What is new in FAO Forestry? Eva Müller FAO

Content Global Forest Resources Assessment th Session of COFO State of the World’s Forests 2011 Communication strategy International Year of Forests (IYF) ACP FLEGT Support Programme Support to the Implementation of the Forest Instrument Global forest tenure situation and trends Lessons learned globally from forest tenure reforms The tenure reform in China in the global context

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 Key findings

Deforestation and forest loss : 16 million ha/year : 13 million ha/year

Afforestation and forest expansion >7 million ha/year

Net change = Σ(gain) - Σ(loss) : -8.3 million ha/year : -5.2 million ha/year

COFO 2010 – 2 nd World Forest Week Launching of FRA 2010 Climate change Forest finance Governance Forestry and Sustainable Development Communication – The International Year of Forests Heads of Forestry Dialogues International Conference Forest tenure  ownership, access and use rights, management rights Forest tenure versus land tenure Forest tenure and REDD, FLEGT

State of the World’s Forest To be launched in early 2011 (IYF) Main topics:- -The state of forests by region -Developing sustainable forest industries -The role of forests in climate change adaptation and mitigation -Realizing the local value of forests

Forestry Communication Strategy Diversify communication means/methods Select key themes to build actions around Identify key events Work proactively on key messages Create network with media Build capacity for effective communication

International Year of Forests (IYF) Proclaimed by GA Resolution 61/193, which –designated UNFFS as the international coordinator –invited in particular, FAO, as the Chair of the CPF, within its mandate to support the implementation of the Year UNFFS developed a concept for global action a unique opportunity

IYF Partnerships CPF members, other members of the UN, relevant non-UN entities Major networks With organizers of different World Days With organizers of major events

FAO’s own activities Publications (SOFO, UNASYLVA, FRA remote sensing survey) Press kits and publication toolkits Web-based activities Meetings, e.g special meeting for civil society Exhibits, incl. dressing the building Mobilizing FAO staff

Rome-based activities Cooperate with the organizers of the Earth Day concert Check feasibility of a nature film festival Dress up environmentally friendly public transport vehicles (trams and buses with electric engine) Develop an IYF booth for outdoor summer events Participate at the public event of Corpo Forestale Cooperate with organizers of the Rome Marathon Cooperate with other Rome-based agencies

ACP-FLEGT Support Programme Four-year programme November 2008 to November million Euro budget 10 million funded by EC – ACP 2 million Euro in-kind contribution by FAO Target audience 79 members of the ACP Group of Countries Government Institutions, Civil Society Organizations and Private Sector Organizations

Programme Objective Support ACP country stakeholders to put the EU FLEGT Action Plan into practice by: Providing resources to ACP country stakeholder groups to address locally defined FLEGT issues Supporting the collection, analysis and dissemination of FLEGT-related information and lesson learned among stakeholder groups.

Support to the Implementation of the Forest Instrument Ghana ( ) Funding from Germany (BMZ) Liberia, Nicaragua, Philippines (2010 – 2012) Funding from Germany (BMELV) Support to reporting by countries to UNFF on the Forest Instrument Under development; to be funded by Japan

Ghana Approach: -participatory assessment -identification of strengths, weaknesses and priority areas for action -implementation of catalytic activities to address key priorities -coordination of implementation with sector policies and ongoing initiatives in the forest sector; -development of an M&E system