1. ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ АГЕНТСТВО
ЛЕСНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА
FEDERAL FORESTRY AGENCY
EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARTNERSHIP
INSTRUMENT EAST
COUNTRIES FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
GOVERNANCE II
PROGRAM (ENPI EAST COUNTRIES FLEG II PROGRAM)
in the Russian Federation
А. Panfilov,
Deputy Head of Federal Forestry Agency
National Focal point for FLEG activities in the Russian Federation, NPAC Chairman for
the Russian Federation
1st Steering Committee Meeting
Minsk, October 1-3 , 2013

2. AGENDA
1. Key outcomes of FLEG-I implementation in Russia
2. New challenges in the forestry sector and relevance
of Stage II of the Program in the Russian Federation
3. FLEG-II priority areas in Russia proposed for
implementation
4. Prioritized list of activities in Russia (approved for
implementation prior to this meeting of the SC)
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3. 1. Key outcomes of FLEG-I implementation in Russia
 Mainstreaming FLEG in all forestry sector processes
 Development and use of the guidelines to combat illegal forest use at the level of
the Russian Federation and its regions
 Assessment of forest governance quality at the national and subnational levels
 Testing sustainable forestry model at the local level
 Increased awareness of all stakeholders
 Development and delivery of module-based training programs
 Support to the business community (summarizing corporate experience with
timber origin tracking systems, information on Regulation (EU))
 Additional relevant studies: forest fires and illegal forest use in Russia
Тhus, the Program served as a catalyst for many crucial processes in the Russian
forestry sector including the process of attracting resources from IFIs and the
national budget
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4. 2. New challenges in the forestry sector and relevance of
Stage II of the Program in the Russian Federation
 Approval of the “State Policy Guidelines for Forest Use, Protection and Renewal”
 A need to enhance the role of the state in addressing illegal logging and trade in
timber
 Changes in the structure of forest governance bodies
 Changes in the forestry legislation
 Support to implementation of the RF State Program “Forestry Sector Development
for 2012-2020”
 Russia’s accession to the WTO
 Development of a binding agreement on forests in Europe
 Dialogue with EU partners under the now effective Regulation (EU) on timber
Majority of the priorities identified in 2008 for FLEG-I in cooperation with FFA stay
relevant
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5. 3. FLEG-II priority areas in Russia proposed for
implementation
1. Improving the FLEG planning and monitoring at the
national, regional (local), and interagency levels
2. Building up human resource capacity to address FLEG
issues
3. Facilitating specific FLEG actions by top Russian forest
companies and their international trading partners
4. Safeguarding the rights of local communities and small
businesses to legal forest resource use
5. Increasing transparency of action and raising stakeholder
awareness
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6. Coverage of RF regions by activities of the Country
Workplan for the Russian Federation (year 1)
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7. The Country Workplan for Russia:
Area 1. Improving the FLEG planning and monitoring at the national, regional (local), and
interagency levels
1.1. Improving forest governance as applicable to key forest management operations
(WB)
1.2. Improving the forest law enforcement and governance mechanisms (WB)
1.3. Undertaking independent assessments to estimate illegal cuts and informing the
public (WWF)
1.4. Reviewing best practices and cases of legal and sustainable forest use by local
forest-dependent communities (IUCN)
1.5. A study to analyze economic benefits, carbon stocks and biodiversity
conservation within the areas managed by forest-dependent communities upon
adoption of legal and sustainable practices of forest use (IUCN)
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8. The Country Workplan for Russia:
Area 2. Building up human resource capacity to address FLEG issues
2.1. Development and delivery of module-based training
programs highlighting FLEG issues and ways to address them at
the federal level and in Russian regions (WB)
2.1.1. For Bachelors/Masters (higher forest education)
2.1.2. A detailed development of the most relevant modules
addressing FLEG issues to retrain managers and public
administrators
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9. The Country Workplan for Russia:
Area 3. Facilitating specific FLEG actions by top Russian forest companies and their
international trading partners
3.1. Information support to Russian forest companies to adjust to the new
EU timber legislation (WWF)
3.2. Support in the designing and implementing procedures to prove legality
of timber origin pursuant to the new EU timber legislation in Arkhangelsk
region (WWF)
3.3. A study of forest bioenergy sector and proposals on voluntary standards
of sustainable forest management to obtain bioenergy inputs (WWF)
3.4. Design of a regional instrument to support science-based decisions on
forest management for businesses and forest governance bodies using
information on forests with high environmental value and biodiversity (WWF)
3.5. Providing incentives for small and medium businesses to encourage
multiple use of forest resources in compliance with the principles of
sustainable forest management (WWF)
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10. The Country Workplan for Russia :
Area 4. Safeguarding the rights of local communities and small businesses to forest
resource use
4.1. Testing and replicating successful models of
sustainable forest use by forest-dependent communities
(IUCN)
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11. The Country Workplan for Russia:
Area 5. Increasing transparency of action and raising stakeholder awareness
5.1. Supporting public participation (including local
communities and youth) in sustainable forest management
(WB)
5.2. Review and improvement of FLEG information support
(WB)
5.3. Developing capacity for public participation in monitoring
of timber harvesting legality (WWF)
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12. 4. Prioritized activities in Russia
(launched prior to the AC meeting)
 Recommended at NPAC meeting on June 20,
2013, agreed with the leadership of implementing
organizations
 Implemented under four of the five approved
priority areas
 Ensure timeliness and coherence of implementing
the key Workplan areas to address relevant forest
management issues and new challenges in the
country
 Lay down foundation for successful future efforts
 Are aimed at identifying baseline values for key
target indicators to be used in future monitoring
of outcomes and impacts
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13. Sub-activities of the Workplan underway
The Country Workplan Area
Approved priority sub-activity
Area 1. Improving the FLEG planning and
monitoring at the national, regional (local),
and interagency levels
1.2.2. Improving the system to combat illegal forest
use
1.3.1. Estimation of illegal cuts based on a
comparison of statistics and data from independent
studies
1.4.1. Collecting best practices in sustainable forest
use by forest-dependent communities
Area 2. Building up human resource capacity
to address FLEG issues
2.1.1. Development and delivery of module-based
training programs for Bachelors and Masters (higher
forest education)
Area 3. Facilitating specific FLEG actions by top
Russian forest companies and their
international trading partners
3.1.1. A review of issued faced by Russian forest
companies adjusting to Regulation (EU) 995/2010
requirements
Area 5. Increasing transparency of action and
raising stakeholder awareness
5.1.2. Enhancing work with school students to
support public participation (including local
communities and youth),in sustainable forest
management
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14. Plan of regional activities under the Program:
proposals from Russian partners
1.
International workshops “Тechnical Meetings of High-Level
Experts on Relevant ENA FLEG Issues” (WB, 2014 and 2016).
2.
International round table “Replication of Cases and Best Practices
of Sustainable Forest Use by Forest-Dependent Communities”
(IUCN, 2015)
3.
International round table “New EU Timber Legislation: How to
Enhance Effectiveness of Its Enforcement in Combatting Illegal
Cuts?” (WWF, 2014)
4.
International conference “International and Country Approaches
to Assessing the Scope of Illegal Forest Use” (WWF, 2015)
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15. International activities planned by FFA:
 CIS Intergovernmental Council on timber industry and forestry
sector (June 2014)
 International conference “Forest and Man – 2014” (October
2014)
 International Junior Forest Contest (September 2014)
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16. THANK YOU!