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Brussels, 22.01.2008

SEC(2008) 30

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Annex to the REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND TO THE COUNCIL on the implementation of the Forest Focus scheme according to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus) {COM(2008) 6 final}

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Annex to the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of the Forest Focus scheme according to Regulation (EC) No 2152/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 concerning monitoring of forests and environmental interactions in the Community (Forest Focus)

Forest Map

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Figure 1: Forest cover in the EU, source: JRC

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Figure 2: Relative share of total allocated budget by activities over the whole Forest Focus period 2003-2006. (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

Budget allocated to forest fire prevention measures

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Fig. 3: Forest Focus total budget allocation of B3 measures (forest fire prevention)

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Fig 4: B3 (forest fire prevention) budget repartition by Member State

2003

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Figure 5: 2003 budget allocations by activities. B2 (Level II intensive monitoring) activities represent the core of the financing of Forest Focus. No C activities (studies) were co-financed in 2003.

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Figure 6: 2003 budget allocations by activities and Member States. The high share of Germany is due to the inclusion of the grant with BFH/ICP-Forests. (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

2004

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Figure 7: 2004 budget allocations by activities. C activities (studies) present a steady increase compared to 2003 as all C activities foreseen in 2003 have been reported to this particular year. (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

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Figure 8: 2004 Budget allocations by activities and Member States. It includes 24 Member States as new Member States were integrated into the scheme as of 1 May 2004. No C activities (studies) were co-financed for 2004 for the new Member States.

(A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

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Figure 9: On B3 activities 2004 (forest fire prevention), the bulk of allocation remains in the hands of the Southern Member States since they have the highest fire risk potential. Among the new Member States, the allocations for CY, SI, HU, PL and SK were calculated on a pro-rata of their burned areas.

2005

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Figure 10: 2005 budget allocations by activities (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

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Figure 11: 2005 budget allocations by activities and Member States (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

2006

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Figure 12: 2006 budget allocations by Member States (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

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Figure 13: 2006 Budget allocations by activities and Member States (A: project coordination and management; B1: Level I monitoring; B2: Level II intensive monitoring; B3: forest fire prevention; C: studies and demonstration projects)

Forest Fires 2002-2006

Number of fires | Portugal | Spain | France | Italy | Greece | Total |

2002 | 26492 | 19929 | 4097 | 4594 | 1141 | 56253 |

2003 | 26195 | 18616 | 7023 | 9697 | 1452 | 62983 |

2004 | 21970 | 21396 | 3775 | 6428 | 1748 | 55317 |

2005 | 35698 | 25492 | 4698 | 7951 | 1544 | 75383 |

2006 | 19929 | 16355 | 4100 | 5634 | 1417 | 47435 |

Burnt area (in ha) | Portugal | Spain | France | Italy | Greece | Total |

2002 | 124365 | 107464 | 30160 | 40768 | 6013 | 308770 |

2003 | 425658 | 148172 | 73277 | 91803 | 3517 | 742427 |

2004 | 128937 | 134193 | 13710 | 60176 | 10267 | 347283 |

2005 | 338262 | 188672 | 22135 | 47575 | 6437 | 603081 |

2006 | 75510 | 148827 | 7500 | 39946 | 12661 | 284444 |

Figure 14: Number of forest fires and burnt area in Southern Europe (2002-2006).

Source: European Commission and, for the Member States: Direcção-Geral dos Recursos Florestais, Ministerio da Agricultura, Portugal; Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Spain; Ministère de l’Agriculture, France; Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Italy; Directorate General for Development and Protection of Forests and Natural Environment, Ministry of Rural Development and Foods, Greece

Further information is available on the following internet page: http://effis.jrc.it/Home/.

