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WCC 2020 Res 008 - Activity Report

Submitted by Kathy.ABUSOW on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 21:07
General Information
Protecting rivers and their associated ecosystems as corridors in a changing climate
IUCN Constituent: 
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2020
Geographic scope: 
North America and the Caribbean
Country/Territory: 
United States of America
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
NatureServe / United States of America
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
University of Georgia, Georgia SFI Implementation Committee
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activitiesSFI engaged with the University of Georgia to assess the impact of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard on water quality and biodiversity in the region. SFI’s Forest Management Standard has four objectives which seek to positively impact water quality and biodiversity. Objective 1 has four indicators that address the conservation and promotion of biodiversity, including forests of exceptional conservation value, within a mill’s wood and fiber supply area. Objective 2 requires the use of best management practices to protect water quality and a system to monitor their implementation. Objective 3 requires a mill to promote the use of qualified logging and resource professionals to protect water quality and measures to conserve biodiversity, and Objective 6 has requirements addressing the training and education of these logging and resources professionals.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
There have been multiple publications that stem from this project that indicate the impact of the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard on biodiversity and water quality. While the project in on-going, the results include multiple publications suggesting that water quality in wood baskets which have a higher number of SFI mills has improved over time relative to wood baskets where SFI mills are not present.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Publication in Forest Policy and Economics (2021)
Publication in Trees, Forests and People (2021)
Publication in Forest Policy and Economics (2021)