Transcript Forest Landscapes Objective 12 Sept 2007

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
Protect
Intact - 22%
Working
Working - 32% Manage
Lost
Lost - 47%
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
New Fire Policies in Indonesia
WRI fire atlas
Emissions from
fire
WRI - Sekala workshop
After the fire
100 of miles away
Looking Forward
Green supply chains
Reforestation
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N America
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Good forest
governance
Restore
S America
Manage
Russia
Avoided deforestation
and degradation
initiatives
C Africa
Protect
SE Asia
Opportunities
Global
Goals
Sustainable Procurement:
A Guide to the Guides
Now
Then
Answers
Q
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Questions
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All products
Whole chain
Whole world
Simple Advice on Sustainable Procurement
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?
Environmental aspects
Social aspects
Sustainability
Have forests been sustainably managed?
Local communities and indigenous
peoples
Special places
Have the needs of local communities or indigenous peoples
been addressed?
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?
Target the Tail – Not the Head
Good
Not here
Quality of management
Certification
systems
The law
Here !
Bad
Cumulative forest area
The US Lacey Act – An Opportunity for
Going After the Tail
Scope
Area
Aid
Basis
US Lacey Act
EU FLEGT
All tree derivatives
Solid wood only
All countries
VPA areas only
No
Yes
Performance
Documentation
”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
Information From the Sky
Can Change the Game
Europe’s
last
foresttolandscape
... Satellites can
see what
is intact
happening
them
FAO’s map in detail
WRI-SDSU satellite based map
The latest official deforestation map FAO (2005)
Good Information Is Vital Inappropriate Information Is Problematic
Thank You!
Intact
Protect
Intact - 22%
Working
Working - 32% Manage
Lost
Lost - 47%
Restore