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    Expanding Forest Certification in the Tropics – PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue Whilst forest certification in the 1990s originally set out to improve forest management in tropical countries, twenty years later only one percent of the global supply of wood from certified forests originates from the tropics. The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue (10 November 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will elaborate on the challenges and opportunities of expanding forest certification in the tropics, especially for locally controlled forests. “Certification in the tropics is largely utilized by large scale commercial operations, often run by international, foreign-owned companies, with few forests under local control - managed or owned directly by families, communities or indigenous peoples - having achieved certification”, explains Caroline Stein, Acting Head of Development at PEFC International. “Yet certification is not only an important tool to verify sustainable forest management practices, but also a pre-requisite of doing business with a wide range of private and public sector organizations requiring certification as evidence of sustainability within their respective timber procurement policies. Local forests owners that are unable to obtain certification are essentially excluded from markets requiring responsible sources timber, which in many cases has direct economic and social impacts on the people that depend on these forests for their livelihoods.” Promoting certification of locally controlled forests especially in the tropics is one of the key activities of PEFC internationally. “Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet. They are considered to be critical in tackling climate change, while at the same time contributing to the livelihoods of millions of forest dependent people”, emphasized Ben Gunneberg, PEFC International Secretary General. “With 25% of tropical forests under local control, there is a clear need for forest certification systems to increase their relevance to small scale forest operations to ensure that all responsible forest managers and operators, large and small, can benefit from certification.” The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue will look into the complex challenges facing certification in the tropics, including issues such as • socio-political factors limiting the desirability of long-term investment • unresolved land tenure issues • lack of consistent market incentives to compensate for additional costs • lack of relevant national certification standards, and • the cost barrier of certification itself, especially for small forest owners and communities. Participants will discuss in how far changing framework conditions can assist in overcoming these challenges and serve as important drivers to advancing certification. Such framework conditions include: • Public and private procurement policies demanding legal and sustainable timber • Governments developing timber assurance systems • REDD, Carbon trading and Payments for Ecosystem Services offering increased opportunities to value and market forest products from well managed forests • Strategic partnerships between different actors show first successes. PEFC Workshops (Thursday, 11th November 2010) Participants are also invited to attend the PEFC Workshops on Thursday morning. GMOs The revised PEFC forest management standard, to be presented for approval by the PEFC General Assembly on 12th November 2010, bans the use of GMOs in forest management. Research suggest that GMOs offer economic and technical benefits especially in plantation forestry, while there are at the same time concerns about potential negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. With various stakeholders suggesting a more flexible approach towards GMOs, PEFC continues to monitor ongoing research, scientific findings and societal expectations. Like all PEFC criteria, the current PEFC position on GMOs may be changed by due proc

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    Expanding Forest Certification in the Tropics – PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue Whilst forest certification in the 1990s originally set out to improve forest management in tropical countries, twenty years later only one percent of the global supply of wood from certified forests originates from the tropics. The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue (10 November 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will elaborate on the challenges and opportunities of expanding forest certification in the tropics, especially for locally controlled forests. “Certification in the tropics is largely utilized by large scale commercial operations, often run by international, foreign-owned companies, with few forests under local control - managed or owned directly by families, communities or indigenous peoples - having achieved certification”, explains Caroline Stein, Acting Head of Development at PEFC International. “Yet certification is not only an important tool to verify sustainable forest management practices, but also a pre-requisite of doing business with a wide range of private and public sector organizations requiring certification as evidence of sustainability within their respective timber procurement policies. Local forests owners that are unable to obtain certification are essentially excluded from markets requiring responsible sources timber, which in many cases has direct economic and social impacts on the people that depend on these forests for their livelihoods.” Promoting certification of locally controlled forests especially in the tropics is one of the key activities of PEFC internationally. “Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet. They are considered to be critical in tackling climate change, while at the same time contributing to the livelihoods of millions of forest dependent people”, emphasized Ben Gunneberg, PEFC International Secretary General. “With 25% of tropical forests under local control, there is a clear need for forest certification systems to increase their relevance to small scale forest operations to ensure that all responsible forest managers and operators, large and small, can benefit from certification.” The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue will look into the complex challenges facing certification in the tropics, including issues such as • socio-political factors limiting the desirability of long-term investment • unresolved land tenure issues • lack of consistent market incentives to compensate for additional costs • lack of relevant national certification standards, and • the cost barrier of certification itself, especially for small forest owners and communities. Participants will discuss in how far changing framework conditions can assist in overcoming these challenges and serve as important drivers to advancing certification. Such framework conditions include: • Public and private procurement policies demanding legal and sustainable timber • Governments developing timber assurance systems • REDD, Carbon trading and Payments for Ecosystem Services offering increased opportunities to value and market forest products from well managed forests • Strategic partnerships between different actors show first successes. PEFC Workshops (Thursday, 11th November 2010) Participants are also invited to attend the PEFC Workshops on Thursday morning. GMOs The revised PEFC forest management standard, to be presented for approval by the PEFC General Assembly on 12th November 2010, bans the use of GMOs in forest management. Research suggest that GMOs offer economic and technical benefits especially in plantation forestry, while there are at the same time concerns about potential negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. With various stakeholders suggesting a more flexible approach towards GMOs, PEFC continues to monitor ongoing research, scientific findings and societal expectations. Like all PEFC criteria, the current PEFC position on GMOs may be changed by due proc

