Changes in China’s policy and actions on China-Africa forest products trade

Changes in China’s policy and actions on

China-Africa forest products trade

Dr. Chen Yong

Center for International Forest Products Trade，SFA

2017.10.23 Pemba

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1. Overview of the China-Africa timber trade

-中非林产品贸易现状概述

2. Changes in China’s policy on forest

products trade

-中国最新涉林政策进展

3. China-Africa cooperation

-中非两国合作

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4. Prediction of China-Africa cooperation

-中非合作预测

Content内容

Current status of log trade

between China-African中非林产

品贸易现状——原木

Current status of timber trade in

China中国林产品贸易现状

Current status of sawnwood

trade between China-African中

非林产品贸易现状——锯材

Part 1

Overview of the

China-Africa

timber trade中非林

产品贸易现状概述

In 2016, the total output value of the

forestry industry in China was 6.49

trillion yuan, and the trade volume of

forest products was US $135.54

billion. Among them, the trade volu

me of forest products between China

and

Africa accounts for 5% of China's for

est products trade volume, and Afric

a is

China’s important trading partner of

tropical broadleaf. 2016年，中国林业产业总产值6.49万亿元，林产品贸易额1355.4亿美元。其中，中非的林产品贸易额占到中国林产品贸易额总量的5%，非洲是中国热带阔叶材进口的重要来源地。

The proportion of imports of China

major forest products in 2016

2016年中国进口林产品种类

Current status of timber trade in China中国林产品贸易现状

Current status of timber trade in China中国林产品贸易现状

2016年中国进口原木4872.2万立方米，品种以针叶材为主，其中，从非洲进口375.25万立方米，进口额15.1亿美元，只有赤道几尼亚排在进口前十（第八位，占比3%左右）的国家之中。

2016年中国进口锯材3152.6万立方米，其中，从非洲进口54.05万立方米，进口额3.3亿

美元，非洲国家不在进口前十排名中。

In 2016, China imported 48.722 million cubic meters of logs,

mainly of coniferous wood, of which 3.7525 million cubic meters

were imported from Africa and amounted to US $ 1.51 billion.

Only equatorial rows was ranked in China’s top ten log

importing countries (the eighth, accounting for 3%)

2016 China imported 31.526 million cubic meters of

sawnwood, of which 540.5 thousand cubic meters were

imports from Africa and amounted to 330 million US dollars,

African countries are not in China’s top ten sawnwood

importing countries.

Current status of log trade between China-

African中非林产品贸易现状——原木

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TheRepublicof Congo

Nigeria Equatorial guinea

Cameroon

2014 61 57.3 50.7 49.7 48

2015 52.5 52.6 55.6 65.8 54.9

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import volume of logs中国原木进口量（千立方米）

Equatorial guinea

is the major

exporter to China

in 2016赤道几内亚是去年非洲国家对中国出口的第一大国

Current status of sawnwood trade between China-

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Gabon Mozambique

Cameroon TheRepublicof Congo

Benin

2014 245.394 136.324 100.558 41.818 52.022

2015 345.007 28.539 124.2 50.373 32.354

2016 293.203 26.745 88.979 38.511 17.629th

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The top 5 African countries for sawnwood imports

锯材进口前五名非洲国家

A declining trend

in Mozambique’s

export to China 莫桑比克对中国的锯材出口呈下降趋势

Gabon is the

major exporter

to China 加蓬是锯材出口的第一大国

China’s response to

international new environment

of timber trade中国的应对

International New Environment

of Timber Trade

国际贸易新环境

Part 2

Changes in

China’s policy on

forest products

trade中国最新涉林

政策进展

International New Environment of Timber

Trade国际贸易新环境 Laws and regulations on Illegal logging and Associated Trade by

governments (USA, EU, Australia and Japan etc.) 打击非法采伐和相关贸易的法律法规出台（以美国、欧盟、日本等国为例）

More and more countries are either limiting or banning export of log to

promote sustainable forest management and utilization. 多国限制或禁止原木出口以实现森林可持续管理

Higher requirements on market access (USA raised the standard on plywood formaldehyde emission)

国际市场准入要求进一步提高（以美国提高胶合板甲醛排放标准为例）

More countries have developed Green Procurement Policies(UK, Denmark and Sweden)

多国发展政府绿色采购政策（以英国、丹麦、瑞典为例）

CITES濒危野生动植物国际贸易公约

Strengthen the training

and awareness-raising of

Chinese enterprises about

legal timber trade

Multilateral, bilateral

and

regional cooperation

Research on guides

and administration

measures drafting

China’ attitude and

further actions to

combat illegal logging

and associated trade中国对打击非法采伐的立场

及行动

China’s response to international new

environment of timber trade 中国的应对措施

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加强中国企业合法性培训和意识提升

CTLVS development中国木材合法性验证体系研制

Cooperate with BV,

SGS and other

verification bodies to

carry out CTLVS

piloting and training on

enterprises

与BV、SGS等认证机构合作，开展木材合法性试点与培训

CDDS tools

development

尽职调查工具研发

Strengthen the training and awareness-raising of Chinese

enterprises about legal timber trade



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加强中国企业合法性培训和意识提升

Initiative on

Sustainable Forest

Management

“中国企业境外森林可持续经营利用倡议书”

