Bulletin Issue 114 - January 2007

High Conservation Value Forests

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High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF), is a conceptual tool originally aimed at zoning forested landscapes in order to optimise forest management. Born out of a voluntary certification scheme (FSC), it is now being pushed forward by corporations, governments and big conservation NGOs. Given that this tool raises a number of questions regarding the benefits and drawbacks of its use, this bulletin is aimed at providing information and analysis to facilitate informed participation in the debate.

WRM Bulletin
114
January 2007

OUR VIEWPOINT

THE NEED FOR DECISIONS

A TOOLKIT AND A NETWORK

HCVF APPLICATION IN PRACTICE