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FOREST POLICY ISSUES

FOREST POLICY ISSUES. Joint French-Finnish Forest Commission Abbaye de Sor èze, 9 - 11 March 2010 Heikki Granholm, Director Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland. Forest sector's situation Updating Finland's NFP 2015 Reform of forestry organisations Policy developments

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FOREST POLICY ISSUES

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  1. FOREST POLICY ISSUES Joint French-Finnish Forest Commission Abbaye de Sorèze, 9 - 11 March 2010 Heikki Granholm, Director Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland Forest sector's situation Updating Finland's NFP 2015 Reform of forestry organisations Policy developments EU forest affairs

  2. FOREST INDUSTRY SITUATION Forest industry production volumes in Finland since 1960’s mill. tonnes/cum 200820092010 Pulp and paper - 8% -25% +5% Sawn softwood -21% -20% +5% Value of production -25% +5% Strong development of new wood-based products and services needed; excellent renewable resource base. Competitiveness of forest sector is a concern.

  3. DECREASE OF TIMBER HARVESTING Timber harvesting 200820092010 -10% -20% +15% NFP target 70 Mill.m3 unrealistic Realistic level for the coming years 50 Mill.m3 Industrial use of roundwood 1970 -

  4. UPDATING NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME 2015 November 2009 - January 2010 Forest sector scenarios, foresight January - May 2010 Mid-term evaluation of NFP 2015 June 2010 New orientations forNFP 2015 (National Forest Council) Outlook for the future (MoAF report for the preparation of 2011 general election and the Programme of the new Government)

  5. FOREST ADMINISTRATION State Secretary Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Special Advisor Secretary-General Rural Areas and Natural Resources Agriculture Fisheries and Game Food and Health Common Units Forestry Forestry promotion State forestry Legal affairs International forestry (30 pers.) Departments Preparations for changes in all organisations 13 Regional Forest Centres (1000) Metsähallitus (State forest enterprise) (1800) Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla (800) 113 Forest Management Associations (1100) Forestry Development Centre Tapio (85)

  6. 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 OTHER POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

  7. EU FOREST AFFAIRS International Forest Policy EU's Foreign policy and development cooperation Rural development Climate change Energy Forest sector Environment Industry Internal market

  8. 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 "EU FOREST POLICY" DEVELOPMENTS

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