Workshop report

WORKSHOP REPORT

Preparing the Forest Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Meet Global Challenges

A Capacity Building Workshop

GCP/INT/790/CEH

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

29 October – 2 November 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. 
   Background and rationale
   

2. 
   Objectives of the workshop
   

3. 
   Participants
   

4. 
   Results of plenary and group works
   

List of Annexes

ANNEX I: Agenda of the Regional Workshop
ANNEX II: List of participants
ANNEX III: Updated version of Krtiny declaration

1. Background and rationale
The workshop, which was organized within the agreement between the Czech Republic and FAO,GCP/INT/790/CEH “Training in Selected Areas”, builtupon the outcomes and was a follow-up totwo previous workshops organised in the Czech Republic in 2005 (“Capacity building in Sharing Forest and Market information”) and 2008 (“Enhancing Contribution of Forest Management to Sustainable Development in Eastern European and Central Asian Countries“).The workshop was organized in cooperation with the FAO Regional Office in Budapest and the UNECE Forestry and Timber Section in Geneva.
Within the framework of the aforementioned agreement FAOconvened a five-day workshop (see Annex I for the agenda) in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan to focus on priority needs and to explore areas for national and regional cooperation related to forestry policy, the green economy, climate change, wood energy andforest resource assessmentsin the Eastern Europe and Central Asian region.
2. Objectives of the workshop

The main objectives of the Regional Workshop were to:

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  Review the progress made by target countries and international organizations inimplementing the Krtiny Declaration and updating target countries’ priorities;
  

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  Support target countries by exchanging experience in selected forest-related areas (forest resource assessment, forest and water etc.) in the context of global challenges such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.
  

3. Participants
A total of forty oneparticipants from eleven countries(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan)and various international organizations took part in the workshop. In addition to the country representatives, staff from FAO Headquarters, the FAO Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (REU), the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia (SEC), the UNECE/FAO Timber Section in Geneva, the FAO country office in Kyrgyzstan and two representatives from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) office in Bishkek participated. The local NGO, Independent Ecological Expertise was assigned to the onsite workshop implementation but also acted as a moderator during the workshop.There isalist of all the participantsin Annex II.
4. Results of plenary and group works
First day of the workshop, 29 October 2012

Mr. AbdymitalChyngojoev – Deputy Director, State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry, Kyrgyz Republic –opened the workshop by welcomingthe participants and stressing the relevance of the workshop given the importance of forestry issues in the country and the role forestry can play in the green economy. He also underlined that the Kyrgyz government is ready to cooperate in the field of forestry.

Ms Dinara Rakhmanova, Assistant FAOR in Kyrgyzstan, welcomed participants on behalf of FAO and thanked the government of the Czech Republicand theKyrgyz Republic for their support. She alsoreminded participants ofFAO’sglobal mandate and informed them about FAO activities in the country, including the forthcoming upgrade of the FAO office in Kyrgyzstan and the planned full sized GEF project on sustainable forest management.

Mr. Tomas Krejzar, Director of the Department of Forestry Policy and Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Czech Republic, welcomed the workshop participants on behalf of the Czech government and thanked the Kyrgyz authorities for their hospitality and the local NGO,Independent Ecological Expertise, for the assistance they provided in organizing the workshop in Kyrgyzstan. His welcome address was followed by a short filmabout Czech forestry.

After the opening, Mr Tomas Krejzar gave an overview of the history of the Krtiny Declaration as well as its further developmentsduring the workshops in 2005 and 2008 in the Czech Republic. He alsopointed out that one of the main goals of this workshop was, on the last day, to revise the Krtiny Declarationin light of the deliberations during the week.

Mr Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, Forestry Officer, FAO/REU Budapest, Hungary, gave an introduction onhow FAO functions through its decentralised offices and the various regional governing bodies which guide the work of FAO in the region. He also highlighted the challenges and opportunities for forestry, both in European and Central Asian countries. He also briefly explained what kind of support FAO is able tooffer to countries and how it provides this support. Finally, he emphasised the importance of cooperation with other relevant organisations operating in the region.

After this,the participantsgot into their working groups and discussed the main developments in their countries in relation to the implementation of the Krtiny Declaration since 2008. They then presented the results of their discussions in a plenary session.The list of positive developmentsthey mentioned includedthe introduction of new forestry policies and legislation, enhanced contacts with forest-related international organizations, progress in forest resource assessment in some countries (including using modern technologies such as remote sensing), increased efforts to combat illegal logging as well as the establishment of programmes for planting trees outside forests in residential areas. However, institutional reforms were perceived differently, both as positive (leading to a more efficient forest sector) and negative (leading to the further marginalization of forestry). Despite positive developments, many weaknesses persist. These includethe absence of reliable data on forest resources, poor forest management planning, lack of financial resources for SFM, the increased risk of illegal logging and inefficient use of wood (linked toan increase in gas prices), the unresolved issue of evaluation and payment for ecosystem services andthe division of responsibility for forests among various authorities. It was recommended that the issue of combating desertification should be included in the revision of the Krtiny Declaration. FAO and UNECE presented the progress made by their respective organizations in responding to the recommendations of the declaration (despite budgetary constraints) during the reporting period.

