Towards sustainable management of wildnwfps: Ecological and social responsibility

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1 Towards sustainable management of wildnwfps: Ecological and social responsibility Anastasiya Timoshyna TRAFFIC Europe What is TRAFFIC? Content TRAFFIC s global and regional Medicinal and Aromatic Plants work Need for and elements ofsustainable sector development Case of FairWild Standard: Approach and practical implementation

2 INTERVENTIONS BY RESPONSES PRESSURE CHANGE STATE CHANGE EFFECTIVE REGULATION AMPLIFICATION Others alerted by TRAFFIC ECONOMIC & SOCIAL INCENTIVES SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION REDUCED TRADE PROBLEM (decreased Illegal or unsustainable trade) IMPROVED SPECIES/ RESOURCE STATUS (improved conservation and development benefits) MOBILISED KNOWLEDGE

3 TRAFFIC Result areas FLAGSHIPS Tigers and other Asian Big Cats African and Asian Elephants Great Apes and Gibbons Rhinos Vicunas Marine Turtles RESOURCES Marine Fisheries Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Timber Animals Used for Food or Medicine Global TRAFFIC MAP Programme PURPOSE: Create a sustainable future for medicinal plants and the people and healthcare practicesthat depend on them through developing tools for better management of harvest and trade. TARGET 3.2: Government and private sector management practices for medicinal and aromatic plants use internationally recognised sustainability criteria as the basis for wild harvest in at least two countries each in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa THROUGH: 1. Appropriate governance and training framework and self sustaining business model 2. Pilot implementation projects 3. Advocacy and lobbying 4. Establishing partnerships with major stakeholders 5. Awareness-raising

4 MAP Programme Partner of FairWild Foundation Implementation of FairWild Standard set of principles for ecologically and socially (fairtrade) sustainable collection of wild non-wood forest products Medicinal and aromatic plants Ornamental plants Food ingredients, etc. MAP Programme Europe Central Europe Promotion of sustainable wild collection practices, revival of traditions, livelihoods South East Europe Prevention of overharvesting, governance capacitybuilding, sustainable trade promotion South Caucasus Trade and collection of wild plants, sustainable management of resources Russian Federation Establishing sustainable trade chains Western Europe Sustainable consumption promotion

5 Sustainable development of wild collection sector Background: Wild collection Growing demand for wild collected products: pressure on species and ecosystems Collection areas often in marginalized regions with poor collectors Challenges THREATS ~ Unsustainable agriculture and forestry practices ~ Urbanization ~ Pollution ~ Land-use changes ~ Invasive and alien species ~ Climate change Ensure conservation of natural resources and establish sustainable management systems Introduce FairTrade and social accountability for sustainable development of the collection region

6 Resource under pressure Medicinal plants Used: ~17,000 species welldocumented ~60,000plant species used globally Traded: ~3,000species internationally Commercially Cultivated: only ~900species F.Barsch 30-45% of medicinal plant species world-wide may be threatened with extinction in the wild. Uses of wild collected plants Food Medicines Cosmetics Spices

7 Elements of sustainable sector development Policy and legal framework for resource management Local/regional National International Economic instruments Economic Ecological Favourable trade conditions Market-driven requirements (e.g. Voluntary certification schemes) Social Policy and legal framework International CITES (trade in endangered plants) CBD (ABS issues, conservation) GSPC Target 12: 30% of plant-based products derived from sources that are sustainably managed. National Often Forestry domain; NWFPs - marginal importance Divided between sectors Enforcement

8 Establishing ecological and social trade: Case for FairWild Standard FairWild Foundation Partners

9 Basis of FairWild Standard Global framework that verifies ecological, social and economic sustainability of wild collected ingredients and products. The FairWild Standard builds on two initiatives: Social and quality requirements and Ecological and quality requirements FairWild Standard Scope 1. Products collected from the wild (nuts, seeds, wild fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants, essential oils, fatty oils, spices, honey, mushrooms, etc.) 2. Raw materials to finished products 3. Products containing FairWild ingredients

10 Requirements of FWS i) Wild-collection and conservation requirements Wild resources maintained No negative environmental impacts ii) Relationship between collectors and collecting station Fair contractual relationship with collectors No discrimination No child labour Fair trade benefits for collector communities iii) Fair labour conditions in collecting and processing companies Fundamental principles and rights at work Good healthy working conditions iv) Obligations of FairWild companies towards their suppliers and buyers Sustainable sourcing practices employed Fair trade practices: fair pricing and fair trade premiums paid to source v) Legal and ethical requirements Compliance with laws, regulations and agreements Customary rights respected vi) Management and business practices Good management and business practices applied Transparent cost-calculation and benefitsharing throughout the value chain FairWild Standard Implementation Scenarios 1. Voluntary Codes of Practice, internal Standards (e.g. companies, associations, donors) 2. Local, regional and national Resource Management Schemes 3. Legal frameworks and Policies (e.g. conservation, trade policy, other regulations) 4. Certification (FairWild Label)

11 Implementation Projects Bosnia-Herzegovina Implementation of the FairWild in co-operation with partners from the local private sector and government authorities Nepal Use of FairWild in conservation areas and buffer zones managed by local communities Brazil Model implementation at community level India Uttarakhand: Implementation along the mandi trade chain China Inclusion of FairWild into the development of regional resource management Lesotho Development of a regional management plan for Pelargonium sidoidestogether with national authorities Cambodia Identification of priority species and development of a local model implementation project FairWild implementation projects: practical verification

12 Applying FairWild Standard resource assessment management plan sustainable collection practices cost calculation along the supply chain traceability of goods and finances documented fair trading practices Scenarios of involvement Companies Organizations (IGOs, NGOs, MEAs) Governmental institutions through Certification; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Voluntary Codes of Practice, projects, Financial support through strategic Partnership (internal policies/codes of Ethics, on project base) through Cooperation (e.g. on CITES NDF; integration into legal frameworks, national biodiversity, resource management strategies)

13 BiH Project: Allium ursinum Situation analysis Resource assessment Stakeholders consultations Training for collectors and resource management authorities Management plan for species and area Participatory process Cooperation with forestry authorities Collector company interest Thank you for your attention!

14 Process of assessing, monitoring and adjusting the harvest regulations Situation Analysis Setting of Collection Quota & Protocol YES Adequate productivity? Adequate regeneration? Harvest controls effective? Periodic Monitoring = Adaptive Management NO Harvest adjustments