China Responsible

Forest Product Trade

and Investment

Alliance(April 2016

Shanghai)中国负责任林产品贸易与投资联盟(2016年在上海成立)

Strengthen the training and awareness-raising of Chinese

enterprises about legal timber trade



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制定指南，研制关于进口木材合法性管理的办法

2007：The Guide to

Sustainable Overseas

Forest Cultivation by

Chinese Enterprises

发布了《中国企业境外可持续森林培育指南》

2009：The Guide to

Sustainable Overseas

Forest Management and

Utilization by Chinese

Enterprises

发布了《中国企业境外森林可持续经营利用指南》

2014：The Guide to

Sustainable Overseas Forest

Trade and Investment by

Chinese Enterprises

(drafting)准备发布《中国企业境外可持续林产品贸易与投资指南》

Research on guides and administration measures drafting



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The proposition on

strengthening the

management of imported

timber legality (drafting) 关于

出台进口木材合法性管理工作的若干意见

Stakeholders cooperation多利益方

Bilateral cooperation双边

Regional cooperation区域

开展多边、双边和区域性合作

Initiative of “Timber Legality

Recognition Mechanism

among the Asia Pacific

Region ”

APEC

China –U.S., China –EU, China -Australia, China -Canada, China and Japan,…中美、中欧、中澳、中加、中日……

NGOs, enterprises, associations, research institutions非政府组织、企业、社团、科研机构

Multilateral, bilateral and regional cooperation



China-EU BCM Conference: the

progress of FLEGT/VPA/EUTR中欧BCM会议:FLEGT/VPA/EUTR进展

China-U.S. Bilateral Forum: the progress

of Lacey Act

中美双边论坛:雷斯法案进展

China-Australia Working group: Guidelines

for timber legality

中澳工作组:合法性指南编制

APEC Legality Guide and China-Australian

Country

Specific Guidelines《中澳木材合法性国别指南》《APEC非法采伐和相关贸易专家组木材合法性指南模板》

China’s policy on forestry

investment and trade

中国对非投资政策

China’s policy and actions to

Africa

中国对非的政策与行动

Part 3

China-Africa

cooperation

中非两国合作

• Mozambique

•中莫桑比克: 正在商签合作协议

China - Africa

Cooperation Forum

中非合作论坛

China - Africa

Information

Partnership

中非信息伙伴关系

China - Africa

Development Fund

中非发展基金

MOU

签署林业合作谅解备忘录

Forestry economic and

trade cooperation

开展中非林业经贸合作

China’s policy and actions towards Africa

中国对非的政策与行动

China’s policy on forestry investment and

trade中国林业外贸与投资政策

Credit support policy，eg

China-Africa Development

Fund, China-Africa Capacity

Cooperation Fund

Foreign exchange support

policy

Insurance support

policyTax support policy

保险支持政策

信贷支持政策，如中非发展基金、中非产能合作基金

外汇支持政策

税收支持政策

support policy支持政策

From harvesting to processing,

From trade to investment

Part 4

Prediction of

China-Africa

cooperation

中非合作预测

China’s forestry investment to Africa中国对非投资

China’s investment to

different continents

In 2016, China's foreign direct

investment (net flow) was US

$196.15 billion, an increase of

34.7%. In 2016, China's foreign

direct investment accounted for

13.5% and 5.2% of the current

year's global flow and stock,

respectively. China’s net flow

ranked the second of the total

countries in the world, an increase

of 3.6% percentage compared to

the previous year 2015. China’s

stock increased by 0.8%, ranked

from the eighth of the previous

year 2015 to the sixth.2016 年，中国对外直接投资净额（流量）为 1961.5 亿美元 , 同比增长34.7%。2016 年中国对外直接投资分别占全球当年流量、存量的 13.5% 和5.2%，流量承上年继续位列按全球国家（地区）排名的第 2 位，占比较上年提升 3.6 个百分点，存量由 2015 年的第 8 位跃至第 6 位，占比提升 0.8

个百分点。

Current status of China’s forestry investment to

Africa中国对非投资现状

In 2016, China invested US $ 2.4

billion to Africa, decreased by19.4

% compared to last year,

accounted for 1.2 % of China’s

foreign direct investment flows.

South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia,

Zambia, Angola, Uganda,

Cameroon, Egypt are the main

invested countries.

2016年海外投资流向非洲 24

亿美元，同比下降 19.4%，占当年对外直接投资流量的1.2%。主要流向南非、加纳、埃塞俄比亚、赞比亚、安哥拉、乌干达、喀麦隆、埃及等国家。

Prediction of China-Africa cooperation中非合作预测

Encourage enterprises’ cultivation of forest resources, to

change from simply wood harvesting, processing and

utilization, to promoting the sustainable use of forests, and

from simple timber trade to investment

引导鼓励企业开展森林资源培育，从单纯的木材采伐加工利用，到下一步促进森林可持续利用，从单纯的木材贸易到开展投资

Green Development

绿色发展

Chinese government

attaches great

importance to green

development中国政府重视绿色发展

Green finance policy

brings opportunities

for responsible Wood

Products trade and

Investment绿色金融为负责任的林产品贸易与投资提供了机遇

Consumers

favor green

products消费者偏好绿色产品

Trend of China’s forestry investment to

Africa中国对非投资趋势