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Sustainable woodland management
The basis of all actions will be sustainable woodland management, which is defined as:
The stewardship and use of woodland to meet the social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations.
The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) sets the framework for the protection and management of woodlands. This standard sets out the criteria for the sustainable management of all forests and woodlands in the UK. It is the centrepiece of a system to guide and monitor forestry. It is linked to developing international protocols for sustainable forestry.
The UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) has been developed jointly by Government and forestry, environmental and social interests for the independent certification of forest management. UKWAS in based on the UK Forestry Standard and enables timber from certified woodland to access markets which are increasingly demanding credible independent assurance that timber products come from sustainably managed sources.
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