

Total18,284,885

Sawnwood

0

0

Sawnwood

Regions

thou USDTimber


Terneyles67,901,558

Les`Export12,120,77233%

Total461,218,665



140,980,98320%

Total701,865,769

2

101623

132823

132823

1282111

3860682

7831949

14760675

19070843

21340315

22497441

FSC_FM

2000 101,623

2001 132,823

2002 132,823

2003 1,282,111

2004 3,860,682

2005 7,831,949

2006 14,760,675

2007 19,070,843

2008 21,340,315

2009 22,497,441

1

2

2

2

4

8

19

43

60

65

72

FSC_COC

2000 2

2001 2

2002 2

2003 4

2004 8

2005 19

2006 43

2007 60

2008 65

2009 72

Furniture

thou USDi940161i940169i94019030i940330i940340i940350i940360i94039030i94060011i94060020

Priozersky DOZ95702636

Swedwood Tikhvin13181

Prizma Holz416

Dammers-les1503

Premium-les229

27535

10%

Total810513492691914234248103177510196078739280034101812546735648

Domostroitel219236537079370416628

16%

TAMAK32071

Investlesprom841NLK Domostroyeniye

Primorsky GOK5

1237

3%

16

84

Furniture

0

0

Furniture

Roundwood

thou cub m

Terneyles793

Primorsklesprom706

Cherepovetsles379

Investlesprom350Kipelovo

21Segezha Sawmill

12medvezhegorsk

Swedwood-Tikhvin75

Les Export59

Baikal30

Kata21

Yeniseylesozavod18

Almis2

24665%

Total53799

5

95

Roundwood

0

0

Round Wood

Shaped wood

thou USD

Cardinal983

Lesosibirsk Sawmill No.1383

EXPORTLES Co.327

Premium-les287

Dammers-les171

Les Export129

Siberian Silver Pine - Management85

TAMAK54

24196%

Total41778

6

94

Shaped wood

0

0

Shaped Wood

Builders' Joinery

thou USDi4418

Les Export1444

TAMAK892

Siberian Silver Pine - Management237

Investlesprom103NLK Domostroyeniye

Primorsky GOK92

EXPORTLES Co.23

Dammers-les6

Cardinal1

27982%

Total143624

Fibreboard

thou m2

Lesosibirsk Sawmill No.118579

Ilim Group16957Baltles

Investlesprom2016Sokol PPM

26Novaya Vyatka

Arkhangelsk PPM1884

3946235%

Total111446

35

65

Fibreboard

0

0

Fibreboard

FSC FM certificates The biggest areas :IlimSeverLes 1 677 413 haIlimSibLes 1 589 944 haSegezha PPM - 1 524 470 haThe smallest areas:Mospromstroymaterialy-Vyatka 4263 haLesintercom 6903 haPriozersky lesokombinat 8707 haThe biggest certified companies: Ilim Group 4 323 116 Investlesprom 3 994 821 Mondi Syktyvkar 3 078 091

Siberia 4 965 481 ha (22%) Far East 1 443 504 ha (6%)

FSC Promotion Campaign in Russia

Main goals:1. To communicate ecological, social and forest management features of certified forests/products, thus influencing the development of purchasing policies of companies and purchasing priorities.

2. To raise up FSC logo recognizability among the interested parties on a domestic market as a sign of guarantee that the unwanted timber volumes are minimized and better forest preservation is secured

Partners:

FSC Promotion Campaign in Russia1 Work with big customers of forest products (big corporate customers, including banks, with social responsible policies)

2 State and municipal purchasing (Moscow, St.Petersburg, etc.)

3 Work with big retailers (office paper, DIY, furniture, etc.)

4 Work with individual customers (mass media, Internet, social advertising)

5 FSC logo promotion (among corporate and individual customers, promotion campaign)

High Conservation Value Forests

High Conservation Value ForestsConcept is widely used by business in certification processWWF role: adaptation to the Russian conditions, possible legalization, identification and mapping, managementCases, geography, practical useWWF Key Requirements on HCVF for the FSC Process Participants - widely usingNumber of publicationsAttempts of legalization are not successful yet

Pskov Model Forest

Topical Questions of Russian ForestryHow to ensure sustainable forest managementProfitability of forest useSocial and ecological issues of forest useRole of forests in different forest-growing zones

System of intensive sustainable management is implemented and demonstrated for the first time in Russia Priorities:increased and stable profit,conservation of biodiversity, account of interests of local population

Pskov Model Forest

Nature Conservation Effect of Model Forests

Key question: is it necessary to explore remote primary forests including intact forests?Idea of intensive sustainable forest management in secondary forests of already explored territories as an alternative of intact forests exploitationCluster approach Already demonstrated ability under Russian conditions (Pskov Model Forest)

Forest and CimatePioneer demonstrator project in North-West RussiaForest conservation through the retiring of harvesting concessions creation of regional protected area decision of regional administrationImproving harvesting practices forest harvesting company Svetlozerskles - FSCGDNI- expertise on LULUCFFCNI membership in Advisory Board on green standards

Education, Training, PublicationsText book on sustainable forest management for secondary schoolText book on sustainable forest management for Higher EducationSustainable Forest Management Journal

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