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Stakeholder dialogue
Stakeholder dialogue is crucial in promoting good forest management. In Sweden, for instance, the relevant forest certification scheme (FSC) specifically requires dialogue involving environmental organisations, unions and indigenous people. Similar methods are also applied in ecological landscape planning.
In Nova Scotia, Canada, a committee with representatives from the local community as well as environmental, academic, and business interests in Stora Enso's wood procurement area, provides advice concerning the Long Term Plan. Environmental inspections and training have encouraged Stora Enso's principle wood suppliers to improve forest stewardship practices. Stora Enso currently heads the Provincial Implementation Committee for the SFISM forest certification standard, and has also led the development of the SFISM forest worker training manual with the Nova Forest Alliance Model Forest.
In Russia, Stora Enso is an active participant in the Pskov Model Forest Project, which is led by WWF Russia. The Group also financially supports this project, which aims to find a model of sustainable forestry and wood procurement suitable for Russia. The first phase of this project is expected to be concluded by the end of 2003. In the Republic of Komi in Northern Russia, Stora Enso's suppliers participate in a training programme covering wood procurement, logging, transportation and the timber trade, which is also funded by the Group.
Old-growth moratoriums in the Republic of Karelia and the Murmansk Region continued in 2001. Stora Enso Metsä is working closely with the Russian authorities and NGOs, and has helped with the organisation of seminars on environmental issues in Russia.
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