TFD’s Initiative on Intensively Managed Planted Forests

1. TFD’s Initiative on Intensively Managed Planted Forests Background, Evolution and Progress To Date TFD IMPF Dialogue 7 March 2007 Aryaduta Hotel Pekanbaru, Indonesia

2. The Forests Dialogue Overview • Origins • IMPF dialogues and initiatives • Objective of IMPF dialogue series • Conclusions and recommendations to date • The value of dialogue: Stora Enso’s experience • Next steps

3. The Forests Dialogue Origins:IMPFs in the international arena • 1992 – UN Conference on Environment & Development recognizes significance of IMPFs to SFM • 1999 – International Experts Meeting on the Role of Planted Forests in Sustainable Forest Management. Santiago, Chile. Considered role of IMPFs as complement to natural forests in SFM • 2003 – Expert Meeting on Role of Planted Forests: Maximizing Planted Forests’ Contribution to SFM. Wellington, New Zealand. 10-year review.

4. The Forests Dialogue TFD IMPF Dialogues • Gland, Switzerland – 2005 • Beihai, China - 2006 • Pekanbaru, Indonesia - 2007 Other IMPF initiatives • FAO Planted Forests Code • FSC Plantations Standard

5. The Forests Dialogue Objective of IMPF dialogue series • Development of strategies to promote continued innovation in IMPF technology to • optimize social and environmental benefits • maintain competitive advantage and profitability • Ongoing development of best management practice systems and a sustainable development framework for IMPFs • Field visits to test and refine the understanding gained • Where appropriate, contribute to national IMPF policy discussions

6. The Forests Dialogue Conclusions and recommendations to date: Gland General conclusions • Under the right conditions, IMPFs can provide a range of important benefits • External drivers have the greatest influence in shaping design and determining impacts • Large-scale land use change has significant impact

7. The Forests Dialogue Conclusions and recommendations: Gland Identified needs • Clear definition of IMPF to minimize misunderstanding and address research gaps • Maintenance of a landscape perspective Unresolved questions • Can IMPFs be considered a neutral technology? • Does IMPF development reduce pressure on natural forests?

8. The Forests Dialogue Conclusions and recommendations: Beihai General conclusions • One size does not fit all: no template can satisfy all stakeholder concerns • Both companies and communities share common cause in terms of regulation, land tenure, productivity, ecosystem integrity, and timber security • Potential for community-corporate coalitions to lead government and promote transparency • Potential for private sector to serve as vehicle for development

9. The Forests Dialogue Conclusions and recommendations: Beihai Identified needs • Differentiated understanding (context) • Strengthening of smallholder and community capacity • Corporate best practice acquisition of land use rights • Partnership-building • Building of a diverse forest landscape mosaic

10. The Forests Dialogue Conclusions and recommendations: Beihai Unresolved questions • Should CSR extend beyond ‘do no harm’ and if so, how far? • Can IMPFs be considered a neutral technology?

11. The Forests Dialogue The value of dialogue: Stora Enso What have companies gained from dialogue? • Positive learning experience • Perspective: provided broader context to the issues; helpful to get different views • Rewarding and affirming: TFD recognition of issues assisted in prioritization of those same issues • Useful in company’s planning process to focus and prioritize work • Networking valuable

12. The Forests Dialogue Going Forward Issues to Address • Need to raise the bar for competing sectors • Need to engage the finance sector • Significance of IMPFs for natural forests Next Steps • Southern US – late 2007 • Brazil – 2008

13. The Forests Dialogue Thank You! For More Information: TFD Secretariat at Yale UniversityEmail: info@theforestsdialogue.orgWeb: www.theforestsdialogue.orgPhone: + 1 203 432 5966