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    Expanding Forest Certification in the Tropics – PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue Whilst forest certification in the 1990s originally set out to improve forest management in tropical countries, twenty years later only one percent of the global supply of wood from certified forests originates from the tropics. The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue (10 November 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will elaborate on the challenges and opportunities of expanding forest certification in the tropics, especially for locally controlled forests. “Certification in the tropics is largely utilized by large scale commercial operations, often run by international, foreign-owned companies, with few forests under local control - managed or owned directly by families, communities or indigenous peoples - having achieved certification”, explains Caroline Stein, Acting Head of Development at PEFC International. “Yet certification is not only an important tool to verify sustainable forest management practices, but also a pre-requisite of doing business with a wide range of private and public sector organizations requiring certification as evidence of sustainability within their respective timber procurement policies. Local forests owners that are unable to obtain certification are essentially excluded from markets requiring responsible sources timber, which in many cases has direct economic and social impacts on the people that depend on these forests for their livelihoods.” Promoting certification of locally controlled forests especially in the tropics is one of the key activities of PEFC internationally. “Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet. They are considered to be critical in tackling climate change, while at the same time contributing to the livelihoods of millions of forest dependent people”, emphasized Ben Gunneberg, PEFC International Secretary General. “With 25% of tropical forests under local control, there is a clear need for forest certification systems to increase their relevance to small scale forest operations to ensure that all responsible forest managers and operators, large and small, can benefit from certification.” The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue will look into the complex challenges facing certification in the tropics, including issues such as • socio-political factors limiting the desirability of long-term investment • unresolved land tenure issues • lack of consistent market incentives to compensate for additional costs • lack of relevant national certification standards, and • the cost barrier of certification itself, especially for small forest owners and communities. Participants will discuss in how far changing framework conditions can assist in overcoming these challenges and serve as important drivers to advancing certification. Such framework conditions include: • Public and private procurement policies demanding legal and sustainable timber • Governments developing timber assurance systems • REDD, Carbon trading and Payments for Ecosystem Services offering increased opportunities to value and market forest products from well managed forests • Strategic partnerships between different actors show first successes. PEFC Workshops (Thursday, 11th November 2010) Participants are also invited to attend the PEFC Workshops on Thursday morning. GMOs The revised PEFC forest management standard, to be presented for approval by the PEFC General Assembly on 12th November 2010, bans the use of GMOs in forest management. Research suggest that GMOs offer economic and technical benefits especially in plantation forestry, while there are at the same time concerns about potential negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. With various stakeholders suggesting a more flexible approach towards GMOs, PEFC continues to monitor ongoing research, scientific findings and societal expectations. Like all PEFC criteria, the current PEFC position on GMOs may be changed by due proc

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    PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue:

    Advancing Certification in the Tropics


    Wednesday, 10th November 2010, 9am-5.00pm, Hotel Windsor Barra
    Avenida Sernambetiba, 2630 – Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brasil

