Forest Education

More than half of the earth’s original forest cover has been destroyed due to human activity such as development, agriculture and logging.

Protecting the earth’s remaining forest cover is now an urgent task.

A forest’s ecosystem is made up of all kinds of living things.  Trees, soil, undergrowth, insects, and animals all play a critical part in helping to maintaining life on earth.  Forests create oxygen and filter out air pollutants which helps us breathe and helps stabilize global climate by absorbing carbon dioxide.  They act like sponges and soak up rainfall which prevents floods and purifies the water we drink.  Forests provide a home for 90% of the plant and animal species that live on land.

Forests are commercially important since they yield valuable resources like wood, rubber and medicinal plants.

Climate change is significantly impacting our lands.  It is imperative that we dutifully manage the lands in our care in order to sustain their diversity and productivity.

Forest certification was launched over a decade ago to help protect forests from destructive logging practices.  Forest certification was developed to act as a seal of approval.  It is a means of informing consumers that a wood or paper product comes from forests managed in accordance with strict environmental and social standards.