Hillevi Eriksson, Climate and Bioenergy specialist, Swedish Forest Agency

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1 Hillevi Eriksson, Climate and Bioenergy specialist, Swedish Forest Agency

2 Forest facts About 56 % of Sweden s land area is productive forest land Another 8 % is improductive forest Source: Swedish Statistical Yearbook of Forestry

3 Forest facts Total standing volume on productive forest land is about 3000 million m 2, Clear-cutting->planting or seed tree stand left->natural generation Source: Swedish Statistical Yearbook of Forestry

4 The forest Forestry and the forest industry directly employ about 1 % of the population Forest owners: private owners 50%, companies 25%, state and communities 25%

5 Swedish Forest Agency The Swedish Forest Agency is the national authority in charge of forest-related issues. We are placed under the Ministry for Rural Affairs. Eskil Erlandsson Minister for Rural Affairs Monika Stridsman Director General SFA

We are placed under the Ministry for Rural Affairs.

6 Swedish Forest Agency Mission - to work for a sustainable utilisation of the Swedish forests. Main task - to promote the kind of management of Sweden s forests that attains the objectives of forest policy given by the Parliament and Government Photo and copyright: Michael Ekstrand

Main task - to promote the kind of management of Sweden s forests that

7 Values Sustainable, non-exploitive use - The general public is strongly engaged in issues related to the forests and forestry. It is important for society that the forests resources are used sustainably in an economic, ecological and social context.

It is important for society that the forests resources are

8 Forest policy Regeneration mandatory, SFA 1902 The Forestry Act from1993 places equal emphasis on two main objectives: production goals and environmental goals

9 Forest policy Sweden s forest is a national resource biodiversity, timber, pulp, bioenergy, mushrooms and berries, wild game, beauty, recreation, etc The Swedish Forest Agency strive for: forest management that give sustainable high production and maintain biodiversity to improve means for securing social values

Swedish Forest Agency strive for: forest management that give sustainable high

10 Strategy for preserving forest Larger areas Improductive forest biodiversity National parks and reserves Key habitats Habitat protection, nature conservation agreements, volontary reserves, saved at clear-cuttings: dead wood, a few old trees, shrubs, etc Action plans for red-listed species

protection, nature conservation agreements, volontary reserves, saved at

11 SFA climate change policy global perspective Replanting forest in deforested regions valuable mitigating effect in regions where conditions are developing favouring forest preservation and utilization of forest for a socioeconomic sustainable development Reduced deforestation - to be achieved partly through poverty reduction and socioeconomic development A long-term and sustainable management ought to be practised at all types of forestry and bioenergy production around the world

sustainable development Reduced deforestation - to be achieved partly through poverty reduction and socioeconomic

12 The role of forest for climate in Sweden The atmosphere Substitution Heat&power plants Sequestration (= + wood stock) Fossil fuels Cement, plastics Bioenergy => now ca 30 % of energy cons. most from Swedish forest

13 Energy mix in district heating TWh Waste heat Heat pumps Electric boilers 30 Biofuels, waste, peat etc, oil coal biomass Coal, including coke oven gas, b-f gas Natural gas, including LPG Oil

boilers 30 Biofuels, waste, peat etc, 20 10 0 oil coal biomass

14 Wood use in the Swedish forest sector ~6-7 % of biomass harvest: energy (branches and tops (and stumps)) 46 % pulpwood 23 % energy (black liqour, etc) 36 % Pulp & Paper Annual cut ~ 90 mill m 3 46 % Saw logs 16 % Pulp chips 20 % Sawn wood 13 % energy (bark, sawdust, etc) 8 % energy (direct harvest) Source: Skogsindustrierna, 2003 and Official Statistics of Sweden 14

90 mill m 3 46 % Saw logs 16 % Pulp chips 20 % Sawn wood 13 % energy (bark, sawdust, etc) 8

15 TWh Biopower ,0 14,0 12,0 10,0 8,0 Waste Peat KVV, Avfall Other KVV, bio Torv KVV, Biogas 6,0 4,0 KVV, Övr.Bio Pulp Massaind. indu 2,0 0,

16 Milj m3sk categories¹ Wood stock development Tall, Scots pine Gran, Norway spruce Wood growth development Beräknad årlig tillväxt sedan 1926 och bruttoavverkning sedan

Norway spruce Wood growth development Beräknad årlig tillväxt sedan 1926 och

17 Peat drainage År Year Ägarkategori ² Ownership categories² Summa Total Kronan State ha hectare Övriga allmänna Other public Aktiebolag Forest company Privata³ Private³ ,6 3,2 13, ,4 1,4 2,4 12,2 18, ,6 1,4 2,3 9,4 15, ,2 1,3 1, , ,7 0,4 1,4 4,9 7, ,9 0,4 0,8 3,7 5, ,6 0,1 0,6 1,6 2, , , ,4

4 4 1 8 18 31 1985 3 0,6 3,2 13,1 20 1987 2,4 1,4 2,4 12,2 18,4 1988 2,6 1,4 2,3 9,4 15,7 1989 2,2 1,3 1,4 11 15,9 1990 0,7 0,4

19 What we do advise on forest-related matters, supervise compliance with the Forest Act, provide services to the forest sector, support nature conservation efforts, conduct inventories and analyses learn from research and develop knowledge about forest-related issues

support nature conservation efforts, conduct inventories and

20 Terima kasih

Norwegian Forests. Policy and Resources

Norwegian Forests. Policy and Resources Norwegian Forests Policy and Resources 21 Forestry in Norway Norway has long traditions in forestry and forest management, and for using wood in construction and as a source of energy. Sawn wood and round