Mr Dominique Reeb, Deputy Chief, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, Geneva, Switzerland, gave a presentation on developing effective forest policy. He explained the concept and the role of forest policy in strengthening the forest sector, which very much relies ona clear and concise forest policy. Mr Reeb then elaborated on the five phases of a forest policy cycle, namely, preparation, context analysis, negotiation of priorities, drafting and review, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. He stressed the importance of genuine stakeholder participation during the entire process and that allfive phases are equally important.

This presentation was followed by group work. Three groups were asked to conduct a stakeholder analysis based on the methodology explained in the presentation and to reflect on the importance of each phase.

Mr Reeb continued with a presentation on the Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy. The Action Plan was prepared under the auspices of the UNECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission, at the suggestion of their bureaux. It was developed based on an open consultation with member States and stakeholders. The Action Plan will be further refined in order to present a final version ready for adoption in December 2013.

The UNECE/FAO working definition of the forest sector in a green economy in the ECE region is a forest sector that makes the greatest possible contribution it can to the emerging green economy by improving human well-being and social equality while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In every aspect of its activities, it minimizes its carbon emissions, uses its resources efficiently and is socially inclusive. The Green economy provides the forest sector with the potential to become a major player, especially in countries with sufficient forest resources. When managed in a sustainable way, a strong, healthy forest sector has a key role to play in “greening” the economies as outlined in the Rio+20 outcome document. Using wood products to substitute for more carbon-intensive non-renewable materials and fossil fuels enhances that contribution. Additionally, forests perform an essential role in preventing environmental degradation (air and water pollution, soil erosion) and reducing the impact of natural disasters such as landslides, avalanches and flooding.

Mr Reeb went on to introduce the UN Development Account (UNDA) regional project “Sustainable forest management for greener economies in the Caucasus and Central Asia”. In the UNECE region – and especially in the Caucasus and Central Asia – the role of forests is particularly important for countries in transition in terms of addressing environmental problems like soil erosion, pollution and climate change, which could otherwise impact heavily on communities and their livelihoods. Strengthening the forest sector will enable countries to gain both environmental and economic benefits. To this end, forest sector policies and institutions need to be strengthened andthe provision of sustainable forest products needs to be expanded, including for renewable energy production.

The project will help countries respond to key capacity gaps and overcome these development challenges by providing knowledge, capacity building, training materials and advisory services on: (i) strengthening forest sector policies and institutions (to address the contribution sustainable forest management makes to a green economy) and mitigating climate change; (ii) developing action plans and implementing sustainable forest management in three pilot countries; (iii) promoting sustainable forest products, including for bioenergy production.

The target groups will be government officials from ministries responsible for forestry, as well as other related institutions. The UNDA project will mainly develop capacities at national level but it will also reach out to the local level to ensure that staff from local forest and forest related administrations are trained and advised on how to request further support. This will be achieved through tailored training workshops based on the content used at national level.

The selection of pilot countries will be based on the following criteria: 1) sustainable development of the national forest sector is identified as one of the priority areas in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF); 2) strong commitment of the national government to sustainable development of the forest sector and greening the economy; and 3) geographical balance and type of ecosystem of beneficiary countries.

Country representatives were asked to provide the contact information of their respective national administration that is expected to be responsible for implementing the project if they choose to be part of it.

Mr Reeb also provided a brief update on the phasing out of the National Forest Programme Facility and the inception of its successor the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF).

The second phase of the NFP Facility ended in mid-2012. Based on the lessons learnt in more than 80 countries and the experience gained by the NFP Facility, the FFF will focus on:

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   Facilitating strong and equitable partnerships amongst smallholders, communities and indigenous peoples, ensuring that these partnerships have improved access to financing and investments for forest landscapes.
   
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   Supporting national and sub-national governments inestablishing multi-sectoral platforms (through dialogues, information and capacity building) to bettercoordinate the various ministries, private sector and civil society stakeholders involved in, or affected by, policies and activities on forest landscapes.
   

The FFF will be more focused on support at community level and will fill an important gap at national, regional and international levels. It will also complement many forestry related initiatives such as FLEGT and REDD+. As with the NFP facility, funding will be provided through small grants. Funding is not yet available although it is expected towards the end of 2013.

