Working Group Meeting Report
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
Montréal Process
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
The Montréal Process (MP) Working Group (WG) on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests held its 17th meeting in Sapporo, Japan, July 24-28, 2006. The MP includes Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russian Federation, United States of America, and Uruguay, which together represent 60% of the world's forests.
1. Participation.
The meeting included 40 participants, including representatives from 12 MP countries, as well as representatives from MCPFE, UNEP Secretariat/CBD, Japan Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tokachi Subprefectural Office/Hokkaido Government, Japan Forest Technology Association, Hoddaido University/Faculty of Agriculture, Yamanashi Forest Research Institute, and Global Environmental Forum. A list of participants is included at Annex A.
2. Meeting Opening - Joint Session.
Mr. Hiroki Miyazono, Assistant Director, International Forestry Cooperation Office, Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Chair of the 17th MP WG meeting, opened as a joint session the MP WG and the FAO Inception Workshop on the Strengthening Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting (MAR) on Sustainable Forest Management in Asia. Japan was concurrently hosting both meetings. Mr. Ichiro Nagame, Director, International Forestry Cooperation Office, welcomed participants of both meetings to Sapporo.
Following the joint opening session, the two groups separated into their respective meetings, with scheduled opportunities to get together and share information later in the week. The MP WG began with Mr. Miyazono introducing the tentative agenda, which was adopted by the WG. The agenda is attached in Annex B.
3. Joint Open Forum.
On Wednesday, July 26, the Forestry Agency of Japan hosted a Joint Open Forum for the promotion of the sustainable forest management of the world's forests: "the use of Criteria & Indicators and its potential". The Forum brought together the participants of the MP WG meeting and the FAO Workshop, as well as a wide range of Japanese forest experts. Following a warm welcome by Mr. Kenji Tsuji, Deputy Director-General of the Forestry Agency of Japan, and Mr. Mituo Kondo, Vice Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture, participants heard presentations by representatives of FAO, ITTO, MCPFE, and a number of governments, including Hokkaido Prefecture and Hokkaido University, on their work on implementing criteria and indicators. Opportunities to ask questions were provided throughout the afternoon. The agenda and list of participants for the FAO Workshop is attached at Annex C. The agenda for the Joint Open Forum is attached at Annex D.
4. Joint Field Trip.
The Forestry Agency of Japan also hosted a joint field trip to view and discuss Japanese examples of MAR and the practical application of criteria and indicators in the context of sustainable forest management. The field trip provided an excellent opportunity for the two groups to share common issues and the technical and policy aspects of their work. The trip also gave a number of Japanese scientists and managers the opportunity to interact with international group forest managers working on policy related to aspects of their work.
5. Report on Inter-Process Collaboration Workshop.
The meeting welcomed a brief report by Robert Hendricks (USA) on the results of the Inter-Process Collaboration Workshop, which was held in Poland and co-sponsored by the MP WG, the MCPFE, ITTO, FAO and UNECE in June 2006 to explore possibilities for future collaboration among the C&I processes. The MP WG expressed special thanks to Mr. Piotr Borkowski of the MCPFE for hosting the workshop. Following up on the workshop recommendations, Mr. Hendricks suggested the MP consider hosting a small workshop on conceptual models for the interpretation of criteria and indicators.
6. Update Since 16th WG Meeting.
Kathryn Buchanan of the Liaison Office (LO) provided an update on activities of the LO since the 16th Meeting of the WG in Jasper, Canada, October 18-23, 2004. These are listed in Annex E. The WG expressed appreciation to Ms Buchanan for her hard work and contribution in preparing for MP WG 17.
7. TAC Report on proposed revised indicators.
The meeting welcomed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Convenor Dr. Tim Payn's 'Report of the 8th and 9th Montréal Process Technical Advisory Committee Meetings on the Indicator Review', prepared by Dr. Payn and Project Officer, Mr. Simon Bridge (Canada), with the support of TAC members. The Report was based on the work done by the TAC over three Indicator Review Meetings held in Iguazú, Argentina, in June 2004; Sochi, Russia, in October 2005; and Malalcahuello, Chile, in November 2005. The WG expressed its appreciation to Argentina, Russia, and Chile for hosting these TAC meetings, as well as to Dr. Payn and Mr. Bridge, along with the TAC members for their hard work and outstanding contribution.
