1. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 1 From Casablanca...to Vladivostok... 85 Forest Officers in 31 Countries Protect, Manage, Restore Illegal Logging, Climate Change, Fire, Conversion Field, Policy, Advocacy, Partnerships WWF European Forest Programme

2. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 2 At current (last 20 years) rates, in the next 25 years, 250 – 300 million hectares of tropical forests are likely to be lost

3. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 3 Sumava National Park, Czech Republic

4. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 4  6.3% of current forests lie within protected areas  locations do not always correspond with high values  forests on rich soils and in the lowlands are under-represented Levels of protection >10%5-10%2.5-5%1-2.5%>1% Forest protected areas >100km2

5. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 5 Illegal Logging Plotting the Supply Chain - an example Thomesto Sverige AB Kirillovskii leshoz Thomesto Terminal Petrovles Petrovles-Pasha Petrovles- Volosovo Petrovles- Luban’ Petrovles Spot-contracts Thomesto Vologda Finkarelko OY Finn Trading V. Vyaisinen Stalkon Contract holders Logging companies Swedish import traders Spot-contracts Ara Timber merchants Sweden Russia Problematic trade chain Satisfactory trade chain Mixed trade chain

6. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 6 Other Issues Private Owners –16 Million in Europe: median area 4-5 ha –what is meaningfull good forest management for them? –how do they compete with large owners to sell products? Incentives –targetted at forestry or agriculture? Forest Laws –economic vs sustainable basis?

7. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 7 Legality of timber and proving it High Conservation Value Forests Protection of Nature and natural processes Good Forest Management A Globally Applicable Model –within Europe - small and large owners –drive change outside Europe The Licence to Operate

8. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 8 Protected Area Networks

9. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 9 Europe's Biggest Forest Products Companies >10Mn m3 wood processed annually: –StoraEnso, UPM-Kymmene, MetsaLiito / M-Real, Mondi Europe, Sveaskog, Sonae 6-10Mn m3 wood processed annually: –SCA, Holmen, Norske Skog, Sappi, Ilim Pulp, Sodra, Kronospan, Myllykoski 4-6 Mn m3 wood processed annually: –Cartiere Burgo, Egger, Smurfit, Korsnas, Lecta, International Paper, Swedwood What is their influence and leadership on: –sourcing by ownership? –Recycled fibre and wood? –Biomass power? –"Large regional" vs "Small local" industry distribution? –EU wide standards?

10. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 10 Corporate Social Responsibility

11. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 11 Forest & Trade Networks WWF Skov 2000WWF Skog 2000

12. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 12 Step 1 Stop the use of illegal wood Step 2 Undertake an inventory of High Conservation Value Forests. Manage to protect and/or enhance the values Step 3 Improved Forest Management (eg low impact logging etc) Step 4 Certification to FSC standards Producer Groups Step-wise Approach to Certification

13. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 13 Government procurement in bold colours, companies in shaded colours

14. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 14 Carbon, Climate & Forests Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change Sequestration Alternative Energy –biomass

15. UNECE Sound Use of Wood 15 More Information WWF's global approach to forests, including position papers on 15 issues including illegal logging, certification and forest protection –www.panda.org/forests4life Some specific European forest information –www.panda.org/europe then click on "solutions" and "forests" Beddington Zero Energy Development –www.bedzed.org.uk Contacts: dpollard@wwfint.org