Mr Tomas Krejzar informed participants about the developmentsin the negotiations on the Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe (LBA). The next session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 3) will be held in Turkey (28 January–2 February 2013). He stressed that, according to the Oslo Ministerial Mandate for Negotiating a LBA, it is not only FOREST EUROPE signatories that are among the target countries (Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation and Ukraine), but that other successor states of the former Soviet Union are also entitled to join the INC.

The last presentation of the day was given by Mr Ekrem Yazici, Forestry Consultant at SEC in Ankara, Turkey, on “Climate Change – A global challenge”. Making reference to FAO guidelines and surveys, he highlighted the challenges and opportunities associated with climate change that the forest sector is faced with. He presented possible climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and noted that many actions in the forest sector can simultaneously contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation. He alsohighlighted the substantial opportunitiesfor achieving synergies.

During the group workthe participants discussed the needs and priority areas in capacity building on climate change and the needs and priorities for improved forest management towards climate change mitigation and adaptation. The groups identified the following needs and priority areas:(i) training and awareness raising on forestry and climate change interactions, (ii) the amendment of existing regulationsand the development of new legislation on forestry and climate change interactions, (iii) the development of a legislative framework regarding payment for forestry ecosystem services including the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation, (iv) mitigation through restoration activities, (v) conservation and sustainable management of forest resources, including integrated fire management, pest and diseases control, (vi) encouraging local people to make plantationsof fast growing trees on their land, (vii) selecting species that are more resistant to climate change, and (viii) diversifying forest based products and employment opportunities.

Second day of the workshop, 30 October 2012

During the morning session, there were a series of presentations on “National Forest Inventory and Monitoring”.

Mr Dan Altrell, Forestry Officer, FAO HQ Rome, Italy,presented FAO’s support to Multipurpose National Forest Inventory (NFI), and explained why NFI is instrumental in providing the requiredquality information to support national-level forest policy formulations and strategic planning. He also described FAO’s robust approach to NFI, applying cost-effective and pragmatic methodologies developed by a vast team of international experts and adapted and tested by national experts in more than 20 countries. Finally, Mr Altrell stressed that NFI is the only reliable tool for assessing and monitoring the state and changes in forest and tree resources and their multiple uses and users.

Mr Richard Slabý,Senior Expert at the Czech Forest Management Institute, introduced the NFI of Kyrgyzstan (2008-2010) and highlighted that it was the first statistically sound NFI in Central Asia based on both field inventory and a remote sensing survey. Mr Slabý described the Kyrgyz NFI experiences and the documents and materials that were developed to support the process, including the project document, the manual for field data collection, reports with NFI findings, and many photos, posters, and videos, which could be very good examples for countries in the Central Asia region and the Krtiny Declaration signatories.The Kyrgyz NFI was coordinated by the Kyrgyz State Department of Forest and Game Management, with technical support from FAO and in collaboration with a Swiss project.The main findings included the identification of unregistered forest areas outside the State Forest Enterprises, more detailed information on forests and wood quality and on the landscape outside of forests.

Ms Venera Surappaeva,who is responsible for the Kyrgyz NFI unit, informed the participants that the Kyrgyz government is going to revise its national forest policies using the recent NFI information, andthat based on this new information, the government has already initiated a state programme aimedat creating aninventory of unregistered forest stands and providingmanagement plans for them.

Mr RadimAdolt,The Czech Republic’s Chief NFI analyst,gave an overview of the history and current status of the Czech National Forest Inventory, with emphasis on the main technological and methodological aspects. He described Czech NFI1 (2001-2004) and the NFI2 (2011-2015) project, which is currently running and will evaluate changes of target parameters and their components (e.g. cuts, mortality and growth) and will also pay more attention to the environmental parameters of forests and the landscape in general. Furthermore, Mr Adolt outlined the optimised NFI2 field survey, which uses a method forcollecting data so that it is directly ina digital format (Field-Map system, IFER, Ltd.), and further described the technology of photogrammetric interpretation (PhoTopol workstation software by Topol Software Ltd., PhoNIL extension) and the key role of free, open-source PostgreSQL/Postgis database used within NFI2. A major point raised by Mr Adolt was the advantageous use of two-phase estimators, which combine field survey data with auxiliary information in a form of the RS products and/or GIS layers. This approach leadsto increased accuracy of target parameter estimators and can lead to a reduction in the total cost of the NFI survey.

