Transcript Item 9.0 Programme of Work in Forestry under the Reviewed

Programme of Work in
Forestry under the
Reviewed Strategic
Framework (Item 9)
Eva Muller, Director, FOA
René Castro, Assistant Director-General
Overview
• Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2014-2017 (reviewed)
approved by Conference in June 2015
• Global developments in 2015 will guide FAO’s
future work
• New MTP 2018-2021 will be formed during 2016
• Approval of new MTP by Council and Conference
in the first half of 2017
Make
Help Eliminate
agriculture,
hunger, food
insecurity and forestry and
malnutrition fisheries more
productive and
sustainable
Cross cutting themes:
Governance
Reduce
rural
poverty
Gender
Enable inclusive
and efficient
agricultural and
food systems
Increase the
resilience of
livelihoods to
threats and
crises
Climate Change
Forestry’s achievements 2014-2015
Strengthened the provision of key forestry information
Promoted restoration of degraded lands
Reduced rural poverty and improved food security
Promoted sustainable value chains
Combatted climate change (cross cutting)
Curbed illegal logging and trade /governance
Built resilience including in mountain areas
Collaborated through the World Forestry Congress
Strengthened gender mainstreaming (cross cutting)
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS
Proposed Future Priorities for FAO’s Work in Forestry
Sustainable Development Goals
- Monitoring forest related indicators: FRA,
Mountain Green Cover Index; CPF
Climate Change (COP22)
- Technical support provided to countries for
NDCs; Move to REDD+ implementation; land use change
pilot assessment; adaptation measures and
restoration of drylands and degraded lands
Food security and nutrition
- Develop inclusive and harmonized policy frameworks;
indicators and data collection methods to quantify forests’
contribution to food security and nutrition; supporting
sustainable agriculture in mountain areas
Assessment and monitoring of forest resources
- Open Foris developed and refined including through Google
partnership; FRA 2020 adapted for SDGs and Paris Agreement;
indicators for wood fuel and non-wood forest products
Proposed Priorities for FAO’s Future Work in Forestry
Youth Employment and Empowerment
- A World Forestry Congress XIV priority; explore opportunities
through the Advisory Panel on Forest Knowledge;
develop products to support labour and workplace standards
Forestry Value Chains and Reducing Poverty
- Focus on rural areas and the contribution of forest products
to the bioeconomy; promote SMEs and effective producer
organizations, including through FFF; improvement of wood
energy value chains, particularly in Africa
Forest Governance
- Strong focus on policy, legal and institutional frameworks
including through FLEGT (and linked to REDD+ safeguards)
Technical Excellence
- Support to statutory bodies relating to forestry and COFO;
SOFO 2018; CPF; XV World Forestry Congress preparations
Gender (cross-cutting)
- Mainstreaming gender in a greater number of forestry
projects and programmes; focus on capacity building and
strengthening networks
The Committee may wish to consider to:
Take note and provide any
comments on the
developments and trends
identified with respect to the
forestry sector
Provide guidance on the
main priorities for FAO’s
work in forestry to be
considered in the
Strategic Framework
review and preparation
of the Medium Term Plan
2018-21
FAO’s forestry work:
Getting the job done!
THANK YOU