Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry

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Organization

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Coniferous roundwood

Non-coniferous temperateroundwood

Tropical roundwood

Coniferous sawnwood

Non-coniferous sawnwood

Change in global exports, 1992-2008 (million m3)

1992

2008

WHY do we have so many new forest pests?

(Source: FAOSTAT)

Increased pest movement

• Travel - faster• Trade - increased• Transport - further

Increasing global trade

Increased trade moves pests globally

Slide courtesy of Hugh Evans, Forest Research Agency (Wales)

Expanded global trade

Pathways for pest movement in international trade

• Wood as a commodity

• Wood packaging materials

• Plants for planting

• Cut plants

• Seeds

• Industrial equipment

International control mechanisms

• International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC): an international agreement among countries to prevent the introduction and spread of pests

• 177 countries are contracting parties

• NPPOs: use national legislation to protect natural resources from pests

• International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs): provide guidance for harmonized regulatory measures

• ISPM No. 15: regulates wood packaging material in international trade

International standards

New guide• To initiate a common understanding of

phytosanitary concepts

• To make ISPMs moreaccessible to the forest sector

• Thus to reduce themovement of pests

Guide development• Developed by FAO with international

scientists, phytosanitary authorities and forest sector representatives

• Supported by the International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat

• Financial support from FAO-Finland Forestry Programme

Guide developmentAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazil

GermanyIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanKenyaKyrgyzstanLithuania

Trinidad and TobagoUgandaUkraineUnited KingdomUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguay

CanadaChileChinaColombiaDenmarkEgyptEthiopiaFiji

Malaysia NetherlandsNew ZealandPhilippinesRussian FederationSeychellesSlovenia

South AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSwitzerlandThe FYR of MacedoniaTimor-Leste

Features

• Forestry terminology and plain language

• Appropriate guidance on good forest health management

• Practical examples of how implementation of ISPMs can improve forest health

Who is it for?

Policy-makers, planners & managers

Policy-makers, planners & managers

Importers & Exporters

Importers & Exporters

Product transportation & distribution centres

Product transportation & distribution centres

Sawmills & post-harvest treatments

Sawmills & post-harvest treatments

OperationsOperations

Naturally regenerating forests

Naturally regenerating forests

Planted forestsPlanted forests

NurseriesNurseries

GuideGuide

Dissemination• Publication date - early 2011, followed by

periodic updates

• Available in all 6 official FAO languages

• Widely distributed to forest sector workers, universities, forestry schools & libraries, & will be made available to NPPOs

• Will also be made available online & on CD

Core Group

Hesham A. Abuelnaga USA

Eric Allen Canada

Kerry Britton USA

Roddie Burgess UK

Edson Tadeu Iede Brazil

Hugh Evans UK

Su See Lee Malaysia Sarah A.H. Olembo

Ethiopia

Andrei Orlinski France

Beverly MooreFAO

Brian ZakCanada

Adnan UzunovicCanada

Shane SelaIPPC

Shiroma Sathyapala New Zealand

Gillian AllardFAO

The way forward• Disseminating the key messages

• Implementation through regional forest invasive species networks and/or through Regional Forestry Commissions

• Field testing in developing countries with support from the FAO-Finland Forestry Programme and other sponsors

Awareness raising

Awareness raising activitiesPresentations to international fora:• NAPPO meeting, 18-22 October 2010, Kelowna, British Columbia,

Canada• Forest Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 October 2010• Regional launch of Centre for Phytosanitary Excellence (COPE), 27

October 2010, Nairobi, Kenya• Regional workshop for networks in the Near East, 7-9 November

2010, Cairo, Egypt• UK Forestry Commission Biosecurity Programme Board, 17

November 2010• EU Standing Committee on Plant Health, January 2011• 2011 Annual Training Conference, UK• USDA Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Exotic Pests, Annapolis, MD,

USA, January 2011• Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) 6, 14-18 March 2011

Increased communication• A regional workshop for 15 Russian-speaking

countries to be held in Estonia, early June 2011 will bring NPPOs and forest health professionals together

Testing the guide• Adnan Uzunovic presentation

to Forest Faculty, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 October 2010

• Attended by Dean, professors, 100 students, Bosnian NPPO representatives

• Applied needs assessment questionnaire

• Group identified needs, discussed how to gather the information & bridge the gap between foresters & NPPOs

Thank you!