Logging Road in Dvinsky Forest in Russia

A logging road in the Ust-Pokshengsky LPH concession is an example of initial fragmentation in the Dvinsky Forest (IFL), which then leads to further degradation of IFL high conversation values due to detrimental edge effects and/or access to logging large swaths of the IFL. Arkhangelsk Region, Russia.

Unique identifier: GP0STOHXH

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/07/2009

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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