During the groupwork on national forest monitoring and assessment the three groups discussed the current country priorities.The results of this work showed that the countries in the region can be divided into two major groups in terms of NFI priorities and requests for external support; namely, countries with very high NFI priority and that need full NFI support (field inventory, remote sensing, equipment, training of staff and co-financing), like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and countries that need partial and more specific NFI support. This second groupincludes Mongolia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Turkey, whose needsfor external support are related tomethodology improvements, trees outside forest (TOF) inclusion, remote sensing, cost-efficient field sampling and analytical capacities and NFI co-funding.

During the afternoon session a series of presentationsweregiven on “protection of forest genetic resources and growing of forest reproductive material in the face of climate change”.

Mr Josef Frydl, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Department of Forest Tree Species Biology and Breeding, Czech Republic, focused on “Forest tree species genetic resources selection, preservation and management in the face of expected environmental changes”. He explained the concept of dynamic genetic conservation units (DGCU) and the principles for preserving and managing the genetic resources of tree species. Using the genetic resources of tree species in forest management and research was another topic that he covered in his presentation. Participants were also informed about the European Forest Genetic Resources programme (EUFORGEN). Finally, he offered the expertise of the Forestry and Game Management Research Institute for future cooperation in this field, especially in terms of targeting countries and the present international organizations.

Mr Milos Parizek, Forest Management Institute, Department of State Administration of Forest Reproductive Material, Czech Republic, presented how the state administration in the field of forest reproductive material (FRM) is organised in the Czech Republic so as to protect consumers and to use only FRM of the highest morphological and genetic quality. He also presented the main activities of the Forest Management Institute as the official body dealing with FRM, such as the phenotypic classification of forest trees, the categorization of types of basic materials, and administering the national register of FRM, the control system as well as the related information system ERMA.

Mr Jiri Bily, Ministry of Agriculture, Forest Management and Protection Department, Czech Republic delivered a presentation on “Quality Forest Reproductive Material – Basis of Forests Vitality and Stability (Reproductive material from the point of view of its health, quality and resistance)”. He briefly discussed the possible impacts of climate change on forest health in the presentation. For the production of quality and healthy reproductive material in forest nurseries, six approaches were mentioned; namely:

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   Providing nourishment and fertilisation in the right way;
   
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   Caringfor the growth of the root system in the right way;
   
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   Using pesticides for direct protection againstpests and diseases;
   
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   Implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
   
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   Inoculating of seedlings withMycorrhiza;
   
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   Breeding and selection for resistanceto specificpests or diseases.
   

At the end of his presentation Mr Bily provided some information on the rules of using pesticides in the Czech Republic.

During the group work the participants completed a questionnaire in which they were asked to specify the institution responsible for the preservation of genetic resources of forest tree species, as well as the state institution that administersthe use of forest reproductive material and pesticide use control. The participants were also asked to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of theirstate administrations in this field.

Mr Florian Steierer,Forestry Officer (Wood Energy), FAO HQ Rome, Italygave a presentation on “Wood energy in the global context and FAO’s support to countries”.The presentation highlighted the important role of fuelwood in the energy and forestry sector. Wood energy remains the most important source of renewable energy, despite the very important role of hydropower in the participants’ countries. Fuelwood accounts for almost 90 percent of wood removed from forests in Central Asia. He emphasised that fuelwood removals reported in national and international statistics often do not reflect realities and the volumes that areactually extracted from forests are often greatly under reported due to informal market structures and auto consumption in rural areas. The presenter also highlighted the importance of accurate data for sound decision making and showcased the example of a successful FAO Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) in Serbia. In this project Serbia successfully conducted an extensive household survey which showed that the volumes assessed were five times higher than reported in energy and forestry statistics. The TCP also generated information about the socio-economic values of fuelwood harvesting and trade, and indicated that only 60 percent of fuelwood is harvested from forests. Therefore, energy and forestry statistics and policies need to be revised. In closing his presentation,Mr Steierer offered FAO’s support for improving the wood energy situation and data availability. At the end of the presentation participating countries were asked to work on three questions; namely, (i) what is needed to get unrecorded fuelwood removals out of illegal logging records and into the official ones? (ii) would you consider household surveys an appropriate tool for improving information on fuelwood consumption in your country? (iii) what kind of assistance could FAO provide toyour country in the field of wood energy?

The main issues raised during the group work phase were: (i) informal information on unrecorded removals may be available at different levels, but may not be voiced since the forester or the forest service would be blamed for not saving the resource; (ii) household surveys are considered a good tool for improving information on wood consumption and amounts removed from forests; (iii) wood lots and dedicated tree plantations for fuelwood may be a good measure to mitigate the pressure on (natural) forests; and (iv) efficient incineration technologies are considered useful for decreasing pressure on natural resources.

