UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

The Forest Stewardship Council ™ is an international body that aims to promote responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable environmental

management of the world’s forests by establishing a global set of principles and recognised and respected criteria. Through its working methods in accordance with FSC ® Principles and Criteria, UPM Forestal Oriental favours the maintenance of ecosystem and biodiversity functions, contributes to the country’s scientific expertise and provides education on environmental conservation.

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC ™ ) is an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion of sustainable forest

management through independent certification of the implementation of stringent environmental, social and ethical standards. The PEFC ™ is a certification scheme that instead of having a single standard for sustainable forest management applicable to all countries or regions, recognises and validates the standards developed by each country. To do this, it has a number of requirements on how the standard should be developed, the central aspects that must be taken into account and the environmental, social and legal compliance parameters that must be considered.

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