Background

With support from HP, WWF-China is working to improve plantation and forest management by engaging with forest farms in nine provinces across China, including Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, and Sichuan, to help them pursue Forest Stewardship Council® certification, with a focus on improving the management of high conservation value forests.

Scope of Work

With support from HP, WWF and its partners in China will engage with state forest management agencies and others to implement better management practices on more than 220,000 acres (89,000 hectares) of forests and plantations, qualifying these areas for FSC certification. WWF will prioritize areas that have the greatest potential for conservation or community benefits through the implementation of these improved practices. WWF will also provide training and technical support to forest workers around management practices that can deliver enhanced environmental and social benefits as well as responsible timber production.

Consumer awareness and demand for responsibly sourced products is critical to forest conservation. To that end, WWF built into the collaboration work that WWF-China will do to engage Chinese consumers to help raise awareness of responsible forestry and forest-friendly products.