Third day of the workshop, 31 October 2012

During the third day’s field trip to Karakol, Jetyoguz region,participants visited: (i) theAk-Suu forestry enterprise to see state forest nursery activities; (ii) the Ak-Suu pilot-scale forestry area of the Forestry Institute named after P.A.Gana of the National Academy of Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (arboretum); and (iii) the Jetyoguz forestry enterprise to see a pilot area of the recently successfully finished FAO project on National Forest Inventory.

Fourth day of the workshop, 1 November 2012

During the morning session participants were asked to work in country teamsandrank the country priorities identified during the previous days of the workshop. Each country team then presented the two highest ranked priorities to the plenary. Finally, an overview table was prepared to highlight themes of common interest and possible cooperation within the region.

Mr Dominique Reebfollowedthis up with a brief recap on the characteristics of the green economy and showed that an action plan for a forest sector in a green economy could provide a promising umbrella and framework for developing and implementing the project and activities proposed by the participants. He concluded that the forthcoming UNDA project will contribute towards achieving these proposals.

During the afternoon session Mr MuzafferDogru, a forestry expert from Turkey, gave a presentation on “Effective watershed management - Linking forestry and other land uses through a landscape approach”. He provided information about the results of FAO’s global review and assessment of the watershed management projects and implementations as well as recommendations for a new generation watershed management programs and projects. The presentation also highlighted the roles and contributions of sustainable forest management in addressing global challenges, such as food security, poverty, water supply, biodiversity loss, climate change and deforestation.

Next, Mr Ekrem Yazici, Forestry Consultant at FAO SEC Ankara, Turkey presented approaches and new projects for putting integrated watershed management into practice in the region. He highlighted FAO’s capacity and guideline development activities forimproving national capacities and for guiding national authorities in their efforts towardsmanaging watershed resources using a landscape approach. He also summarised FAO’s efforts towardspreparing and implementing full-sized watershed based sustainable forest and land management projects intended to be funded through GEF, TIKA and a possible Turkey FAO Forestry Program. Following his presentation the participants worked in groups to discuss national and regional needs in this context. The groups concluded that: (i) there is a need for watershed management projects at pilot level; (ii) capacity development and FAO assistance is required; and (iii) assistance is required in evaluating watershed ecosystem services.

Ms GyöngyiOrszag, Junior Technical Officer – Forestry, FAO/REU Budapest, Hungary,explained in more detail the way technical support is provided to member countries by FAO through regular and extra-budgetary programme activities. Specifically, she explained the various steps of a project cycle using the regional TCP project on “Wood energy in the Balkans”, which is currently under development with FAO REU,as an illustration.

Six countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan)participated in the follow-up group discussionson country specific obstacles and needs of external support for initiating and implementing national forest inventory programmes.The general conclusions were that most countries have sufficient forestry staff, althoughthey are in need of proper training. They have vehicles, although theseare in need of maintenance, butmost importantly their governmentshave not acceptedNFI as being of high priority, which has ledto insufficient budget allocations and often to a lack of adequate institutional structures and legislative support.

Two countries; namely,Mongolia and Azerbaijan, specified theirinterest and needs in issues related to the selection, preservation and management of forest genetic resources in view of expected environmental changes in their countries. In the follow-up group discussionsMongolia emphasiseditsinterest in the conservation of forest genetic resources. The country has problems with water management due to adverse climatic conditions. To solve these water problems there is an interest inincreasingthe forested area in the country.However, Mongolia needs assistance in identifying the most appropriate tree species.

Azerbaijan, however,is aiming to restore theoriginal composition of its forests in terms of species and mixtures, although it also wants to reintroduce rare species. In this context, the use of modern tree propagationmethodsis an issue for Azerbaijan.

In the follow-up group discussionson wood energy,Tajikistan highlighted the fact thatfossil fuels are more expensive than in the neighbouring counties and that the electricity supply is highly unreliable and not always continuouslyavailable. Consequently, consumers regularly switch back to fuelwood for cooking and heating, which causesthe depletion of forest resources. FAO may be able to assist with this problem through a study on fuel wood consumption and a possible follow-up project to raise awareness of this unsustainable development and addressing this problem.

Fifth day of the workshop, 2 November 2012

Based on developments at international and national levels, the achievements regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Krtiny Declaration, and the discussions and recommendations of the workshop, the participants revised and updated the Krtiny Declaration. The updated declarationis included as Annex III.

