Presentation held by Jan Lannér, Swedish Forest Agency, on the 23rd November 2016 at the event Putting Agenda 2030 into practice - how the landscape perspective can contribute.

1. Jan Lannér
Coordinator of the Helge å Model Forest
Helge å Model Forest
Swedish Forest Agency
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• How can the various stakeholders in a landscape
work together to jointly create synergies between
different objectives?
Questions asked to address
- The Biosphere area Vattenriket, the economic
association Södra and the Forest Agency was thinking
2006 - we find out if the Model Forest concept can
work to handle water issues
• How can the landscape perspective contributes to the
integration of objectives (and actors)?
- two current examples of our seven key issues will be
shown

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The Concept Model Forest
– Model landscapes for sustainable development
A Model Forest is a
geographic area with
a partnership-based
approach to
sustainable
development
Agenda 2030 Goal
Partnerships for
the Goals
Target 17.16 and
17.17 on multi-
stakeholder
partnerships

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• § 1 Partnership – forms a neutral forum that welcomes
voluntary participation of stakeholders
• § 2 Landscape – large scale fully working, urban to rural
• § 3 Commitment to Sustainability - environmental, social and
economic
• § 4 Governance – transparent, consensus-based and inclusive
• § 5 Program of Activities – reflective of stakeholder needs,
values and issues in accordance with national policies
• § 6 Knowledge sharing, Capacity building and Networking – to
engage in sustainable management of natural resources
The six Principles of Model Forest

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Background in Canada
- Handle conflicts between logging companies
and first nation
- At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro,
the Prime Minister of Canada made a
commitment to extend the concept of Model
Forests internationally
- Today about 60 MF distributed on four
continents
- In Sweden three members of IMFN
- Helge å MF full member since January 2016

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Agenda 2030
Goal 17.
Partnerships for
the Goals
Strengthen the
means of
implementation
and revitalize the
Global Partnership
for Sustainable
Development

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Helgeå Model Forest
The Helge å river basin
3 Countys
14 municipalities
Starting point flooding that destroyed
grazing land and also threatend Kristianstad
Initiated in 2006 by persons at
- The Biosphere Reserve Vattenriket
- The economic forest association Södra
- The Swedish Forest Agency
Based on the parish's perspective, with a
landscape approach, we promote initiatives
that hopefully leads to sustainable
development of economic, social and
environmental values.
Agenda 2030 Goal
Climate change
Target 13.1
Strengthen
resilience and
adaptive capacity
to climate-related
hazards

8. Stakeholders
• The Forestry collage of the municipality of Osby
• The Water Board of Helgeå
• The Swedish Forest Agency
• The Economic association of forest owner Södra
• The municipality of Älmhult
• Local heritage associations of Göteryd, Pjätteryd och Hallaryd
• Interested landowners and specialists
• The Biosphere Reserve Vattenriket
• Fish conservation associations in Helgeå catchment area
• The Rural Economy and Agricultural Society of the Scania
• HIBAB that manages and develops commercial premises and natural areas in the municipality of
Hässleholm
• The department of landscape Architecture, planning and management at the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences
• Kristianstad University, the Landscape Science program
• SLU - the Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
• The University of Lund – Department of Biology, Aquatic Ecology research group
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Agenda 2030 Goal
Partnerships for
the Goals
Target 17.16 and
17.17 on multi-
stakeholder
partnerships
And 16.7 Ensure
responsive,
inclusive,
participatory and
representative
decision-making at
all levels.

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Key Issue Brownification
Agenda 2030 Goal 6. Clean Water Ensure
availability and sustainable management of
water … 6.5 implement integrated water
resources management at all levels … 6.6 …
restore water related ecosystems, including
… forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and
lakes Goal 14.1 prevent and significantly
reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in
particular from land-based activities, including
marine debris and nutrient pollution
Goal Life on Land 15.1 … ensure the
conservation, restoration and sustainable
use of terrestrial and inland freshwater
ecosystems and their services, in particular
forests, wetlands, … in line with obligations
under international agreements
In collaboration with
Lund University try to
develop a toolbox for
action in the forest that
can affect the
brownification
processes

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Key Issue Rural Development
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Agenda 2030 Goal Human settlements 11.3
enhance inclusive … and capacity for
participatory, integrated and sustainable human
settlement planning and management …. 11.7
provide universal access to safe, inclusive and
accessible, green and public spaces … for
older persons and persons with disabilities
Goal Life on Land 15.1 … ensure the
conservation, restoration and sustainable use
of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems
and their services, in particular forests,
wetlands, … in line with obligations under
international agreements Goal Partnerships
for the Goals 17.17 Encourage and promote
effective public, public-private and civil society
partnerships …

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Collaboration - The Nearest Future
• Regional action plans for green infrastructure (RAGI), HMF
appointed as collaboration platform by the County
Administrative board of Kronoberg
- EPA emphasizes that the county administrative work with RAGI
should be characterized by inclusiveness, perseverance and a
landscape perspective
• ”Marriage” between Helge å MF and Collaboration for
Hanöbukten based on ACAP,
-Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) is a community-based
program that promotes local leadership and action
Agenda 2030 Goal
Partnerships for
the Goals
Target 17.16 and
17.17 on multi-
stakeholder
partnerships

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