The Forests Dialogue

TFD’s ENA FLEG Dialogues

The Forests Dialogue

Gary Dunning Executive DirectorThe Forests Dialogue

Chatham House Illegal Logging Update

19-20 January 2006London, UK

The Forests Dialogue

Who We Are Founding

- Civil society and private sector leaders

Mission- Convener, catalyst, and advocate of rational discourse on forests

Governance- Steering Committee

Home- Yale University

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TFD Steering Committee Representation 2005

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What We Do

Priority SFM Issues Forests and Biodiversity Conservation

Forest Certification

Intensive/Production Forestry

Forests for the Reduction of Poverty

Illegal Logging and Forest Governance

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Illegal Logging

TFD Dialogues

Hong Kong Dialogue

UNFF 5 Side Event

St. Petersburg Dialogue

ENA FLEG Ministerial Conference

2006?

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TFD’s ENA FLEG Dialogues

St. Petersburg MSD

Platform for civil society and private sector input

42 Leaders developed a joint set of priorities

Priorities geared toward MD and IAP

ENA FLEG Ministerial

Platform to promote and build upon previous results

Facilitate communication between civil society and government negotiators

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TFD’s ENA FLEG Dialogues

Key Recommendations

Look to Civil Society and Private Sector as partners inaddressing the issue

Create National Action Plans

Implement through open and participatory

process

Develop mechanisms for monitoring and

reporting

Commit appropriate resources

Partnerships are good but governments must

lead

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TFD’s ENA FLEG Dialogues

Key Recommendations

Legal, equitable and SFM are goals of ENA FLEG not just legality

Governments have key role in creating framework and enabling environment for forest governance

Corruption must be openly recognized and

addressed

All have responsibility to support markets for

legal and sustainable forest products

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TFD’s ENA FLEG Dialogues

Key Recommendations

Include education and research on FLEG related Issues for different target groups

Promote positive business and investment climate for social and economic development

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Thank You!

For More Information:

TFD Secretariat at Yale UniversityEmail: [email protected]: www.theforestsdialogue.orgPhone: +1 203 432 5966