Global FRA
Review of FRA Process
FRA 2005 development
NC Meeting process
Peter Holmgren
The FRA Process
See also:
Unasylva 210
The FRA Process
FRA history
- Since 1947
- Originally timber supply
- Broader coverage over time
- Deforestation in 1980
The FRA Process
History – continued
- FRA 1990 – more advanced
- FRA 2000 – back to basics
- Reduced deforestation (?)
- Information gaps
- What was the question?
The FRA Process
(Re)defining FRA:
• FRA’s support policy decisions;
• All benefits and beneficiaries;
• Policies are concerned with trends;
• Cross-sectoral context, e.g.:
– UN Millenium Development Goals
– Role of forest sector in economy
The FRA Process
So, FRA’s should look into:
– All Forest Benefits,
– For all Beneficiaries,
– Over Time,
– For a given Area
The FRA Process
Some help..
• Long FRA tradition and knowledge
National Forest Inventories
• Criteria & Indicators for SFM
specification for FRA
The FRA Process
National correspondents:
• Official focal points
– For forest resources information in general
• Feedback
• Submit country reports
FRA 2005
FRA 2005 pillars
FRA 2005 Harmonization efforts with:
• IPCC Good Practice Guidance
• UN Millennium Development Indicators
• FAO/UNECE/Eurostat/ITTO Joint Questionnaire
• ILO and UN Statistics Division
• IUCN Protected Areas Categories and Redbook
• The 9 C&I processes on SFM
• Kotka IV expert consultation 2002
• FAO Committee on Forestry
• FRA Advisory group
• National correspondents
• Links to C&I and other international processes and bodies
• Country reporting
• FAO specialists and infrastructure
FRA 2005
What do we want to achieve?
• Neutral and reliable global information base for multiple purposes
• Increased country involvement
• Reduced overall reporting burden
• Enhanced national capacities
• Improved information quality, not quantity (cf FRA 2000)
FRA 2005
FRA 2005 Contents:
• Global tables (16), linked to SFM
• Country reports
• Thematic studies:
– Forests and Water
– Specific forest types
– ..
FRA 2005
Framework: C&I Themes
• Extent of forests
• Forest health
• Biodiversity
• Productive functions
• Protective functions
• Socioeconomic functions
FRA 2005
Time frame:
Nov 2003 NC meeting, Rome
Jan 2004 Final guidelines
Dec 2004 Deadline, country reports
Sep 2005 FRA 2005 released
Meeting Process
Meeting Purposes
• Raise awareness of FRA 2005
• FRA process
• Linkages with other international processes
• Reducing overall reporting burden
• Explain, train, discuss:
• National data -> Global tables process
• Thematic reporting
• Work plans for country reporting
• National and regional aspects
Background documents
• FRA 2005 draft specification
• Global tables
• Guidelines
• Terms & Definitions
• Report template
• Pilot country reports
• Guatemala
• India
• Italy
• South Africa
• Sweden
Meeting Process
• Opening
• Global Tables (Group work 1)
• Related subjects
• Thematic reporting & Links to C&I (Group work 2)
• Work plans (Group work 3)
• Conclusions / closing
Thank you!
