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Northern ToSIA
Assessing sustainability of forest based activities in rural areas of the Northern Periphery
Elspeth Macdonald, Forest Research16 March 2009
Consortium: European Forest Institute (EFI), Forestry Centre of North Karelia, Forest Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, County Govenor of Nordland, Skogforsk, + 10 associated partners
Coordinator: EFI, Finland
Timescale: June 2008 to June 2011
Aim: To improve the sustainable forest resource use in the Northern Periphery area. This is to be achieved through the
implementation of ToSIA (Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment).
Output: Utilization of ToSIA within the forestry sector to enhance regional and business development, and to allow analysis of sustainability impacts of existing and future Forest-Wood Chains.
ToSIA approach to Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forest-Wood Chains
Sustainability Indicators
Economic Environmental Social
Gross value added
Production costs
Resource / material use
Total production
Investment and research & development
Energy generation and use
Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stocks
Transport distance and freight
Water use
Soil, water and air pollution
Generation of waste
Forest biodiversity
Forest resources
Employment
Wages and salaries
Occupational safety and health
Education and Training
ToSIA measures volume flows and sustainability indicators
ToSIA approach to Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forest-Wood Chains
Sustainability indicators are linked to all production processes
ToSIA approach to Sustainability Impact Assessment of Forest-Wood Chains
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ToSIA aggregates indicator results along the Forest Wood Chain
Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA)
Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Sustainability Impact Evaluation
Why should this approach interest us in Scotland?
Forest management•Conversion to continuous cover forestry (CCF)•New native woodlands•Conversion of conifer plantations on ancient woodland sites (PAWS)•Restoration of open ground habitats•Residue and stump harvesting for woodfuel•Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Wood processing•Comparison of sustainability (e.g. revenue, energy efficiency, carbon emissions) of different raw material sources, processing techniques, and end products
A multi-stakeholder dialogue will be encouraged throughout the project
to identify and address sustainability
issues in the NPP region to direct the tool development
activities to explore alternative regional
development strategies with a range
of key stakeholders.
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ToSIA as part of regional development planning
1. North Karelia (Finland):
Regional resource use planning, esp. increasing bioenergy use
2. Scotland:
Local applications with varying degree of forest conservation and
differences in ownership
3. Northern Sweden:
Balancing conflicting objectives of stakeholders (e.g. intensive biomass
production and fertilization vs. interests of Sami people for reindeer
herding)
4. Nordland (Norway, will follow later):
Assessing different scenarios of increasing forest conservation
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ToSIA as part of business development
Sweden:
SCA Skog AB (large scale forest industry);
Sveaskog (large public forest holding),
Norra Skogssägarna (forest planning, harvesting and sawmilling)
Scotland:
NorBuild, Forres, Moray (small/medium sized saw mill operations)
Finland and Norway:
Case study companies will be identified
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ToSIA offers different perspectives.How you look at things makes a lot of
difference!
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Thank you for your attention
