FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECEFAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain NUTS ID: 767422
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FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS 25 June 2019, Geneva
2 Caucasus and Central Asia Area – 419 million ha Population – 88 million inhabitants 7.0 3.0 8.7 272.5 48.8 44.7 14.2 20.0
Caucasus and Central Asia Region
4 Share of rural population
5 Forest and other wooded land share Global average – 31% Armenia – 13.2 % Azerbaijan – 13.2 % Georgia – 40.6 % Kazakhstan – 4.7 % Kyrgyzstan – 8.3 % Tajikistan – 4.0 % Turkmenistan - 8.7 % Uzbekistan -7.5 % Forest and other wooded land area in the region total – 27 million ha – 6.5% of land
FORESTS 6 TEXT Varied functions: protection, livelihoods …
FORESTS 7 TEXT Valuable, but under pressure
8 Non wood products 260 species of fruit plants from 37 genera occur In forests of Central Asia about 200 species medicinal plants Forest is formed by a chestnut, a hazelnut, a walnut, an apple, a pear, a cherry-tree
9 FAO Regional Priorities The 30th session of the FAO European Regional Conference (ERC) in 2016 endorsed following future priorities for the Region: Formulation of effective policies for sustainable and inclusive growth for farmers and the rural population with emphasis on small holders and family farms; Help reach new markets through alignment of trade, food safety and SPS policies to meet WTO commitments and through value chain development to meet international food safety quality requirements; Sustainable natural resource management, combating land degradation and desertification, mitigation and adaptation of climate change; Addressing food insecurity and reduction of all forms of malnutrition.
10 How FAO supports countries Sustainable management of forests and trees species in Central Asia under climate change conditions. Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources in the region Forest landscape restoration with multi-purpose trees and with intersectoral approach Capacity building at local level
Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak Deputy Chief Programme Manager ekrem.yazici@fao.org roman.michalak@un.org Thank you ! Forestry and Timber Section
Area of FOWL FOWL/head FOWL as % of total land Growing stock per hectare Public ownership Million ha Ha/cap % M3/ha % Armenia 0.39 0.13 13.2 126 100 Azerbaijan 1.14 0.12 13.2 131 100 Georgia 2.8 0.76 40.6161100Kazakhstan 12.90.724.7124100 Kyrgyzstan 1.7 0.27 8.338100Tajikistan0.60.064.012100 Turkmenistan 4.1 0.73 8.5 4 100 Uzbekistan 3.4 0.10 7.5 17 100 Basic statistics of forests of Caucasus and Central Asia 12 FORESTS
Area of FOWL FOWL/head FOWL as % of total land Public ownership Million ha Ha/cap % % Caucasus 4.4 0.27 23.4 100 Central Asia 22.7 0.31 5.7 100 Caucasus and Central Asia 27.1 0.31 6.5 100 Basic statistics of forests of Caucasus and Central Asia13 FORESTS
Share designated for protective functions Share conserved for biodiversity Employment per ha Estimated wood harvest % % FTE/1,000 ha1,000 m3 Caucasus 77 11 1.6 3,626 Central Asia 93 11 2.2 525Caucasus and Central Asia89112.04,151 Supply of services and goods by the forests of Caucasus and Central Asia14 FORESTS