4. d) Forestry

The forestry sector plays a multifunctional role as a producer of renewable natural resources, provider of income and employment, manager of biodiversity, guarantor of in situ conservation of local tree species and provider of environmental services...

4d.1 Ensure that all forests are managed sustainably using appropriate close-to-nature forestry...

To address the problem of overexploitation, sustainable forest management practices were implemented in Belgium. As described earlier, the concept of "forestry practices closer to nature ", based on ecosystem dynamics, encompasses existing approaches...

4d.2 Promote Forest biodiversity conservation through independent and credible forest certification...

Forest certification is considered one of the most important initiatives of the last decade to promote sustainable forest management, and certification has been underway in Belgium since 1994. Several certification schemes exist worldwide; the best-...