THE USE AND AUDIENCES OF THE USE AND AUDIENCES OF NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL FOREST SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS by by Jari Parviainen Jari Parviainen Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Forest C& I Analytical Framew ork and Reporting Forest C& I Analytical Framew ork and Reporting Workshop Workshop Metla House, Joensuu, Finland Metla House, Joensuu, Finland May 19-21, 2008 May 19-21, 2008 Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
The use and audiences of national reports Questions to be answered � 1) how and for what purposes the reports are being used, � 2) who are the main users and audiences of the reports, � 3) experiences in how to present the results in reports, and � 4) in what ways they are the most effectively used in communication Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Material for analysis I. The review of national (nine country reports representing MCPFE, Montreal and ITTO processes) reports presented for the Inter C&I Process Harmonization Workshop in 2006 in Bialowieza II . State of Finland’s Forests 2007 Evaluation on the use of the report by stakeholder panel in April 2008 Experiences in communication Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
I. Review of nine country reports in 2006 � MCPFE countries: Austria 2004 Switzerland 2005 Finland 2005 (2007) � Montreal process countries: USA 2003 Australia 2003 Japan 2003 � ITTO countries: Malaysia 2003 Philippines 2005 Ghana 2004 Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Characteristics of the national reports 1. C&I provide a balanced compendium of information on SFM 2. C&I provide broader view than the traditional statistics 3. Compilation in various ways 4. Reporting requirements are increasing Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
1. C&I provide a balanced compendium of information on SFM Forest Health Forest Resources Productive Functions of •Deposition of air pollutants •Forest area Forests (Wood and Non- •Soil condition •Growing stock Wood) •Defoliation •Age structure/Diameter •Increment and fellings distribution •Forest damage •Roundwood •Carbon stock •Non-wood goods •Energy from wood •Forests under management plans resources •Services 35 INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT Socio-economic functions •Forest holdings Biological Diversity •Contribution of forest sector to GDP •Tree species composition •Net revenue Protective Functions in •Regeneration •Expenditures for services Forest •Naturalness •Wood consumption •Area •Introduced tree species •International trade in wood •Dead wood •Infrastructure •Workforce •Genetic resources •Employment (incl. safety and •Landscape pattern health) •Threatened forest species •Accessibility for recreation •Protected forests •Cultural values Pan-European indicators for SFM 2003 Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
2. C&I broader view than the traditional statistics Trends, descriptive indicators Tables, figures, original Combination with politics data Statistical Country report yearbook Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
3. Compilation in various ways • group of scientists and other stakeholders (panel) • group of experts coordinated by governmental authorities • by ministries Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
4. Reporting requirements are increasing, not only for forest purposes • overlapping efforts, more coordination required, • new aspects, comprehensive reporting is • expensive, forest indicators asked for other sector’s report Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Use and audiences of national reports � Main users are governmental officials � Linkages with other sector’s reports � For informing the customers on the state of forests � Educational purposes � Forest management and certification � Excellent tools for science/policy interface Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Main users are governmental officials • the basic reservoir for reporting and forest policy dialogue • presenting status of forests for national and international use Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Linkages with other sector’s reports only few indicators, not the whole set Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
For informing the customers on the state of forests Important for exporting countries, such as Finland Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Educational purposes Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Forest management and certification “sustainable forest management” can be made both visible and understandable–transfer from the paper to the field Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Forest certification PEFC is based on the internationally agreed concept on sustainable forest management (thematic areas of nine regional C&I processes) and internationally used rules and procedures on certification processes. The FSC certification system uses ten general principles of good forest stewardship. Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Excellent tools for science/policy Reporting highlights information gaps Goal setting of new research agenda Harmonizing the terms and definitions Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
How to present the results? � Value-free or value-based intepretations � Diverse views : Austria and Switzerland with political recommendations Australia and Finland without value-based intepretations � The evaluation panel of Finland’s report: value- free attitude favored, but clear messages on trends and their linkages to policy � Other sector’s reports need value-free data for their own applications Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
II State of Finland’s Report 2007 Experiences on communication: � Third report (1996, 2000 and 2007) � Multistakeholder steering group � Clear summaries by criteria � Presented personally to the Minister supported by a press release � Articles with compare to the MCPFE report results � Press release on the occasion of fifth MCPFE in Warsaw Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
II State of Finland’s Report 2007 Experiences on communication: Report is considered as a very important because of three aspects: 1) showing long-term trends and changes in the forests, 2) integrating the forest policy goals and decisions with the measurable indicators 3) making a continuous base for the international comparability Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Experiences on communication: State of Finland’s Forests 2007 � Report as such not well suited for public information on forests � A brochure with reduced set of indicators positively received by policy makers Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Reduced sets of indicators for public audience Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Reduced sets of indicators for public audience Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Experiences on communication : State of Finland’s Report 2007 � Report as such not well suited for public information on forests � A brochure with reduced set of indicators positively received by policy makers � Press release, interviews and articles are been succesful Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Interviews Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Press release Metsäntutkimuslaitos Skogsforskningsinstitutet Finnish Forest Research Institute www.metla.fi
Articles Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Experiences on communication: State of Finland’s Report 2007 � Report as such not well suited for public information on forests � A brochure with reduced set of indicators positively received by policy makers � Press release and articles are been succesful � The comparision of Finnish situation to the European situation has raised much interest Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
with European situation Articles comparision succesful Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Experiences on communication: State of Finland’s Report 2007 � Report as such not well suited for public information on forests � A brochure with reduced set of indicators positively received by policy makers � Press release and articles are been succesful � The comparision of Finnish situation to the European situation has raised much interest � The internet based communication is the main tool to disseminate the information, findings, graphs and other material (descriptive indicators) Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
Internet: www.metla.fi/metinfo: www.forest.fi � Point of view: Finland's forest protection is the strictest in Europe The area of protected forests has been tripled during 30 years. The protected area is among the most extensive in Europe, writes Dr. (For), Mr. Jari Parviainen. Dr. (For.) Jari Parviainen � Director, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Unit � The first protection areas in Europe were established nearly 150 years ago, often for religious reasons. Either the protected sites were considered holy, or they were protected as the hunting grounds of the nobility – or to maintain exceptionally beautiful natural areas. � The activity was at its highest during the 1980’s and 1990’s. As a result, the most valuable sites are by now under protection and new, strictly protected forest areas are very rarely established in Europe. Unified classification of forest protection The spectrum and the strictness of protection vary greatly between the European countries. This is because there is much variation in the forest growth. Area and share of strictly protected forests in certain European countries 26,55 Kb The strictness of forest protection in certain European countries 26,88 Kb Jari Parviainen 6.6.2008
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