FOREST FOCUS
(EC regulation n° 2152/2003)
INTENTION : BIOSOILS
to broaden the scope of the monitoring
scheme to new environmental issues such
as soils and forest biodiversity
(Article 6: demonstration projects)
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Demonstration Project
Further development of soil and
biodiversity monitoring
(Standing Forestry Committee – 22/10/2004)
Soil Module
 Comes close to a new survey
 Will be used to test the recently
updated ICP Forests manual
22/10/2004
85th Standing Forestry Committee
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Background
 1st Forest Soil Condition Database
1985-1998
5,289 Level I plots in 28 Countries
Limitations:
 58 % overlap with Crown Condition dbase
 Only limited number of plots with complete
mandatory dataset
 No possibilities for element pools
calculation (limited depths and bulk
densities missing)
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Background
Soil data quality:
 Transnational comparability of data limited
 Missing pedological information (soil and site
description) to allow for integrity checks
First step : Update of ICP Forest Manual on
‘Sampling and Analysis of Soil’ Part IIIa (2003)
 Level II soil condition: soil chemistry
Characterised from 1995 onwards
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Major Objectives
Complete and Improve the quality of Forest Soil
Condition Database (Level I and II)
 Improve overlay with Crown Condition database on
4635 plots within EU25 (2003) – 5915 plots (30
countries)
 Complete (updated) set of mandatory parameters on
all Level I plots – optional parameters desirable
 Create data compatibility important for other
European objectives (e.g. EU Thematic Soil Strategy)
 Monitor changes in soil chemistry after 10 years
 Testing of updated manual and other QA/QC efforts
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Time schedule
Phase I 2005
Phase
II
Phase
III
Preparation of survey: develop
QA/QC strategy, planning
meetings, ring test
2006Soil survey and soil analysis in the
2007
MS and central laboratory
by end Central database completed
2008
2009 - Data evaluation, interpretation and
?
reporting, writing of Forest Soil
Condition Report
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Actors
 Co-ordination by Forest Soil Coordinating Centre in close co-operation
with JRC
 Survey and soil analyses by MS’s
 Subset of samples and parameters
analysed by central laboratory
 After completion database => JRC and
DG ENV
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Cost estimate per plot:
sampling and analyses
Level I: Mandatory parameters
€ 1000
Level I: Mandatory and optional
parameters
Level II: Mandatory parameters
€ 2200
Level II: Mandatory and optional
parameters
Soil profile description
€ 7600
€ 5200
€ 2000
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Cost estimates
 Costs partly depend on:
 Level I and/or Level II plots?
 about 4800 Level I and 750 Level II
 All plots or subset?
 Mandatory or mandatory and optional
parameters (see ICP Forests manual)?
 Include soil profile descriptions and related
laboratory analyses?
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Scenario 1: Mandatory
param. all level I and II plots
Costs/
#
point Plots
FSCC preparation
FSCC co-ordination survey
FSCC data evaluation,
interpretation and reporting
Soil survey Level I: :all plots
mand. param.
Soil survey Level II: all plots
mand. param.
Data management for plots
Transport of subset samples
Central laboratory
Total
Total €
333,305
513,600
EU contr.
%
€
100 333,305
100 513,600
366,475
100 366,475
1000 4700 4,700,000 75 3,525,000
5200
750 3,900,000 75 2,925,000
100
15
600
5450 545,000
1200 18,000
1200 720,000
75 408,750
75 13,500
100 720,000
8,805,630
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Scenario 2: Level I: Mand.
param. all, Optional subset
Level II: Mand. & Option. subset
Cost
#
/ plot Plots
Total €
EU contr.
%
€
333,305
100
513,600
100
366,475
100
75 4,605,000
FSCC preparation of survey
333,305
FSCC co-ordination of survey
513,600
FSCC
data
evaluation,
366,475
interpretation & reporting
Soil survey Level I mand.:
1000 3500 3,500,000
Mand. & optional parameters: 2200 1200 2,640,000
Soil survey Level II: subset of 7600 250 1,900,000
plots, Mand. & opt. param.
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Data management of plots
100 4950
495,000 75
Transport of subset samples
15 1200
18,000 75
Central laboratory
600 1200
100
Total
1,425,000
371,250
13,500
720,000
8,348,130
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Planning
FSEP workshop on QA/QC
29-30 November 2004
initially meant for limited N° experts
New invitation, new programme:
Monday 29/11
FSEP workshop on
QA/QC
Tuesday 30/11
FSEP meeting
on demonstration
project
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Monday 29 Nov ‘04
8:30 – 12:30: QA/QC in the field
14:00 – 17:30: QA/QC in the laboratory
Tuesday 30 Nov ‘04
Proposal of demonstration project:
• Content: What and how? Which scenario?
• Timing: When?
• Role of the MS, JRC, FSCC: Who?
• Structure of national programmes
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