The WG reviewed and discussed refinements to the TAC proposed indicators, with the following results:
- Criteria 1-6 Indicators: The WG agreed to a final set of revised indicators for Criteria 1-6. An unedited list of these indicators is contained in Annex F. The WG requested the TAC Convenor, through the TAC, to (1) revise the draft Technical Notes tp reflect the agreed revised indicators for Criteria 1-6 based on discussion at MP WG 17 and comments received by member countries by October 1, 2006; and (2) circulate the revised draft Technical Notes to WG members by April 1, 2007, for final review. The WG will seek to review and to approve the Notes at MP WG 18. The WG welcomed the offers of China and Australia to explore opportunities to host upcoming TAC meetings as needed to revise the draft Technical Notes.
- Criterion 7: After substantial discussion, WG members did not agree to a revised set of Criterion 7 indicators. The WG agreed to retain the 1995 indicators for Criterion 7 for the next reporting period. However, the WG agreed to establish a sub-group to undertake intersessional work, in order to make progress on developing an improved set of indicators as soon as possible. The WG welcomed the offer by the USA to convene a sub-group of WG and TAC members in October 2006 to further consider revised indicators for Criterion 7. The WG requested that Mr. Miyazono (1) chair the sub-group meeting; (2) circulate the output of the sub-group to all WG members for review and comment within 30 days of the sub-group meeting; (3) revise the output based on comments received; and (4) circulate the revised output to WG members at least 2 months before MP WG 18.
- Maintaining a record of MP indicators and technical notes: The WG considered additional recommendations from the TAC to maintain an historical record of indicator changes, build country capacity in preparation for the next reporting round, and hold a forest ecosystems services workshop. Canada offered to compile the historical record for future management by the LO, and to explore opportunities to hold a forest ecosystem services workshop. The WG agreed that country capacity building should be one consideration in the strategic planning exercise.
8. MP Strategic Plan Discussion.
Canada led a discussion and facilitated a visioning session, to obtain WG input regarding the development of a strategic plan. Following discussion, the WG requested Canada to lead a sub-group comprised of Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and United States of America to work intersessionally to prepare a draft strategic plan for the consideration of the WG at its 18th meeting. The draft should draw on the Québec City Declaration, the discussion facilitated by Canada at the 17th MP WG meeting, and other relevant inputs. It was also agreed that the draft plan would address, among other things, consideration of (1) how the MP WG C&I can best influence sustainable forest management at the country level, (2) the relationship of the WG to the UNFF and other international forest-related organizations and processes, and (3) operation and financing of the MP WG, including with respect to the LO, TAC Convenor, and WG and TAC meetings.
9. 3rd Edition of the MP C&I.
The WG agreed that revisions and updates may be desirable for the Introduction to the C&I and the chapeaux for Criteria 1-6 and Criterion 7, preparatory to publishing the 3rd edition of the MP C&I, in order to reflect relevant developments since 1995, including experience in using C&I and establishment of the UN Forum on Forests. The United States of America offered to prepare draft revisions and circulate to WG members by December 1, 2006, for comment and, based on comments received, to prepare a revised draft for consideration at MP WG 18 and, following WG approval of the final text, print the English language version of the 3rd edition. The WG discussed possible assistance to member countries to translate the 3rd edition into country languages, once finalized.
10. Next Round of MP Country Reports and MP Overview.
The WG re-iterated its agreement from the 12th (Beijing), 13th (Bariloche), and 16th (Jasper) WG meetings that country reports should be prepared at 5-year intervals. The MP WG reaffirmed that the next rounds of country reports will be presented in 2009 and at five year intervals thereafter.
The MP WG will concurrently prepare a MP Overview and at 5 year intervals thereafter to communicate with other processes and decision makers WG and country progress in the use of C&I.
11. 18th WG Meeting.
The WG welcomed the offer by Argentina and Chile to explore the opportunities for hosting the MP WG 18 meeting in mid to late 2007. The WG agreed that the agenda for this meeting will include the following:
- Review of draft MP WG Strategic Plan;
- Finalization of MP Technical Notes for Criteria 1-6;
- Proposed revisions to Criterion 7;
- Review of text of 3rd Edition of the MP C&I.
12. Future of TAC Convenor role.
The WG expressed its deep appreciation to New Zealand for its support of the TAC Convenor role and expressed the hope that New Zealand would continue to support that role. Members were encouraged to express their appreciation to New Zealand individually.
13. Future of the LO.
Canada informed the WG that, after 12 years of hosting the MP WG LO and having derived great benefits and experience, it would welcome another member country to take over the function of the LO, ideally, by December 31, 2006. Canada assured the WG that it will work with the new LO host country to ensure a smooth transition.