Agenda_of_the_workshop__Preparing_the_forest_sector_in_Eastern_Europe_and_Central_Asia_to_meet_global_challenges'>ANNEX I

Agenda of the workshop

Preparing the forest sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to meet global challenges

A capacity building workshop

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, 29 October – 2 November 2012

GCP/INT/790/CEH

Agenda
Sunday, 28 October
	Arrival of the participants to Bishkek airport transfer to Issyk-Kul
	Registration of participants
Monday, 29 October
09:00 – 09:30	Opening by Host country representative AbdymitalChyngojoev, Deputy Director, State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry FAO representative Dinara Rakhmanova, Assistant FAOin the Kyrgyz Republic Czech delegation representative Tomas Krejzar, Director, Department of Forestry Policy and Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE NGO representative Oleg Pecheniuk, Chairman of NGO “IEE”
09:30– 10:00	Krtiny Declaration and FAO activities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tomas Krejzar, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE; Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO REU
10:00 – 10:30	Group work on Krtiny Declaration follow-up (based on country feedback to questionnaire)
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00	Short introduction to the “forestry policy guidelines” and their use in daily work Dominique Reeb, FAO/ECE Geneva
12:00 – 13:00	Group work on selected policy guidelines topics
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:30	Emerging opportunities for the forest sector (Green Economy, FF Facility, UNDA, LBA in Europe etc.) Dominique Reeb, FAO/ECE Geneva; Tomas Krejzar, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE
14:30 – 15:30	Group work on opportunities
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30	Climate Change – a global challenge Ekrem Yazici, FAO SEC
16:30 – 17:30	Group work on possible adaptation and mitigation measures
Tuesday, 30 October
09:00 – 10:30	Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring in the context of climate change: FAO work in support of Forest Resources Assessment/Forest Field Inventories/Remote Sensing of Forests Dan Altrell, FAO HQ; Kyrgyz follow-up actions in response to new NFI information Venera Surappaeva, State Agency on Environment and Forestry, KGZ; Kyrgyz NFI process and implementation Richard Slaby, Forest Management Institute, CZE Modern inventory technology Radim Adolt, Forest Management Institute, CZE
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00	Group work on countries needs in Forest Resource Assessment and Monitoring at country level
13:00 – 15:00	Lunch
15:00 – 15:30	Forest Resources Development and Use: Protection of forest genetic resources and growing of forest reproductive material in the face of climate change Josef Frydl, Forestry and Game Management Research institute, CZE; Milos Parizek, Forest Managenent Institute, CZE; Jiri Bily, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE
15:30 – 16:00	Group work on specific questions related to reproductive material
16:30 – 17:00	Coffee break
17:00 – 17:30	Wood energy in the global context and FAO’s support to countries Florian Steierer, FAO HQ
17:30 – 19:00	Group work on specific questions related to wood energy
Wednesday, 31 October
08:00 – 21:00	Field trip The field visit will take participants to Aksu forestry enterprise (forest nursery), the Dendropark of the Forest Institute of the National Science Academy and to Jetyogyz forestry enterprise (project site of FAO Forest Inventory project).
Thursday, 1 November
09:00 – 10:30	Group work (topics of Tuesday continued; to develop project ideas) Dan Altrell, FAO HQ;Richard Slaby, Radim Adolt, Forest Management Institute, CZE. Josef Frydl, Forestry and Game Management Research institute, CZE;Milos Parizek, Forest Managenent Institute, CZE;Jiri Bily, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE. Florian Steierer, FAO HQ.
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 11:15	FAO support to member states Technical cooperation tools, Gyongyi Orszag, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
11:15 – 12:30	Emerging opportunities for the forest sector (Green Economy, FF Facility, UNDA, LBA in Europe etc.) Dominique Reeb, FAO/ECE Geneva
12:30 – 13:00	Wood energy in the global context and FAO’s support to countries Florian Steierer, FAO HQ
11:00 - 12:30	Continued work in groups
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 14:30	Effective watershed management - Linking forestry and other land uses through a landscape approach MuzafferDogru, Forestry expert , SEC region
14:30– 15:00	Effective watershed management – put into practice (GEF, SFM/REDD+) Ekrem Yazici, FAO SEC
15:00 – 15:30	Group work (to develop project ideas)
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break
16:30 - 17:30	Continued work in groups
Friday, 2 November
09:00 – 10:30	Krtiny Declaration – revision / update based on developments at international and national level Tomas Krejzar, Ministry of Agriculture, CZE; Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO REU Identify prority areas; means for effective implementation(network development, forestry education, etc.)
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00	Continued
12:00 – 13:00	Lunch
Saturday, 3 November
	Departure of the participants
Speakers: Mr. Tomas Krejzar, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, Forestry Section Mr. Jiri Bily, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, Forestry Section Mr.Richard Slabý, Forest Management Institute, Czech Republic Mr. Radim Adolt, Forest Management Institute, Czech Republic Mr. Milos Parizek, Forest Management Institute, Czech Republic Mr. Josef Frydl, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Czech Republic Ms. VeneraSurappaeva, State Agency on Environment and Forestry, Kyrgyzstan Mr. Dominique Reeb, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, Geneva Mr. Dan Altrell, FAO Headquarters Mr. Florian Steierer, FAO Headquarters Mr. Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Ms. Gyongyi Orszag, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Mr.EkremYazici, FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia Mr. MuzafferDogru, Forestry expert , SEC region
Language of the event: Presentations in English with translation into Russian
Technical Responsible Person: Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, Forestry Officer (REU), Benczur utca 34, 1068 Budapest, Hungary office telephone: [phone] ; mobile telephone: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]

