Released Today! - ETFRN 51 - Biodiversity Conservation in Certified Forests

ETFRN has just launched ETFRN News Issue 51 on Biodiversity Conservation in Certified Forests, now available at: http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/newsletter/news51/index.html.

See Certification in Indonesia: A practitioner perspective – a must-read for anyone interested in a well-informed point view on some of the things needed to make certification work on the ground: http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/newsletter/news51/Chapters/3.3Bleaney.pdf.

This joint-article by RAFT partners TFT, TNC and TFF considers certification as a biodiversity conservation tool in Indonesia based on extensive practical experience working with forest managers and communities. The article looks at conservation benefits from reduced impact logging (RIL) and High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF) and presents a case of what this looks like in practice. Authors also share key lessons about ensuring the effectiveness of certification as a conservation tool and challenges going forward.

Also see articles by TNC (http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/newsletter/news51/Chapters/4.1Price.pdf) 

and WWF GFTN (http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/newsletter/news51/Chapters/4.4White.pdf).