Expression of Thanks
The WG recognized with great appreciation the long-running support to the MP provided by Canada as host of the LO and Kathryn Buchanan as Liaison Officer. Countries will explore their capacities to take on the LO, and consult with other MP WG members as soon as possible.
The meeting expressed its deep appreciation to the chair of the WG, Mr. Hiroki Miyazono, and to the people of Sapporo, Hokkaido, and the Government of Japan, represented especially by the Forestry Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Hokkaido Prefecture Government for their hospitality in co-hosting the 17th meeting of the MP WG.
Annex A
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
| # | Organization | Name | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Institute for Agricultural Technology | SCHLICHTER, Tomas Miguel | Dr. Forest Sciences | Argentina |
| 2 | Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food | ROSA LARRIEU, Mirta Alicia | Engineer Agronomist Forestry Specialization | Argentina |
| 3 | Australian Government Bureau of Rural Sciences | HOWELL, Claire Ida | Senior Research Scientist, Sustainable Forest Management | Australia |
| 4 | Forests New South Wales | GOUNDER, Kris | Manager, Regulation and Compliance | Australia |
| 5 | Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service | BUCHANAN, Kathryn Lee | Senior Policy Advisor, Forestry Criteria and Indicators, MP Liaison Office | Canada |
| 6 | EcoInformatics International | THIE, Jean | President, EcoInformatics International | Canada |
| 7 | Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service | BORDE, Anne Marion Eva | Director General, Planning, Operations and Information Branch | Canada |
| 8 | Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service | HALL, John | Science Advisor | Canada |
| 9 | Forest Service of Chile | NOTON, Carlos Jorge | Chief of Environmental Coordination | Chile |
| 10 | Department of Forest Resources, State Forestry Administration | YUAN, Shaoqing | Chief of Forest Utilization Division | China |
| 11 | Department of International Cooperation, State Forestry Administration, P.R. China | LIU, Xin | Program Officer | China |
| 12 | Sustainable Forestry Development Research Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry | JIANG, Zeping | Professor | China |
| 13 | Sustainable Forestry Development Research Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry | LEI, Jingpin | Associate Professor | China |
| 14 | Sustainable Forestry Development Research Center, Chinese Academy of Forestry | XIAO, Wenfa | Professor | China |
| 15 | Forestry Agency | NAGAME, Ichiro | Director, International Forestry Cooperation Office | Japan |
| 16 | Forestry Agency | MIYAZONO, Hiroki | Deputy Director, International Forestry Cooperation Office, Planning Division | Japan |
| 17 | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | IEHARA, Toshiro | Chief, Resources Analysis Laboratory | Japan |
| 18 | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources | RIOS RODRIGUEZ, Ricardo | Director of Forest Management | Mexico |
| 19 | ENSIS | PAYN, Timothy William | TAC Convenor | New Zealand |
| 20 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | WILHELM, Paulina Moreno | Policy Analyst International Policy | New Zealand |
| 21 | Korea Forest Research Institute | CHONG, Se Kyung | Research Scientist | Republic of Korea |
| 22 | All-Russian Research Institute of Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Ministry of Nature Resources of Russian Federation | KOROTKOV, Vladimir | Leading Research er of the Sector of Biodiversity, International Center For Forests | Russia |
| 23 | U.S. Department of State | CASWELL, Stephanie J. | Director, Office of Ecology and Conservation | U.S.A. |
| 24 | USDA Forest Service, Research and Development | FOSTER, G. Sam | Director, Resource Use Science Research | U.S.A. |
| 25 | American Forest & Paper Association | BLOCK, Nadine Ellen | Manager, Forest Policy | U.S.A. |
| 26 | National Association of State Foresters | BUCK, Michael Gordon | Sustainable Forestry Representative | U.S.A. |
| 27 | Nature Serve | GROSSMAN, Dennis Howard | Vice President for Science | U.S.A. |
| 28 | Oregon State University | MORRE, Susan Kay | PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant | U.S.A. |
| 29 | Policy and Quantitative Sciences | GULDIN, Richard William | Director | U.S.A. |
| 30 | U.S. Forest Service | HENDRICKS, Robert Lloyd | Senior Policy Analyst | U.S.A. |
| 31 | Forestry Department Belonging to Livestock, Agriculture and Fisher Ministry | FOSSALI, Alfredo | Agronomy Engineering | Uruguay |
