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Keywords
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Forests (campaign title)
Forests (topography)
KWCI (GPI)
Nature
Outdoors
Trees
Dvinsky Forest in Russia
Large decaying logs inside Dvinsky Forest (IFL), which would not be found in a badly managed forest, remain moist even during severe droughts and at different decay stages, and are essential habitat for many indicator and specialist species of fungus, moss and lichen. FSC certification should help to protect IFLs as they are considered HCV2, however, FSC is certifying logging practices that are damaging or destroying these irreplaceable forests. Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.
Unique identifier:
GP0STOHXL
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
08/07/2009
Locations:
Eastern Europe
,
Russia
Credit line:
© Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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FSC Becomes Serious Threat to Russia's Intact Forest Landscapes
A Greenpeace case study on FSC in Russia shows how the Dvinsky Forest intact forest landscape (IFL) in Arkhangelsk region, northwest Russia, is being destroyed, despite much of the area being formerly or currently FSC certified. With an area of just under one million hectares, Dvinsky Forest is well known for the same high conservation values that the FSC system pledges to preserve.
The world’s last large intact forest landscapes play a crucial role in mitigating climate change, conserving biodiversity, supporting the livelihoods of forest dependent peoples and providing ecosystem services. It is time for FSC to set clear thresholds for IFL protection.
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