Submitted by
Rocco.Saracina
on Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:07
General Information
Resolution
46483
IUCN Constituent
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory
Canada
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
SFI participated in a meeting of the association of Governors and Premiers of the Great Lakes and St-Lawrence to help assist with their development of a program to incorporate biodiversity measurement and valuation under the umbrella of a Great Lakes Impact Investing Platform (GLIIP), aimed at encouraging investment in the Great Lakes basin that will accrue benefits to the environment and society while providing an economic return.
Status
Completed
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
SFI developed the SFI Threatened, Endangered and Species at Risk module for voluntary application by Canadian Program forest management companies in the context of their Forest Management certification. The Module is designed to encourage forest managers to document species of conservation concern within their management areas, and report on the efforts being made to conserve and recover those species, both within and beyond any legal requirements.
Status
On-going
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
The SFI Threatened, Endangered and Species at Risk module will be finalized and incorporated and/or applied in forest certification activities in North America by 2021.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member