University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner Meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on FRA UNECE, Geneva, April 2005 Preparation of the MCPFE 2007/ 08 C&I for SFM reporting Ewald Rametsteiner

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner 1.General approach for preparation of the MCPFE 2007/ 08 C&I for SFM reporting 2.Present and discuss draft enquiry tables Coverage

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner coverage of the improved quantitative and qualitative Pan-European Indicators for SFM in data collection 1. General approach Quantitative Indicators Recommendation: - indicators that were not changed: cover, as in MCPFE new indicators: cover selected ones (Table 1) - improved indicators: cover selected ones (Table 2) Qualitative Indicators Recommendation: - see Table 3

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner IndicatorType of data neededRecommendation Introduced tree species introduced tree species and of which invasive Include in questionnaire Dead wood dead standing & lying treesInclude in questionnaire Landscape level patterns Landscape-level spatial pattern of forestQuestion mark: Verfy through UNECE ToS whether this should be covered, and how. Expenditures for services Total expenditures for long-term sustainable services from forests Do not include in core questionnaire; consider exploratory data enquiry or encourage separate study. Wood consumption Consumption per head of wood and products derived from wood Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire data Trade in wood Imports and exports of wood and products derived from wood Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire data Energy from wood resources Wood used for energy...Do not include in core questionnaire; consider exploratory enquiry; see UNECE wood energy enquir 2005 Cultural and spiritual values Number of sites within FOWL designated as having cultural or spiritual values Do not include in core questionnaire; consider exploratory data enquiry or encourage separate study; see MCPFE data enquiry 2005

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner IndicatorChangeRecommendation several indicators Forest type definition Include in questionnaire for selected key indicators, but not all Carbon stockin soils Use data collected in the context of UNFCCC/KP Forest Damage Change to biotic, abiotic, human induced; Human induced: forest operations, human induced fire Include in questionnaire Round woodMarketed round woodInclude in questionnaire NWGs Marketed NWGs; confined to three most important (value) per country Include as pilot enquiry; encourage separate study Forests under mgmt plans Mgmt plans or equivalent Include in questionnaire as pilot enquiry; Tree species composition Number of tree species occurringInclude in questionnaire Regenerationeven-aged stands and uneven-aged standsInclude in questionnaire Genetic resources Area managed for in situ gene conservation and area managed for seed production in addition to ex-situ Include in questionnaire Threatened forest species In addition to endangered category: vulnerable, critically endangered, extinct in the wild Include in questionnaire OwnershipIn addition : othersInclude in questionnaire Forest sector workforce Sectors, gender, age group, education, job characteristics Include in questionnaire Access for recreation Intensity of use:Area of FOWL w. recreation as one of main mgmt goals; No. of visits and visitors; No. of recreation facilities Include access in questionnaire, qualitative aspects to be covered in a separate exploratory section

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner Indicator area IndicatorRecommendation A. Overall policies, institutions and instruments for SFM A.1 National forest programmes or similar A.2 Institutional frameworks A.3 Legal/regulatory frameworks and international commitments A.4 Financial instruments/economic policy A.5 Informational means Note: report open narrative text recommended options: a) Include in questionnaire as separate section or b) conduct separate MCPFE LU enquiry B. Policies, institutions & instruments by policy area B.1 Land use and forest area and OWL B.2 Carbon balance B.3 Health and vitality B.4 Production and use of wood B.5 Production and use of NWGS, provision of especially recreation B.6 Biodiversity B.7 Protective forests and OWL B.8 Economic viability B.9 Employment (incl. safety and health) B.10 Research, training and education B.11 Public awareness and participation B.12 Cultural and spiritual values Do not include in core questionnaire; consider section with exploratory data enquiry to determine studies available and data providers at country level for separate study Note: for each of the 12 sub- areas B.1-B.12 countries are to report on the following categories: Main objectives, Relevant institutions, Main policy instruments used, Significant changes since last Ministerial Conference

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner the involvement of different organizations in data collection (as specified in MCPFE Background doc) 1. General approach 12 Indicators: UNECE/FAO internat. data provider with others 8 Indicators: other organisations are internat. data provider 2 Indicators: no internat. data provider are specified Recommendation: LU Warsaw, together with the UNECE/FAO make a formal contact with these institutions to clarify and agree co-operation and related modalities.