| 32 | Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) Liaison Unit Warsaw | BORKOWSKI, Piotr | Head of the Liaison Unit Warsaw, MCPFE | MCPFE (Poland) |
| 33 | UNEP Secretariat Convention on Biological Diversity | KOHSAKA, Ryo | Programme Officer | CBD |
| 34 | Ministry of the Environment, Global Environmental Issues Division, Global Environmental Bureau | SASAKI, Ken | Assistant Director | Japan |
| 35 | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | SAWADA, Haruo | Principal Research Coordinator for International Issues | Japan |
| 36 | Hokkaido Government Tokachi Subprefectural Office | KAWAKATSU, Hisaaki | Japan | |
| 37 | Japan Forest Technology Association | FUJIMORI, Takao | Senior Research Advisor | Japan |
| 38 | Hokkaido University, Faculty of Agriculture | ISHII, Yutaka | Professor Emeritus | Japan |
| 39 | Yamanashi Forest Research Institute | NAGAIKE, Takuo | Research Scientist | Japan |
| 40 | Global Environmental Forum | NEZU, Ayako | Japan |
Annex B
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
AGENDA
Seventeenth Meeting of the Montréal Process Working Group,
July 24-28, 2006, “Indicator Revision and Open Forum”
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00-17:30 (1:30) | Working Group meeting
|
Chair (Japan) |
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 [0:30] | Registration |
Chair (Japan) |
| 09:30-10:00 [0:30] | Joint opening session with FAO Workshop
|
Chair (Japan) |
| 10:00-10:20 [0:20] | Coffee Break After break, MPWG and FAOWS separate and start each program respectively |
|
| 10:20-10:50 [0:30] | Introduction of meeting topics (what's up for meeting)
|
Chair (Japan) |
| 10:50-11:00 [0:10] | Liaison Office update since last meeting (October 2004) | K. Buchanan |
| 11:00-11:10 [0:10] | Presentation on joint international C&I process workshop |
R. Hendricks |
| 11:10-12:00 [0:50] | TAC Convenor presentation of revised indicator proposal
|
T. Payn |
| 12:00-13:30 [1:30] | Lunch Break | |
13:30-15:00 [1:30] |
WG discussion of TAC Convenor presentation (continued) |
T. Payn |
| 15:00-15:15 [0:15] | Coffee Break | |
15:15-17:00 [1:45] |
WG discussion of TAC Convenor presentation (continued) |
T. Payn |
| 17:00 | End of Day 1 |
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 [1:00] | MP WG Strategic Plan
|
Chair (with Canada WG representative A. Bordé) |
| 10:00-10:15 [0:15] | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15-12:00 [1:45] | MPWG Strategic Plan discussion (continued) |
Chair / A. Bordé / facilitator |
| 12:00-13:30 [1:30] | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30-15:00 [1:30] | Focussed discussion of revised indicator proposal (continued from morning session) |
Chair (with TAC Convenor) |
| 15:00-15:15 [0:15] | Coffee Break | |
| 15:15-17:00 [1:45] | Focussed discussion of revised indicator proposal (continued) |
Chair (with TAC Convenor) |
| 17:00 | End of Day 2 | |
| 18:00 | Meeting of Open-ended Aide-Memoire drafting group |
K. Buchanan |
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:30 [1:30] | Strategic Plan discussion (continued from Tuesday a.m.) |
Chair / A. Bordé / facilitator |
| 12:00-12:15 [0:15] | Opening Ceremony - Introductory and welcome addresses |
Forest Agency and Hokkaido Prefecture |
| 12:15-12:30 [0:15] | Presentation on the Forest Resources Assessment 2005 |
FAO |
| 12:30-12:45 [0:15] | ITTO's initiatives for the promotion of SFM |
ITTO |
| 12:45-13:00 [0:15] | MCPFE's initiatives for the promotion of SFM | MCPFE |
| 13:00-14:00 [1:00] | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) |
USA, India, Australia |
| 14:00-14:10 [0:10] | Questions and Answers | |
| 14:10-14:50 [0:40] | 2 presentations (20 minutes each) |
PNG and Japan |
| 14:50-15:00 [0:10] | Questions and Answers |
|
| 15:00-15:20 [0:20] | Coffee Break | |
| 15:20-16:20 [1:00] | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) | Russia, Canada, Indonesia |
| 16:20-16:30 [0:10] | Questions and Answers |
|
| 16:30-17:30 | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) |
China, Chile, Bhutan |
| 17:30-17:40 | Questions and Answers |
|
| 17:40 | Closing of Joint Open Forum |
|
| 19:00 | Reception hosted by Director-General, Forestry Agency of Japan |
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Departure from the Hotels (Participants will be picked up at the Hotels) |
|
| 08:30 | Hitsujigaoka Experimental Forest (Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute) | CO2 flux monitoring site and other experimental plots |
| 09:15 | Departure from the site | |
| 10:30 | Taking a rest | Hokkaido Prefectural Citizens' Forests ~ Kamuishiri Area |
