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PEFC Council International Perspectives

Presentation by: Mr Jaroslav TymrakPEFC Council Technical Expert

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Background

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26,65

10,93

14,4

46,6

31,24

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

PEFC FSC SFI ATFS CSA

Hectares (Millions)

Certified forests in the world by scheme

(Source: PEFC, FSC, SFI, ATFS, CSA as at February 2003)

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Background

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Changes in Forest Cover per year (Annual reduction 9.10 Million hectares: 1990-2000 )

Source: FAO June 2001

N & C America

South America

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Europe

-6,00

-5,00

-4,00

-3,00

-2,00

-1,00

0,00

1,00

2,00

Hectares(Millions)per year

N & C America

South America

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Europe

-6,00

-5,00

-4,00

-3,00

-2,00

-1,00

0,00

1,00

2,00

Hectares(Millions)per year

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Background

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Expectation from the Market

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Consumers: Opportunity to support SFM through purchase of labelled products from certified forests

Forest owners and industry:

• Recognition of environmental acceptability of their forest management and products

• Improving environmental image of the company

• Improving environmental image of the whole sector

Society: Opportunity to find solutions to societal problems

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PEFC – Framework for Development and Mutual Recognition of National Forest certification Schemes including Chain of Custody

Defines requirements for development of national forest certification schemes

Provides assessment and mutual recognition of independent national forest certification schemes

Provides common PEFC Logo for labelling of products originating from certified forest mutually recognised by the PEFC Council

PEFC Council

Technical Document

&

Annexes

(www.pefc.org)

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Endorsed Members (13)Members (13)

PEFC Member CountriesPEFC Council members

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PEFC Basic Principles

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Regional Regional PoliticalPolitical

Processes Processes for SFMfor SFM

SubsidiaritySubsidiarity and and

IndependenceIndependence of National of National SchemesSchemes

Normal Normal certificationcertification

and and accreditation accreditation

proceduresprocedures

Multi-Multi-stakeholderstakeholder

processprocess

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Chain of Custody certification (C-o-C): applies to all the changes in the custodianship of forest products from forest to end use. C-o-C certification verifies content of wood from certified forests used in the product production.

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Certified forests

Processing

Other forests

Trade and transport

Distribution

Consumers

Recycling

SFM Certification

C-o-C Certification

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PEFC basic approaches for C-o-C certification a) Physical separationb) Inventory Control and Accounting of Wood Flow

(percentage methods – INPUT/OUPUT, Minimum Average Percentage method)

Company

Certified

forests

Other forests

Products from certified forest

Other product

s

Company

Certified

forests

Other forests

Batch of products including x % wood

from certified forests

%

%

Physical separation

Percentage methods

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FLEGT/Illegal logging Meeting 13 December 2002, Brussels

PEFC development in 1999 - 2002

PEFC has become the world’s largest umbrella for forest certificationPEFC Council members represents schemes from 25

countries

(Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Norvay, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, UK)

And increasing number of countries are interested in the PEFC Council membership13 national forest certification schemes mutually recognised

Over 46,6 million hectares of certified forests, over 500 chain of custody certificates and more than 6000 PEFC Logo users

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Conclusion

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Forest certification is today’s reality. It brings SFM improvement and benefits to market players

PEFC respects and adheres to the regional political processes on SFM

PEFC operates a a bottom up process respecting principles of subsidiarity and independency

PEFC uses normal certification and accreditation procedures

PEFC is the largest forest certification umbrella