Global and regional reporting on forests Ivonne Higuero/Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section 16 th session of Working Group on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment April 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Contents Global and pan-European forest reporting Reporting method and schedule Outputs and data Subsets of indicators

Global Forest Resources Assessment

Forest Resources Assessment - Global Collaborative Reporting on Forest Resources UNECE

Forest Resources Assessment Scope of reporting Forest area and forest characteristics Production Protective functions and ecosystem services Biodiversity/Conservation Disturbance and forest degradation Economics/Livelihoods Measuring progress towards SFM Looking forward

Criteria and Indicators Processes in the UNECE Region

Pan-European reporting on forests and forest management

Pan-European reporting Scope of reporting (1) C 1: Forest Resources and Carbon C 2: Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality C 3: Productive Functions of Forests C 4: Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems C 5: Protective Functions in Forest Management C 6: Socio-Economic Functions and Conditions

Pan-European reporting Scope of reporting (2) C 4: Biological Diversity in Forest Ecosystems Tree species composition Regeneration Naturalness Introduced tree species Deadwood Genetic resources Landscape pattern Threatened forest species Protected forests

Reporting schedule FRA1990 FRA 2000 TBFRA 2000 FRA 2005FRA 2010FRA Madrid 201? Lisbon 1998 Helsinki 1993 Strasbourg 1990 Vienna 2003 Warsaw 2007 Oslo 2011 Madrid 2015

Reporting method 1.International categories and definitions 2. National data Data sources/Classification and definitions/Original data 3. Analysis and processing of national data Calibration/Estimation and forecasting/Reclassification 4. Final Data 5. Comments Data, definitions/Trends

Data and outputs (1) /

Data and outputs (2)

Subsets of indicators (1) National proposals for key indicators (examples) Finland -Forest area -Forest damage -Increment and fellings -Roundwood, energy wood, non- wood goods and services -Naturalness -Deadwood -Protected and protective forests -Contribution of forest sector to GDP Austria -Forest area -Growing stock -Carbon stock -Forest damages -Increment and fellings -Tree species composition -Deadwood -Protected and protective forests -Selected economic factors -Use of wood -Cultural aspects of forests

Subsets of indicators (2) Streamlining European Biodiversity Indicators 2010 CBD focal area: Sustainable use Headline indicator: Area of forest, agricultural, fishery and aquaculture ecosystems under sustainable management SEBI 2010 specific indicators: 17. Forest: growing stock, increment and fellings 18. Forest: deadwood

Subsets of indicators (3) Sustainable Development Goals (proposal) Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss Target 15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements Proposed Indicator 1: Coverage of protected areas broken down by ecosystem type, including total area of forests in protected areas (thousands of hectares) Proposed Indicator 2: Forest area as a percentage of total land area Target 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and increase afforestation and reforestation by [x] per cent globally Proposed Indicator 1: Net forest emissions Proposed Indicator 2: Forest cover under sustainable forest management

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