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner No.IndicatorInternational data provider 1.4Carbon stock· UNECE/FAO carbon stock in woody biomass · ICP Forests for carbon stock in soils (Level I), IPCC 2.4Forest damage· ICP Forests (Level I) · UNECE/FAO, DG Environment 3.1Increment and fellings· UNECE/FAO (for fellings) · Eurostat: JQ annual data (for removals) 3.2Roundwood· UNECE/FAO · Eurostat: JQ annual data 3.3Non-wood goods· UNECE/FAO · Eurostat: IEEAF 4.1Tree species composition· UNECE/FAO · ICP Forests (Level I) 4.3Naturalness· UNECE/FAO · EEA, · Berne Convention data, · Council of Europe: EMERALD 4.4Introduced tree species· UNECE/FAO · ICP Forests 4.8Threatened forest species· IUCN (Red Lists) · UNECE/FAO, · EEA 6.7Wood consumption· UNECE/FAO · Eurostat 6.8Trade in wood· UNECE/FAO · Eurostat 6.9Energy from wood resources· Eurostat: Energy Statistics · IEA (International Energy Agency), · UNECE/FAO

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner No.IndicatorInternational data provider 2.1Deposition of air pollutants· ICP Forests (Level II) · EMEP 2.2Soil condition· ICP Forests (Level I, Level II) 2.3Defoliation· ICP Forests (Level I) 4.6Genetic resources· REFORGEN (FAO) · EUFORGEN (FAO/IPGRI) 4.7Landscape pattern· EEA · JRC · CORINE Land Cover 6.3Net revenueEurostat (Economic Statistics/Forestry account) 6.4Expenditures for services- ??? 6.5Forest sector workforce· Eurostat (Social Statistics, Community Labour Force Survey) · UNIDO (for data for ISIC 20 and 21) 6.6Occupational safety and healthILO (International Labour Organisation) 6.11Cultural and spiritual values- ???

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner co-ordination with global level specifications in data collection 1. General approach - Classifications - Terms and definitions

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner IndicatorIssueRecommendation Forest area / land area FAO also covers “other land with tree cover” and “other land” Do not cover “other land with tree cover” as it is no MCPFE category Growing stockFAO uses “commercial growing stock”, but not “forest available for wood supply”, used by MCPFE Treat “commercial” and “available for wood supply” as synonymous Cabon stockMCPFE differentiates woody biomass and soils, FAO follows IPCC classification Take IPCC specification as used by FAO Threatened species - endangerment classes MCPFE covers more classes and more species/species groups; FAO covers tree species Use MCPFE specification Biodiversity/tree species composition MCPFE uses number of tree species, FAO uses native tree species Use MCPFE specification Protection classes: biodiversity MCPFE uses detailed MCPFE Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2 (biodiversity protection) from its Assessment Guidelines; FAO uses broad functional classification Use MCPFE specification NaturalnessMCPFE uses three classes (undisturbed by man, semi-natural, plantation); FAO uses five classes, separating further into modified natural and two different plantation types UNECE ToS to discuss this important issue and to issue a recommendation Damage/disturbanceMCPFE classification is more detailed than FAO, classification is compatible Use MCPFE specification Round woodMCPFE uses “marketed”, FAO “wood removal”; FAO also covers wood fuel Use JFSQ data as “marketed roundwood”, wood fuel see separate MCPFE indicator on bio-energy Non-wood goodsMCPFE does not differentiate NWGs in classes, as FAO does Use FAO classification as far as possible Protection classes: protective forests MCPFE uses detailed MCPFE Class 3 from its Assessment Guidelines; FAO uses broad functional classification Use MCPFE specification EmploymentMCPFE uses ISIC/NACE based classification and categories for age, gender, job characteristics, FAO uses more generic categories Use MCPFE specification

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner structure of the enquiry 1. General approach - Status and changes OR Status at different reference points - Reference years - Reporting notes - Data sources - Data quality - other..(annexe, definitions,..)

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner MCPFE REPORT ON THE STATUS OF FORESTS AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE 2007/2008 NATIONAL DATA REPORTING TABLES ENQUIRY FORM ON THE MCPFE Indicators for SFM draft

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner 2. National data enquiry form - Introduction - Part I: MCPFE quantitative indicators: 25 reporting tables - MCPFE indicator text - Table - Note - Data source - Data quality - Country comments - now: discussion points & notes - Part II: MCPFE qualitative indicators: - Form A - Form B – 12 reporting tables - Reference documents - Guidelines for country reporting - Terms and definitions - Annex - MCPFE criteria and indicators - MCPFE Background document to C&I

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner Reportig Table No. MCPFE Indicator Indicator 11.1Forest area 21.2Growing stock 31.3Age structure and/or diameter distribution 41.4Carbon stock 52.4Forest damage 63.1Increment and fellings 73.2Roundwood 83.3Non-wood goods 93.4Services 103.5Forests under management plans 114.1Tree species composition 124.2Regeneration 134.3Naturalness 144.4Introduced tree species 154.5Deadwood 164.8Threatened forest species 174.9Protected forests 185.1Protective forests – soil, water and other eco- system functions 195.2Protective forests – infrastructure and managed natural resources 206.1Forest holdings 216.7Wood consumption 226.8Trade in wood 236.9Energy from wood resources Accessibility for recreation Cultural and spiritual values

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences 25 April 2005Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner Meeting of the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on FRA UNECE, Geneva, April 2005 Preparation of the MCPFE 2007/ 08 C&I for SFM reporting Ewald Rametsteiner