| 10:50 | Hokkaido Prefectural Citizens' Forest (Ichibangawa Area) | Research site on the forest functions for water and soil conservation |
| 11:20 | Departure from the site | |
| 11:40 | Hokkaido Prefectural Citizens' Forest (Kamuishiri Area) | Forest Resources Monitoring site |
| 12:10 | Lunch Break | Kamuishiri Area - The Forest Study Centre |
| 13:00 | Departure from the site | |
| 14:25 | Taking a rest | The Star Plaza Ashibetsu |
| 15:30 | The Tokyo University Forest in Hokkaido | Arboretum / Nursery / Research Forest |
| 16:00 | Departure from the site for Sapporo | |
| 16:10 | Taking a rest | Oshima Farm |
| 18:45 | Arrival at the Hotels |
| TIME | ITEM | PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 [1:00] | Finalize tactical details of developing strategic plan, e.g., who is on sub-group? How does sub-group do its work (in person or through e-mail)? MPWG agenda for next meeting? TAC tasks for next year? Time line for strategic plan? Response to proposals from Poland workshop? Response to questions from FAO workshop? | Chair / WG |
| 10:00-10:20 [0:20] | Coffee Break | |
| 10:20-11:45 [1:25] | Presentation and adoption of revised indicators | Chair / WG |
| 11:45-12:00 [0:15] | Photo opportunity for 17th meeting and revised indicator framework | |
| 12:00-13:30 [1:30] | Lunch break | |
| 13:30-16:30 [3:00] | Discussion and adoption of meeting Aide-Memoire (including location/timing of next meeting) |
|
| 16:30 -17:00 [0:30] | Meeting closes |
Annex C
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
Agenda & List of Participants
Inception Workshop on the Strengthening Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting (MAR) on Sustainable Forest Management in Asia
24 (Mon) - 28 (Fri) July 2006, Sapporo Japan, Kaderu 2 7
Provisional Agenda - Draft (06 July 2006)
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 16:00 |
|
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:30 | Joint opening session
|
| 10:00 | Coffee Break (After this MPWG and FAOWS participants work separately) |
| 10:20 | Introduction - Project and Inception workshop - Dr. Kailash Govil |
| 11:00 | Introduction to International Reporting - Dr. Peter Holmgren |
| 11:20 | Introduction to CPF Activities related to MAR - Ms Marguerite France Lanord |
| 11:40 | Introduction to Regional Activities related to MAR - Mr. Patrick Durst |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | State of forest related reporting in project countries - Mr. Masahiro Otsuka |
| 14:00 | National Network of Forest related Reporting (NNFR) - Dr. Kailash Govil |
| 14:30 | Discussion on National Network of Forest related Reporting |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 | Use of MAR Information in Policy and Planning - Dr. Kailash Govil |
| 15:45 | Introduction - Project Activities - Dr. Masahiro Otsuka |
| 16:15 | Discussion on project activities and use of information |
| End of Day 1 |
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | DFAO Forestry Knowledge and Information Management - Dr. Peter Holmgren |
| 09:20 | Europe COST43 and Potential for similar action in Asia - Dr. Erikki Tomppo |
| 09:40 | Remote Sensing Meeting in October 2006: Information and discussion |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 | Regional Network of National Project Coordinators - Discussion |
| 10:30 | Case Studies on MAR - Japan - Dr. Toshiro Iehara |
| 11:00 | Case Studies on MAR - Australia - Mr. Kris Gounder |
| 11:30 | Case Studies on MAR - New Zealand - Mr. John Novis |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Case Studies on MAR in USA |
| 14:00 | Case Studies on MAR in Canada - Dr. John Hall |
| 14:30 | Case Studies on MAR in Japan - "The primary information of forest monitoring with time-series observation data" - Mr. Wataru Ohira |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 | State of MAR - China - Dr. Su Chunyu |
| 15:45 | State of MAR - India - Mr. J. V. Sharma |
| 16:15 | State of MAR - Indonesia - Dr. Toni Soehartono |
| 16:45 | State of MAR - Thailand - Mr. C. Sutthisrilapa |
| 17:15 | State of MAR - Pakistan - Dr. Bashir Ahmed Wani |
| 17:45 | Discussion on MAR in countries in AP countries |
| 18:30 | End of Day 2 |
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Reporting to FAO - Dr. Peter Holmgren |
| 09:30 | Reporting to ITTO - Steve Johnson |
| 10:00 | Workshop on "Use of MAR meeting" in December 2006 - Information and Discussion |
| 10:30 |
|
| 12:00 | Opening Ceremony - Introductory and welcome addresses - Forestry Agency and Hokkaido Prefecture |
