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WCC 2016 Res 066 - Activity Report

Submitted by Rocco.Saracina on Thu, 11/28/2019 - 15:59
General Information
Strengthening corporate biodiversity measurement, valuation and reporting
IUCN Constituent: 
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2019
Geographic scope: 
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory: 
Canada
United States of America
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
NatureServe / United States of America
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), Boreal Avian Modeling Project (BAM), American Bird Conservancy (ABC), Resource Management Service, Hancock Natural Resource Group, J.D. Irving Ltd.
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activitiesSFI’s collaboration with NatureServe is developing and testing methodologies to quantify the contribution of SFI certified sustainably managed forests (now approximately 150 million ha) to biodiversity metrics and values. After completing pilot work of the methodology on three areas in the U.S., the project is now being tested on a cross-border area between Canada and the U.S. This work involves the participation of over a dozen different forest management entities, including both management companies and government agencies.On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Scientific/technical activitiesQuantifying the contribution of sustainably managed forests to biodiversity conservation across the SFI footprint in North America (currently over 150 million ha) is the ultimate goal of this work.