ANNEX II

Preparing the forest sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to meet global challenges
A capacity building workshop

Forestry Workshop for Eastern European and Central Asian countries

Baktuu-Dolonotu village, Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyz Republic

29 October - 2 November 2012

List of participants

Republic of Armenia
		Mr. Vahe Matsakyan				"Hayantar" SNCO of the MoA of the RA - Chief specialist of "Cadastre and Forest Registry/Inventory" Department	Bagramyan Str. 2/70, 0019 Yerevan, RA (00 374) 55 600 694 [e-mail]
		Mr. Samvel Sahakyan				"Hayantar" SNCO of the MoA of the RA – Deputy Director	Moldovakan 4, appt. 13a, Yerevan, RA (00 374) 93 19 55 91 [e-mail]
Azerbaijan
		Mr. Agil Abbasov				Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Forestry Development Department – Chief Consultant	B.Aghaev Str. 100-A, 370073, Baku [phone] [e-mail]
		Mr. Nizami Ramazanov				Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Department of Joint Stock Company of Azerbaijan Landscape Management – Leading specialist	Av. Nobel -61, 370073, Baku [phone] [e-mail]
Republic of Belarus
		Mr. DzmitryKrasovski				Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus, Department of Forest Policy, Estimation of Forest Fund and Organization of Forest Utilization – Head of Department	str. Myasnikov,39, Minsk 375 17 2263092 [e-mail]
		Mr. Andrei Karas				Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus, Forestry Enterprise “BELGOSLES” – Head of Inventory Unit of the Forestry Enterprise	str. Zheleznodorozhnaya, 26, Minsk 375 17 2263092 [e-mail]
Czech Republic
		Mr. Tomáš KREJZAR	Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Forestry- Director				Tesnov 17, 117 05 Prague 1, Czech Republic, [phone] / mobil: [phone] [e-mail]
		Mr. Jiří Bílý	Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic- Senior officer				Tesnov 65/17, 11705 - Prague, Czech Republic, [phone] [e-mail]
		Mr. Josef Frýdl	Forestry and Game Management Research Institute- Research Scientist				Strnady 136, 252 02 Jíloviště, Czech Republic, [phone], [phone] [e-mail]
		Mr. Miloš Pařízek	Forest Management Institute Brandysnad Labem- Deputy branch manager				ÚHÚL o.s.s., Veverkova 1335, Hradec Králové 500 02, CZ, 00420 721 901 810 [e-mail]
		Mr. Richard Slabý	Forest Management Institute, Forestry officer				Nabrezni 1326, 250 01 Brandys n/L, Czech Republic [phone] [e-mail]
		Mr. Radim Adolt	Forest Management Institute, Brandýsnad Labem, NFI methodology				NáměstíMíru 498, 767 01 Kroměříž [phone] [e-mail], [e-mail]
Republic of Kazakhstan
		Mr. Ulan Abzhanov			Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Kazakhstan, Forest and Hunting Committee - Expert		Astana city, Left coast, Orynbor street, house 8, 5 entrance 8(7172) 74-32-90 [e-mail]
		Mr Timur Mukhamejanov			Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Kazakhstan, Forest and Hunting Committee - Specialist		Astana city, Left coast, Orynbor street, house 8, 5 entrance 8(7172) 74-32-90 [e-mail]
Kyrgyz Republic
		Mr. AbdymitalChyngojoev			State Agency on Environment and Forestry Kyrgyz Republic – Deputy Director		228, str. Toktogula, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic [phone]
		Mr. BaktybekKoychumanov			State Agency on Environment and Forestry Kyrgyz Republic, Department of Forest Ecosystems Development – Director		142, Gorkiy str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic [phone] [e-mail], [e-mail]
		Ms. Venera Surappaeva			State Agency on Environment and Forestry Kyrgyz Republic, Department head		3 "B" Tolstogo str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic [e-mail]
		Mr. Bakyt Beisheev			State Agency on Environment and Forestry Kyrgyz Republic, Department of Forest and Hunting Game Management – Head		3 "B" Tolstogo str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic [phone], [phone] [e-mail], [e-mail]
		Mr. SabyrChukumbaev			State Agency on Environment and Forestry Kyrgyz Republic, Department of Forest and Hunting Game Management – Department head		3 "B" Tolstogo str., Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
		Mr. Oleg Pecheniuk			NGO “Independent Ecological Expertise” – Chairman		app.1, h.30, microdistrict 7 city Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic ph/fax [phone] [e-mail]
		Ms. Larisa Slivchenko			NGO “Independent Ecological Expertise” – Executive director		app.1, h.30, microdistrict 7 city Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic ph/fax [phone] [e-mail]
Mongolia
		Mr. Otgonsuren Batgombo			Ministry of Environment and Green Development – Senior specialist		Government building II,United Nation’s street 5/2, Chingeltei district, Ulaanbaatar 15160, Mongolia 99125806 [e-mail]
		Ms. Ishjamts Battsetseg			Ministry of Environment and Green Development, Division of River Basin Management- Officer		Government building II United Nation`s street-5/2, Chingeltei district Ulaanbaatar, 15160 Mongolia
Republic of Tajikistan
	Mr. Khursand Dorobov			Committee on Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan – Chief specialist of Forestry			str. Shamsi 5/1, Dushanbe Republic of Tajikistan ([phone] [e-mail]
	Ms. Ada Tsoy			Committee on Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Institute of Forestry – Senior researcher			str. Shamsi 5/1, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan ([phone]
Turkey
	Mr. RustemKiris			Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Forestry – Head of Department			Sogutozu Caddesi 14/ E 12. Kat A ve B Blok Yenimahalle Ankara 903122076612 fax [phone] [e-mail]
	Mr. Behlül Senyurek			Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion (CEM) – Deputy Director			Sogutozu Caddesi 14/ E 12. Kat A ve B Blok Yenimahalle Ankara 90312275708 fax [phone] [e-mail]
	Mr. Muzaffer Dogru			Forestry consultant			Bilkent 3 Ufuksitesi, T-2 Blok no.9 Ankara/Turkey [e-mail]