| 12:15 | Keynote speech - FAO Initiatives on SFM and Forest Resources Assessment 2005 - Dr. Peter Holmgren |
| Keynote speech - Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 - ITTO | |
| Keynote speech - MCPFE's initiatives for the promotion of SFM - MCPFE | |
| 13:00 | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) - USA, India, Australia |
| 14:10 | Questions and Answers |
| 14:10 | 2 presentations (20 minutes each) - PNG and Japan |
| 14:50 | Questions and Answers |
| 15:00 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 15:20 | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) - Russia, Canada, Indonesia |
| 16:20 | Questions and Answers |
| 16:30 | 3 presentations (20 minutes each) - China, Chile, Republic of Korea |
| 17:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 17:40 | Closing of Joint Open Forum |
| Reception hosted by Director-General, Forestry Agency of Japan | |
| End of Day 3 |
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | Field Trip |
| 19:00 | End of Day 4 |
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Project Work Plan - Discussion |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:20 | Wrap up - Draft proceeding of the workshop |
| 11:45 | Photo opportunity for the workshop |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | Project Steering Committee meeting |
| 16:30 | Workshop close |
| # | Organization | Name | Title | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forestry Administration of Cambodia / Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries | KHORN, Saret | Chief of Forest Management Office | Cambodia |
| 2 | Department of Forest Resources, State Forestry Administration | SU, Chunyu | Deputy Director General | China |
| 3 | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India | SHARMA, Jitendra Vir | Deputy Inspector General of Forest | India |
| 4 | Ministry of Forestry of Rep. of Indonesia | SOEHARTONO, Tonny Rakhmat | Director of National Forestry Planning and Statistics | Indonesia |
| 5 | Forestry Agency | SHIBATA, Shingo | Senior Policy Advisor | Japan |
| 6 | Ministry of Nature and Environment | DAVAAJAMTS, Khandarmaa | Officer, International Cooperation Department | Mongolia |
| 7 | Forestry Department, Ministry of Forestry | SANN, Lwin | Pro-Rector / Director | Myanmar |
| 8 | Department of Forest Research and Survey | PARAJULI, Ananta Vijaya | Director General | Nepal |
| 9 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | NOVIS, John Bolton | Senior Analyst | New Zealand |
| 10 | Ministry of Environment | WANI, Bashir Ahmed | Inspector General Forests | Pakistan |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea Forest Authority | AMBIA, Vitus Bandebangu | Divisional Manager - Forest Planning Division | Papua New Guinea |
| 12 | Forest Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Natividad, Mayumi Quintos | Chief Forest Management Specialist | Philippines |
| 13 | Korea Forest Service | KO, Junho | Deputy Director | Republic of Korea |
| 14 | Forest Department | ARIYADASA, Kalutantri Patabendi | Conservator of Forests | Sri Lanka |
| 15 | Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation | SUTTHISRISILAPA, Chudchawan | Director, Planning and Information Office | Thailand |
| 16 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | HOLMGREN, Peter | Chief, Forest Resources Development | FAO (Italy) |
| 17 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | GOVIL, Kailash Chandra | Senior Forestry Officer, Monitoring Assessment and Reporting | FAO (Italy) |
| 18 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | FRANCE-LANORD, Marguerite | Associate Professional Officer | FAO (Italy) |
| 19 | FAO Regional Officer for Asia and the Pacific | DURST, Patrick Bryan | Senior Forestry Officer | FAO (Thailand) |
| 20 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | OTSUKA, Masahiro | Forestry Officer Forest Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting | FAO (Thailand) |
| 21 | International Tropical Timber Organization | JOHNSON, Steven | ITTO (Japan) | |
| 22 | Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute | TABUCHI, Ryuichi | Director, Bureau of International Partnership | Japan |
Annex D
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
JOINT OPEN FORUM
For the promotion of the sustainable forest management of the world's forests - "the use of Criteria & Indicators and its potential"
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
Kaderu 2-7, Sapporo, JAPAN
| TIME | ITEM |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Opening of the Forum - Introductory and welcome addresses |
| Mr. Kenji Tsuji, Deputy Director-General, Forestry Agency of Japan | |