2003-2006 Breakdown of Forest Focus Allocations

Forest Focus Allocation by category |

A | B1 | B2 | B3 | C | Total |

2003 | 476.574 € | 881.599 € | 4.428.181 € | 750.000 € | 0 € | 6.536.354 € |

2004 | 942.459 € | 1.177.924 € | 5.291.738 € | 3.399.977 € | 4.943.211 € | 15.755.309 € |

2005 | 1.258.349 € | 1.295.199 € | 5.963.462 € | 3.930.750 € | 3.953.662 € | 16.401.422 € |

2006 | 1.213.405 € | 1.328.175 € | 5.843.317 € | 1.283.556 € | 8.106.687 € | 17.775.140 € |

Total | 3.890.787 € | 4.682.897 € | 21.526.699 € | 9.364.283 € | 17.003.559 € | 56.468.224 € |

Figure 15: 2003-2006 Allocations by category

Coordination activities (A) |

A | Total |

2003 | 476.574 € | 476.574 € |

2004 | 942.459 € | 942.459 € |

2005 | 1.258.349 € | 1.258.349 € |

2006 | 1.213.405 € | 1.213.405 € |

Total | 3.890.787 € |

Grand total | 3.890.786,69 € |

Figure 16: 2003-2006 A activities allocation

Monitoring Activities (B1 & B2) |

B1 | B2 | Total |

2003 | 881.599 € | 4.428.181 € | 5.309.780 € |

2004 | 1.177.924 € | 5.291.738 € | 6.469.662 € |

2005 | 1.295.199 € | 5.963.462 € | 7.258.661 € |

2006 | 1.328.175 € | 5.843.317 € | 7.171.492 € |

Total | 4.682.897 € | 21.526.699 € |

Grand total | 26.209.595,34 € |

Figure 17: 2003-2006 B1 & B2 activities allocation

Forest Fires (B3) |

B3 | Total |

2003 | 750.000 € | 750.000 € |

2004 | 3.399.977 € | 4.217.564 € |

2005 | 3.930.750 € | 5.160.750 € |

2006 | 1.283.556 € | 1.563.556 € |

Total | 9.364.283 € |

Grand total | 9.364.283,00 € |

Figure 18: 2003-2006 B3 activities

C Studies (Biodiv, Biosoil LI, Biosoil LII) |

Biodiv | Biosoil L I | Biosoil LII | Total |

2003 | 0 € | 0 € | 0 € | 0 € |

2004 | 289.059 € | 0 € | 0 € | 289.059 € |

2005 | 0 € | 2.723.663 € | 0,00 € | 2.723.663 € |

2006 | 886.366 € | 6.435.687 € | 363.634 € | 7.685.687 € |

Total | 1.175.425 € | 9.159.350 € | 363.634 € |

Grand total | 10.698.408,61 € |

Figure 19: 2003-2006 C Studies (Biodiv, Biosoil LI, Biosoil LII)

C Studies Forest Fires and others |

C | C Ffires | Total |

2003 | 0 € | 0 € | 0 € |

2004 | 3.836.565 € | 817.587 € | 4.654.152 € |

2005 | 0 € | 1.230.000 € | 1.230.000 € |

2006 | 141.000 € | 280.000 € | 421.000 € |

Total | 3.977.565 € | 2.327.587 € | 6.305.152 € |

Grand total | 6.305.152,00 € |

Figure 20: 2003-2006 C Studies on Forest Fires and C Studies (Others)

List of Forest Focus C- studies:

Title | MS Codes | Title | MS Codes | Title | MS Codes | Title | MS Codes |

Biorefugia | IT-21 | Forest Fire Causes | IT-5 | HARMONDEPO | Ozone monitoring - coordination | ES-5 |

Carbon flux | IT-22 | Forest Fire Causes | ES-10 | Humus sampling | FR-12 | Predict changes in forest growth and carbon costs | NL-5 |

Carbon stocks monitoring | D-NW-5 | Forest Fire - fire ignition | FR-6 | Humus dynamic | D-HE-6 | Quality assurance - crown condition | UK-6 |