    INTRODUCTION
    08.30-09.00 Registration
    09:00-09:30 Welcome Ben Gunneberg, PEFC and Joao Alziro Herz da Jornada, INMETRO
    09.30-09.50 Setting the scene: Forest Certification in the Tropics Ivan Tomaselli STPC/ITTO
    09.50-10.10 Barriers or Drivers, Lacey Act, FLEGT et al. – Opportunities for Certification?
    To be confirmed
    10.10-10.30 Public Forest Concessions in Brazil Antonio Hummel, Brazilian Forest Service
    10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

    REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP CERTIFICATION OF SMALL FOREST HOLDINGS

    11.00-11.10 Introduction Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken (Moderator), International Family Forestry


    Alliance (IFFA) / Three Rights Holders Group (G3)
    11.10-11.30 Community Requirements for Certification Ghan Shyam Pandey, Global
    Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF)
    11.30-11.50 Certification and its Implications for Indigenous Peoples Edna Kaptoyo,
    International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests
    (IAITPTF)
    11.50-12.10 Small-scale Community Land Ownership: An Opportunity for Certification –
    Cameroon Example Patrice Pa’ah, GACF / Cooperative Agroforêtière de la
    Trinationale (CAFT)
    12.10-12.30 Discussion
    12.30-14.00 Lunch

    NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREST CERTIFICATION

    14.00-14.20 Synergies between Carbon Trade/Payments for Ecosystem Services and


    Forest Certification Gilberto Tiepolo, The Nature Conservancy
    14.20-14.40 Synergies between Forest Certification and REDD Certification Eduard
    Merger, UNIQUE
    14.40-15.00 Questions and Answers
    15.00-15.20 Coffee Break

    STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

    15.40-16.00 Public-Private Partnerships


    Marvin Brown, Chief Forester, SFI
    16.00.-16.20 Fibria Community Outsourcing Program
    Sandro Bressan Pinheiro, Fibria
    16.20.-16.40 A Certified Company in the Tropics - Suzano Cia
    17.00 Discussion and Closing Remarks

    COCKTAIL RECEPTION
    PEFC Workshops
    Thursday, 11th November 2010, 9am-noon, Hotel Windsor Barra
    Avenida Sernambetiba, 2630 – Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brasil

    PEFC Workshop
    Participants will discuss and some of the most relevant issues impacting forest
    certification today, with a view on elaborating on the framework defining PEFC's
    activities relating to these issues. Note that the workshops will run in parallel.
    09:00-12:00 GMOs
    The revised PEFC forest management standard to be presented to the PEFC General
    Assembly for approval states that Genetically modified trees shall not be used. A
    note states that the restriction on the usage of genetically modified trees has been
    adopted based on the precautionary principle. Until enough scientific data on
    genetically modified trees indicates that impacts on human and animal health and
    the environment are equivalent to, or more positive than, those presented by trees
    genetically improved by traditional methods, no genetically modified trees will be
    used.
    Research suggest that GMOs may offer economic and technical benefits especially
    in plantation forestry, while there are at the same time concerns about potential
    negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems.
    With various stakeholders suggesting a more flexible approach towards GMOs,
    PEFC continues to monitor ongoing research, scientific findings and societal
    expectations. Like all PEFC criteria, the current PEFC position on GMOs may be
    changed by due process and will be re-considered during the next revision cycle in
    2015.

    09:00-09:05 GMOs in PEFC Standards Revision Jaroslav Tymrak, PEFC


    International
    09:05-09:20 Introduction: Genetically Modified Trees Prof Giancarlo
    Pascali, Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,
    UFRGS
    09:20-09:35 Research, Development and Trends in Genetically Modified
    Trees Dr Les Pearson, Director, Regulatory Affairs , Arborgen
    09:35-09:50 Biosafety of Genetically Modified Trees to be confirmed
    09:50-10:05 German Attitudes and Expectations towards Genetically
    modified Trees Dirk Teegelbekkers, Secretary General, PEFC
    Germany
    10:05-12:00 Discussion

    09:00-12:00 New Approaches to Certification


    The Stakeholder Dialogue on the previous day tackles challenges and opportunities
    that forest certification faces in the tropics.
    PEFC as the world’s largest forest certification system is committed to increase
    access to PEFC certification in tropical forests, especially for its core constituency,
    small-, family- ,and community forest owners.
    Given the outcome of the discussions of the previous day, this workshop discusses
    the way forward for PEFC to overcome existing barriers and take advantage of
    emerging opportunities.

    09:00-12:00 Discussion, Supported by Short Presentations to be confirmed

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