Conservation International Strengthening Enforcement to Combat Illegal Logging

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Conservation InternationalStrengthening
Enforcement to Combat Illegal Logging

• Presentation to The Forests Dialogue
• Dialogue on Illegal Logging"
• March 7-10, 2005

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Rule of Law is Key

• Rule of law in producer countries is needed to
  stop illegal logging.
• Enforcement can be strengthened quickly.
• Together with other actions, compliance can be
  improved.
• Careful prioritization of where to act can
  generate quick global benefits.
• Governments need help from NGOs and the private
  sector.

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Presentation Overview

• CI enforcement initiative Papua example.
• CI perspectives on illegal logging.
• Support to the US PIAIL.
• CI - AFPA Alliance to Combat Illegal Logging.

Hotspots 34 terrestrial ecosystems with over half
of all species in less than 2.3 of land surface
Tropical Wilderness Areas 3 largest blocks of
intact tropical rain forests
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CI Enforcement Initiative

• Conventional wisdom more rangers, bigger
  fines not enough.
• Need rangers to judges holistic assessments and
  strengthening programs.
• But enforcement must be kept in context.

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Papua, Indonesia

• 50 of Indonesias terrestrial biodiversity found
  in Papua
• Up to 600,000m3 per month illegally exported

Illegal logging threat to protected forests in
Papua
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Papua Findings

• Illegal shipping of logs
• Estimated profits 100,000
• Average deterrent effect of fines 7
• So. . .economic incentives to log illegally in
  Papua more than 14,000 times greater than
  disincentives provided by financial penalties
• Economic enforcement model shows cumulative
  probability of being convicted of illegal timber
  shipping in Papua is only 0.006

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Papua Enforcement Priorities

• Support joint operations
• Ministry of Forestry centrally funded joint
  operations with navy and police have generated
  virtually all illegal logging cases.
• Reform enforcement policies
• Increase budget resources, clarify jurisdiction,
  increase penalties and improve their application,
  adopt guidelines for inter-agency cooperation and
  reporting.
• Prioritize improving detection
• Monitor protected areas using satellites, set up
  anonymous illegal logging tip line, informant
  protection, whistle blower protection.
• Implement adaptive management
• Build capacity and train staff to standardize
  data collection, management and analysis, and
  publish annual public report on common
  enforcement statistics and strengthening
  recommendations.

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Progress in Papua

• Governor issued Decree 50/2003 to create an
  Integrated Team to Combat Illegal Logging
  consisting of 22 separate institutions.
• Early focus on wildlife trade resulted in
  improved searches.
• First training of enforcement agencies carried
  out.
• Case tracking and enforcement data management
  system developed and deployed.
• Next steps include

Suer Suryadi of CI Indonesia discusses searches
of naval vessels with Navy commander

• Securing funding for further enforcement
  strengthening activities.
• Secure funding to build collaboration with local
  NGOs and industry to maintain pressure for
  improving enforcement and reducing corruption.
• Develop and institutionalize satellite monitoring
  program.

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CI Perspectives on Illegal Logging

• Large-scale commercial illegal logging is a
  criminal problem.
• Need systematic enforcement strengthening
• and site specific emergency actions.
• Protected areas are a priority because
• Greater damage.
• Greater opportunity for short-term action.
• Prioritize where to work globally.
• Because of volume, because of damage.

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Joint Recommendations to PIAIL

• CI and AFPA, WCS and Wild Aid sent joint
  recommendations.
• The PIAIL reflected this input the initiative
  will emphasize identifying and reducing threats
  to protected forest areas and other high value
  conservation forests from illegal logging

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CI and AFPA Alliance

• Umbrella for parallel projects aiming to combat
  illegal logging on the ground in producer
  countries. Projects with additional partners
  include
• Satellite monitoring of protected areas.
• Strengthening enforcement.
• Building political support for better governance.
• Activities to reduce local demand for illegal
  logging.
• Support for the Greenomics-WWF-CI Timber for
  Aceh relief effort.

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Recommendations

• Focus on important protected areas that are badly
  affected, but where real improvements can be
  achieved.
• To international companies
• Encourage donors to expand support for
  enforcement strengthening and stopping illegal
  logging in priority protected areas.
• Encourage your suppliers from key countries to
  jointly lobby their own governments to improve
  governance in the forests sector.
• To producer country companies
• Act to reduce illegal logging in your own sphere
  of influence.
• Build public/private alliances to support
  in-country capacity building and reform
  enforcement and forestry policies.