UPM-Biofore-Magazine-3-2014-EN

TEXT MARSHA MILLER

PHOTOGRAPHY UPM AND JOHN CONNELLY

UPM set six global biodiversity targets in 2006 and reaffirmed those targets in 2011 to guide the development of individual country targets and local level forest tract actions plans.

TEXT MARSHA MILLER

PHOTOGRAPHY UPM AND JOHN CONNELLY

Biodiversity Targets Take Root

1 2 3 Maintain and increase

Manage deadwood quality and quantity to enhance biodiversity. Deadwood provides an important habitat, shelter and food source for insects, especially beetles, fungi and lichens, but also birds, bats and mammals. Wood inhabiting species breakdown the wood structure releasing nutrients back into the soil where they can help living trees and other vegetation to grow.

Protect valuable habitats and manage them for their biodiversity value. Valuable habitats provide the richest and most varied components for biodiversity. They are often naturally small and the specialised conditions mean that many rare species can inhabit them.

proportion of native tree species and their natural composition. Use harvest and regeneration techniques to ensure that tree species native to a particular site thrive.

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