Conserving and restoring forests is about much more than ‘just’ planting trees. SIG is supporting three conservation and restoration programmes with WWF in vital forest landscapes around the world.
The Central Pacific Corridor forest landscape is a mosaic of rich biodiversity, including iconic species such as jaguars and expansive river basins, interwoven with agricultural land and urban settlements. This complexity means the landscape is shaped by both ecological and socio-economic processes, requiring a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to ensure its long-term sustainability. Effective conservation here needs to go beyond tree planting.
By supporting an integrated landscape approach to conservation and restoration, a company's investment can have a much longer-lasting impact that is good for nature, climate and people. A landscape approach addresses systemic ecological challenges—such as soil degradation, water cycles, and habitat connectivity—that influence forest health. Crucially, it also recognizes the role of local communities as stewards of the land. Without their active participation, conservation efforts often falter over time.
SIG is showing leadership by supporting WWF's landscape approach in not only the Central Pacific Corridor, but in Malaysia and Thailand too.