Carbon stocks - soils | D-BW-3 | Forest fire - Ecological and economic impacts | D-SN-8 | Improvement of modelling of catchment water dynamics | UK-7 | Regionalization of soil change due to a lowering of the water table | D-BB-6 |

Carbon stocks - soils | D-HE-8 | Forest Fire - moisture content | FR-5 | Integrated pest management (NetForPest) | FR-11 | Regionalisation of soil data | D-SN-6 |

Carbon stocks - soils | D-NI-5 | Forest fire weather index | IT-6 | Litterfall & carbon cycles | D-HE-7 | Remote sensing - habitats and structure | D-RP-5 |

ComMon (ENFIN) | SE-4, AT-7, ES-9, BE-WA-4 | Forest soil biodiversity | FR-15 | Litterfall monitoring | DK-6 | Simulation model - carbon balance | D-BB-5, D-BY-4, D-NI-6 |

Comparison of precipitation collectors | SE-6 | Forest soil biodiversity | BE-VL-4 | Monitoring biodiversity in boreal forests | FI-8 | Small scale variability of humus types | D-BW-4 |

Epiphyte monitoring | DE-SH | Forest soil survey desing and harmonisation | BE-VL-5 | Monitoring changes in carbon stocks of forest soils | FI-10 | SoilbioParams - effect on soil storage | AT-4 |

Epiphyte monitoring | D-SN-7 | Fungal pathogens | FR-10 | Monitoring changes in biodiversity | PT-6 | The role of understory and litterfall in C & N fluxes | FI-11 |

Fine root inventory on soil profile pit | D-BB-7 | Fungi and lichen monitoring | FR-16 | Monitoring epiphytic lichens | D-NW-4 | Use of tree nurseries for monitoring visible O3 injury | UK-4 |

ForestBiota | DK-4, EL-8, FI-14, ES-6, D-BFH-4, PT-7 | Genetic diversity - beech stands | D-BB-8, D-RP-6, D-HE-5, D-BY-6 | Ozone flux | IT-14 | 2nd Working ring-test | D-NI-7, FI-13, IT-16, FR-18 |

Forest Fire Causes | PT-5 | GMO+Bio-diversity | IT-20 | Ozone flux | ES-8 |

For the MS codes (see next page)

National codes used in Forest Focus and level of the competent authorities

MS | Country | Region | MS | Country | Region |

AT | Austria | National | EL | Greece | National |

BE-FL | Belgium | Flemish Region | ES | Spain | National |

BE-WL | Belgium | Walloon Region | FI | Finland | National |

CY | Cyprus | National | FR | France | National |

CZ | Czech Republic | National | HU | Hungary | National |

DK | Denmark | National | IE | Ireland | National |

DE-BFH | Germany | Federal Level | IT | Italy | National |

DE-BB | Germany | Brandenburg | LT | Lithuania | National |

DE-BE | Germany | Berlin | LV | Latvia | National |

DE-BW | Germany | Baden- Württemberg | LU | Luxembourg | National |

DE-BY | Germany | Bayern | NL | The Netherlands | National |

DE-HE | Germany | Hessen | PL | Poland | National |

DE-MV | Germany | Mecklenburg -Vorpommern | PT-AZ | Portugal | Azores |

DE-NI | Germany | Niedersachsen | PT-C | Portugal | Continent |

DE-NRW | Germany | Nordrhein-Westfalen | PT-MA | Portugal | Madeira |

DE-RP | Germany | Rheinland- Pfalz | SE | Sweden | National |

DE-SAAR | Germany | Saarland | SI | Slovenia | National |

DE-SH | Germany | Schleswig Holstein | SE | Sweden | National |

DE-SN | Germany | Sachsen | SI | Slovenia | National |

DE-ST | Germany | Sachsen-Anhalt | SK | Slovakia | National |

DE-TH | Germany | Thüringen | UK | United Kingdom | National |

EE | Estonia | National |