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Progress Towards Sustainable Forest Management
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15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management
Metadata
| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) | “Sustainable forest management” (SFM) is a central concept for Goal 15 and Target 15.1 as well as for Target 15.2. |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation | |
| Definition | The indicator 15.2.1 is composed of five sub-indicators that measure progress towards all dimensions of sustainable forest management. 15.2.1.1 Annual change in forest area: year-on-year change in forest area values – calculated on the basis of forest area from the National Forest Inventory (NFI) data according to the FAO FRA methodology using compound interest. 15.2.1.2 Stock of above-ground biomass in forests: Estimate of above ground biomass based on the National Forest Inventory (NFI) data, including biomass of living trees (incl. living windfalls) with a minimum height of 1.3 m. 15.2.1.3 Proportion of forest in protected areas (only protected areas of IUCN categories I to IV are taken into account, including forest area within legally established protected areas whose IUCN category is unknown.). 15.2.1.4 Share of forest with a long-term forest management plan – includes area managed by forest management plan (FMP) or guideline (FMG). 15.2.1.5 Area of forest certified by independent certification of sustainable management – PEFC and FSC certifications are taken into account in the Czech Republic, information is provided directly by certification authorities in mutual agreement in order to eliminate duplications. |
| Measuring unit | 15.2.1.1 – share (%) 15.2.1.2 – tonnes of biomass/ha 15.2.1.3 – share (%) of forest area in 2015 15.2.1.4 – share (%) of forest area in 2015 15.2.1.5 – 1,000 ha |
| Indicator disaggregation | |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) | Year |
| Related geographical area | CZ (NUTS 0) |
| Comment | 15.2.1.1 – Estimation of year-to-year change in forest area based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data according to FAO FRA methodology using compound interest. 15.2.1.2 – Estimate of aboveground biomass based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data. Aboveground biomass includes biomass of living trees (incl. living windfalls) with minimum height of 1.3 m. Living shrubs with minimum dbh of 7 cm and minimum height of 5 m are also included. Above-ground biomass means all above-ground parts of the tree - i.e., a stem(s) of a tree including a presumed stump, bark, strong and also weak branches, needles and leaves. Biomass of cones is considered only for pine. Standing dead trees (stems) are not calculated in the above-ground biomass estimates. 15.2.1.3 – The location of NFI plots within the given type of protected areas was obtained by GIS intersection. Only protected areas of IUCN categories I to IV were taken into account, including forest area within legally established protected areas whose IUCN category is unknown. 15.2.1.4 – Estimates based on GIS intersection of the NFI inventory plot centres with the relevant layer of the Forest Management Plans and Guidelines (FMPG). In the Czech Republic, it is obligatory to prepare an FMP or an FMG for all forests that are registered as forest land (land intended for forest functions) in the land register. The proportion of the forest area managed by the FMP or FMG is related to the total forest area according to the FAO FRA definition. 15.2.1.5 – The sub-indicator includes a forest area certified by one of the certification systems widespread in the Czech Republic. As part of SDG reporting, this information is provided by the FAO on the basis of information from certification authorities; the procedure for removing duplicates is not known to ÚHÚL. The forest area is increasing steadily and slightly. The above-ground biomass stock is stable in the long term. Although the bark beetle calamity has significantly affected the condition of Czech forests in recent years, there has been no statistically significant decrease in total aboveground biomass, mainly due to the steady increase in broadleaf biomass. The proportion of forest in protected areas and forest with a long-term forest management plan has also been stable over the long term; minor fluctuations within sub-periods of change are not statistically significant and may be partly due to sampling error or a change in IUCN classification in some protected areas. The area of sustainably certified forest covers the majority of the forest area in the Czech Republic (almost 63% of the total forest area in 2020) and shows a slightly oscillating, basically stable or very slightly decreasing trend. It should be noted, however, that the decline in the area of certified forests cannot be seen simply as a deterioration in the level of management. Certification is a market instrument and the reasons for the fluctuations in this figure should also be considered. |
| Update periodicity | Annually |
| Time coverage since | 2005 |
| Time coverage until | 2023 |
| Time series available at the data provider since | 2005 |
| Data publication date (resp. the date when the data provider publishes (regularly) data; it is given in the format T + the number of days, months or years when T is the end of the reference period) | T+1y |
| Contact point - data provider - e-mail | Maslo.Jan@uhul.cz |
| Contact point - data provider - name | Jan Máslo |
| Data source | 15.2.1.1 Forest management institute (FMI) based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data. 15.2.1.2 Forest management institute (FMI) based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data. 15.2.1.3 Forest management institute (FMI) based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data and protected areas delineation from Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. 15.2.1.4 Forest management institute (FMI) based on National Forest Inventory (NFI) data and Cadastre of the Real Estate (CRE). 15.2.1.5 Forest management institute (FMI) based on PEFC and FSC data provided to FAO FRA. |
| Data origin | The Czech Republic provides data on forest area, biomass stock, forest area in protected areas and forest area with long-term forest management plan for individual reference years in the framework of FAO FRA reporting - based on NFI data and using auxiliary sources of information. FAO then uses these data to estimate the change in forest area (using compound interest) within each reference period, and to estimate the share of forests in protected areas and forests with a long-term forest management plan - related to the total forest area of the reference year 2015. The presented estimates in the complete time series were calculated in accordance with the FAO FRA methodology. Data on forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme are reported to FAO by the head offices of respective forest certification scheme, who are jointly adjusting the figures to remove any double accounting. |
| Links to detailed metadata or methodology | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-15-02-01.pdf |
| Links to international comparison | https://fra-data.fao.org/ |