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FOREST POLICY ISSUESFOREST POLICY ISSUES

Forest sector's situation Updating Finland's NFP 2015 Reform of forestry organisations Policy developments EU forest affairs

Joint French-Finnish Forest CommissionAbbaye de Sorèze, 9 - 11 March 2010

Heikki Granholm, DirectorMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

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FOREST INDUSTRY SITUATIONFOREST INDUSTRY SITUATIONForest industry production volumes in Finland since 1960’s

2008 2009 2010

Pulp and paper - 8% -25% +5%

Sawn softwood -21% -20% +5%

Value of production -25% +5%

mill. tonnes/cum

Strong development of new wood-based products and services needed; excellent renewable resource base.

Competitiveness of forest sector is a concern.

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015

Million m3)

Imported roundwoodNFP targetdomestic wood

Domestic roundwood

Industrial use of roundwood 1970 -

DECREASE OF TIMBER HARVESTINGDECREASE OF TIMBER HARVESTING

Timber harvesting

2008 2009 2010

-10% -20% +15%

NFP target 70 Mill.m3 unrealistic

Realistic level for the coming years 50 Mill.m3

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UPDATING NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME 2015

UPDATING NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME 2015

Forest sector scenarios, foresight Forest sector scenarios, foresight

Mid-term evaluation of NFP 2015Mid-term evaluation of NFP 2015

New orientations for NFP 2015 (National Forest Council)

Outlook for the future (MoAF report for the preparation of 2011

general election and the Programme of the new Government)

New orientations for NFP 2015 (National Forest Council)

Outlook for the future (MoAF report for the preparation of 2011

general election and the Programme of the new Government)

November 2009 -

January 2010

November 2009 -

January 2010

January - May 2010

January - May 2010

June 2010June 2010

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FOREST ADMINISTRATIONFOREST ADMINISTRATION

Minister of Agriculture and ForestryMinister of Agriculture and Forestry

Food and

Health

Food and

HealthForestry

Forestry promotionState forestryLegal affairs

International forestry(30 pers.)

ForestryForestry promotion

State forestryLegal affairs

International forestry(30 pers.)

Fisheriesand

Game

Fisheriesand

Game

CommonUnits

CommonUnitsDepartments

Forestry Development Centre Tapio

(85)

Forestry Development Centre Tapio

(85)

13 Regional Forest Centres(1000)

13 Regional Forest Centres(1000)

Finnish ForestResearch

Institute Metla(800)

Finnish ForestResearch

Institute Metla(800)

Metsähallitus(State forest enterprise)

(1800)

Metsähallitus(State forest enterprise)

(1800)

Rural Areasand

NaturalResources

Rural Areasand

NaturalResources

Secretary-GeneralSecretary-General

AgricultureAgriculture

113 Forest Management Associations

(1100)

113 Forest Management Associations

(1100)

State SecretaryState Secretary

Special AdvisorSpecial Advisor

Preparations for changes in all organisations

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OTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

• Updating Forest Act• Functioning of wood markets• Forest conservation; implementation of METSO programme• Renewable energy targets; national action plan and mobilization

of wood energy• Increasing use of wood and wood based products

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Rural development

Climate

changeEnergy

Internal market

Industry

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Forest sector

EU FOREST AFFAIRS

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"EU FOREST POLICY" DEVELOPMENTS

• Implementation of Forest Action Plan (ongoing 2007 - 2011)• Forestry activities in future Rural Development policies (ongoing -> 2013)• Illegal logging, FLEGT DD-Regulation (co-decision ongoing)• Green public procurement and promotion of forest products (ongoing)• Sustainablity criteria for biomass (CION's report February 2010 ->)• Role of forest sinks in EU's climate policy (ongoing)• Green paper on forest protection and information (March 2010 ->)

Comprehensive consideration of EU forest affairs needed on basis of EU Forest Strategy and mid-term evaluation of FAP?

Possible linkages to Forest Europe LBA