| Mr. Mituo Kondo, Vice Governor, Hokkaido Prefecture | |
| 12:15 | Keynote speech |
| Global Forest Resource Assessment 2005 - Dr. Peter Holmgren, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations | |
| Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 - Dr. Steven Johnson, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) | |
| MCPFE's initiatives for the promotion of SFM - Mr. Piotr Borkowski, Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) Liaison Unit Warsaw | |
| 13:00 | Questions and Answers |
| 13:15 | Countries' initiatives (USA, India and Australia) |
| Mr. Robert Hendricks, U.S. Forest Service | |
| Mr. Jitendra Vir Sharma, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India | |
| Ms Claire Howell, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |
| 14:15 | Questions and Answers |
| 14:25 | Countries' initiatives (PNG and Japan) |
| Mr. Vitus Bandebangu Ambia, Papua New Guinea Forest Authority | |
| Mr. Yasunao Tachihara, Department of Fisheries and Forestry, Hokkaido Government | |
| Dr. Yasushi Shoji, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University | |
| 15:05 | Questions and Answers |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 15:35 | Countries' initiatives (Russia, Canada and Indonesia) |
| Dr. Vladimir Korotkov, All-Russian Research Institute of Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Ministry of Nature Resources of Russian Federation | |
| Ms Marion Eva Anne Bordé, Natural Resources Canada | |
| Dr. Tonny Soehartono, Ministry of Forestry of Republic of Indonesia | |
| 16:35 | Questions and Answers |
| 16:45 | Countries' initiatives (China, Chile and Republic of Korea) |
| Dr. Su Chunyu, Department of Forest Resources, State Forestry Administration, People's Republic of China | |
| Mr. Carlos Jorge Noton, Forest Service of Chile | |
| Dr. Se Kyung Chong, Korea Forest Research Institute | |
| 17:45 | Questions and Answers |
| 17:55 | Closing of the Forum |
[English - Japanese simultaneous interpretation available]
Annex E
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
LIAISON OFFICE UPDATE SINCE 16th WORKING GROUP MEETING
Since the 16th Meeting of the Working Group in Jasper, Canada, October 18-21, 2004, the Liaison Office completed the following activities:
- Posted documents on the Montréal Process web site: Aide Memoire from the 16th meeting, Contacts, TAC, Meeting & Reports, Links, Site map, What's New, TAC Convenor address, MP Comments at UNFF-5, TAC 7 information, TAC 8 information, TAC 9 information, information on MP WG accreditation at UNFF-5 and statement, Workshop on Inter-C&I Process Collaboration, report from workshop on Strengthening South American participation (1997), Provisional Agenda for 17th WG meeting;
- Following the 16th meeting, finalized the budget; prepared letter to Mexico for signature of outgoing chair and sent it; redistributed to the Working Group the criteria for inclusion of information in the ongoing budget tracking exercise; finalized and circulated the Aide Memoire for the meeting; prepared a post-meeting review/assessment and put on file;
- In advance of this 17th meeting, contacted Japan as potential host regarding the meeting date/location/agenda; in consultation with the host country (Japan), prepared a draft meeting agenda and distributed it to the Working Group; consulted with the host country regarding the meeting budget; updated and distributed the financial record for the last five years operations of the Montréal Process Working Group; in consultation with Japan, sent invitation and background materials to the Working Group;
- Communicated with the TAC Convenor (and host countries Russia and Chile) to provide assistance in organizing the TAC Indicator Review Workshops and then to provide input to the 17th WG meeting;
- Organized side-meetings at UNFF-5 in May 2005, IUFRO conference in August 2005, UNFF-6 in February 2006, and Inter-C&I Process Workshop in June 2006;
- Prepared or assisted to prepare MP WG participation at relevant international policy discussions (UNFF-5, UNFF-6, C&I Process Workshop);
- Updated the retrospective budgetary information for 2002 to 2006 on the estimated annual costs of and contributions to activities of the Montréal Process Working Group;
- Maintained information linkages with Montréal Process Working Group member countries, with other international C&I processes, and tracked developments in international C&I processes;
- Reviewed and revised the Montréal Process Communications and Outreach Plan and Liaison Office terms of reference, in view of Canada's request.
