WRI’s Forest Landscapes Initiative Overview September 2008 WRI’s Forest Landscapes Initiative Overview September 2008

We Need Our Forests

Our Forests are in Trouble Maps and data are the result of preliminary analysis carried out by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry in cooperation with: SDSU, UMD, NASA, USGS, ESF, WB and WRI.

Three Landscapes, One Global Vision Intact Working Lost Intact - 22% Working - 32% Lost - 47% Protect Manage Restore

Our Primary Levers  Geo-spatial information - satellite technology, targeted maps and tools  Partnerships and capacity building  To stimulate, support and monitor improvements in forest management and supply chains

Map-Based Forest Information Tools Support Certification and More

New National Parks in Brazil Without Conflict with Forest Livelihoods

Illegal logging Discovered and Deterred in Central Africa

WRI fire atlas WRI - Sekala workshop 100 of miles away After the fire Emissions from fire New Fire Policies in Indonesia

Protect Goals Looking Forward N America S America Russia C Africa SE Asia Global Avoided deforestation and degradation initiatives Green supply chains Good forest governance Opportunities Restore Manage Reforestation ? ?

Sustainable Procurement: A Guide to the Guides ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Guide to the Guides  All products  Whole chain  Whole world Questions Q A Answers Then Now

Environmental aspects Sustainability Have forests been sustainably managed? Special places Have special places, including sensitive ecosystems, been protected? Climate change Have climate change issues been addressed? Environmental protection Have appropriate environmental controls been applied? Recycled fiber Has recycled fiber been used appropriately? Other resources Have other resources been used appropriately? Social aspects Local communities and indigenous peoples Have the needs of local communities or indigenous peoples been addressed? Sourcing and legality aspects Origin Where do the products come from? Information accuracy Is the information about the products credible? Legality Have the products been legally produced? Simple Advice on Sustainable Procurement

Good Bad Cumulative forest area Certification systems Target the Tail – Not the Head Quality of management The law Here ! Not here

The US Lacey Act – An Opportunity for Going After the Tail US Lacey Act EU FLEGT Scope All tree derivatives Solid wood only Area All countries VPA areas only AidNoYes BasisPerformanceDocumentation ”Due care”

Guiding Markets With Risk Assessment Tools Relevant, accurate, credible information Risk assessment Markets (forest products, investment, carbon credits, aid, etc) Governance quality as a proxy for risk Industry – NGO alliance Better risk management Market incentives for improvement

Targeting the Tail What? o Grand coalition – for quality and credibility o Support Lacey implementation throughout the supply chain o Harmonize consumer country approaches o The opportunity is now - be proactive! Why? o Level the playing field o Maintain the reputation of ”good wood” and of the forest industry

The latest official deforestation map FAO (2005) Information From the Sky Can Change the Game FAO’s map in detail WRI-SDSU satellite based map Europe’s last intact forest landscape... Satellites can see what is happening to them

Good Information Is Vital - Inappropriate Information Is Problematic

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