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Sustainable Forestry Practice and Biodiversity Impacts
Long-tailed tit building nest
Certification of timber production as sustainable forest practice is increasing in the UK & worldwide. Sustainable forestry is a means of providing raw materials whilst also providing a range of other ecosystem services and social benefits. Within sustainable forestry guidelines there are provisions for identifying and enhancing protected wildlife and habitats. However is not known to what extent the silvicultural techniques used for timber production affect wider biodiversity.Project objectives
- Identify UK forestry management practice most likely to affect forest biodiversity
- Identify if changes to forest management within commercial sustainable forestry could provide biodiversity benefits.
Key dates so far
- The remit and aims of the review have been identified
- Evidence based review methodology and protocols produced
Work planned or underway
The literature review is underway and reports are due to be produced by December 2011.Species affected (not UK birds)
Redpoll
Who to contact
Paul Bellamy
Conservation Scientist
E-mail: paul.bellamy@rspb.org.uk
Funding
This project is funded by The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK (http://www.ace-uk.co.uk)