Annex F
17th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montréal Process)
Sapporo, Japan
July 24-28, 2006
Summary table of the revised indicators approved by the Working Group at its 17th meeting
Criterion 1: Conservation of biological diversity
- 1.1 Ecosystem diversity
- 1.1.a Area and percent of forest by forest ecosystem type, successional stage, age class, and forest ownership or tenure
- 1.1.b Area and percent of forest in protected areas by forest ecosystem type, and by age class or successional stage
- 1.1.c Fragmentation of forests
- 1.2 Species diversity
- 1.2.a Number of native forest-associated species
- 1.2.b Number and status of native forest-associated species at risk, as determined by legislation or scientific assessment
- 1.2.c Status of in situ and ex situ efforts focused on conservation of species diversity
- 1.3 Genetic diversity
- 1.3.a Number and geographic distribution of forest-associated species at risk of losing genetic variation and locally adapted genotypes
- 1.3.b Population levels of selected representative forest-associated species to describe genetic diversity
- 1.3.c Status of in situ and ex situ efforts focused on conservation of genetic diversity
Criterion 2: Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems
- 2.a Area and percent of forest land and net area of forest land available for wood production
- 2.b Total growing stock and annual increment of both merchantable and non-merchantable tree-species in forests available for wood production
- 2.c Area, percent, and growing stock of plantations of native and exotic species
- 2.d Annual harvest of wood products by volume and as a percentage of net growth or sustained yield
- 2.e Annual harvest of non-wood forest products
Criterion 3: Maintenance of ecosystem health and vitality
- 3.a Area and percent of forest affected by biotic processes and agents (e.g., insects, disease, invasive alien species) beyond reference conditions
- 3.b Area and percent of forest affected by abiotic agents (e.g., fire, storm, land clearance) beyond reference conditions
Criterion 4: Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources
- 4.1 Protective function
- 4.1.a Area and percent of forest whose designation or land management focus is the protection of soil or water resources
- 4.2 Soil
- 4.2.a Proportion of forest management activities (e.g., site preparation, harvesting) that meet best management practices or other relevant legislation to protect soil resources
- 4.2.b Area and percent of forest land with significant soil degradation
- 4.3 Water
- 4.3.a Proportion of forest management activities that meet best management practices, or other relevant legislation, to protect water-related resources such as riparian zones, water quality and flow regulation
- 4.3.b Area and percent of water bodies, or stream length, in forest areas with significant change in physical, chemical or biological properties from reference conditions
Criterion 5: Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles
- 5.a Total forest ecosystem carbon pools and fluxes
- 5.b Total forest product carbon pools and fluxes
- 5.c Avoided fossil fuel carbon emissions by using forest biomass for energy
Criterion 6: Maintenance and enhancement of long term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies
- 6.1 Production and consumption
- 6.1.a Value and volume of wood and wood products production, including primary and secondary processing
- 6.1.b Value of non-wood forest products produced or collected
- 6.1.c Revenue from forest based environmental services
- 6.1.d Total and per capita consumption of wood and wood products in round wood equivalents
- 6.1.e Total and per capita consumption of non-wood products
- 6.1.f Value and volume in round wood equivalents of exports and imports of wood products
- 6.1.g Value of exports and imports of non-wood products
- 6.1.h Exports as a share of wood and wood products production and imports as a share of wood and wood products consumption
- 6.1.i Recovery or recycling of forest products as a percent of total forest products consumption
- 6.2 Investment in the forest sector
- 6.2.a Value of capital investment and annual expenditure in forest management, wood and non-wood product industries, forest-based environmental services, recreation and tourism
- 6.2.b Annual investment and expenditure in forest-related research, extension and development, and education
- 6.3 Employment and community needs
- 6.3.a Employment in the forest sector
- 6.3.b Average wage rates, annual average income and annual injury rates in major forest employment categories
- 6.3.c Resilience of forest-dependent communities
- 6.3.d Area and percent of forests used for subsistence purposes
- 6.3.e Distribution of revenues derived from forest management
- 6.4 Recreation and tourism
- 6.4.a Area and percent of forests available and/or managed for public recreation and tourism
- 6.4.b Number, type, and geographic distribution of visits attributed to recreation and tourism and related to facilities available
- 6.5 Cultural, social and spiritual needs and values
- 6.5.a Area and percent of forests managed primarily to protect the range of cultural, social and spiritual needs and values
- 6.5.b The importance of forests to people