Ukraine
	Mr. Volodymyr Revutskyi	State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine, Forest Management Department – Senior Officer	9A ShotaRustaveli str. Kiev Ukraine 01601 [phone] [e-mail]
	Mr. Iurii Sydoruk	State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine, Science, International Cooperation and Public Relation Division – Deputy Head	9A ShotaRustaveli str. Kiev Ukraine 01601 [phone] [e-mail]
Republic of Uzbekistan
	Mr. Khodjimurat Talipov	Main Department of Forestry, Reforestation and Forest Rehabilitation unit - Head	8-21, Katartal Str, 100113, Tashkent 998712733768; 998712734386 [e-mail]
	Mr. Jamshid Shakarov	Main Department of Forestry, Scientific production center of "Shofobahsh"- Chief expert	28-A, Chopon Ota Str, Chilanzar District, Tashkent 83712122823; 998712707001 [e-mail],
FAO
	Mr. Dominique Reeb	UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, Geneva – Deputy head	[e-mail]
	Mr. Dan Altrell	FAO Headquarters – Forestry officer	[e-mail]
	Mr. Florian Steierer	FAO Headquarters – Forestry officer (wood energy)	[e-mail]
	Mr. Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi	FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia - Forestry officer	[e-mail]
	Mr. Ekrem Yazici	FAO Sub-regional Office for Central Asia - Forestry consultant	[e-mail]
	Ms. Gyongyi Orszag	FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia - Junior forestry officer	[e-mail]
	Ms. Dinara Rakhmanova	FAO representative, Kyrgyzstan	[e-mail]
JICA
	Mr. Nishikawa Tatsuji	Japan International Cooperation Agency, Project Coordinator, Expert on Participatory Forest Management	[e-mail]
	Mr. NurlanSultanov	Japan International Cooperation Agency, Project Assistant	[e-mail]
	Ms. GulsaraIlyasova	translator	[e-mail]
	Mr. JodatMurataliev	translator	[e-mail]
	Mr. Maxim Finko	engenieer	---
	Eduard Khrustalev	translator	[e-mail]
	Erkin Kojekov	translator	[e-mail]

ANNEX III
Updated Declaration
Declaration of Krtiny

on Enhancement of Contributions of Forest Management¹ to Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Prague and Křtiny, Czech Republic, 27 October 2005,

updated in Zamardi, Hungary 18 May 2007

updated in Křtiny, Czech Republic, 27 November 2008

updated in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, 2 November 2012

We, experts and stakeholder representatives of the forestry sectors of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan²

Nominated by the responsible Ministries of our countries;