Sustainable Forest Management, Biodiversity and Livelihoods: a good Practice Guide

CASE STUDY

• Source: IUCN 2009
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• GOOD PRACTICES

• A protected area is defined by IUCN as: an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means (IUCN n.d.).
• Forested protected areas can help safeguard a range of ecosystem goods and services, and are therefore a vital tool in managing for resilient forest ecosystems, and forest-dependent communities.
• Protected areas provide valuable and numerous benefits to:
• Protect biological diversity and evolutionary processes
• Prevent and reduce poverty by supporting livelihoods, providing social and cultural governance and subsistence values
• Ensuring breeding grounds for wildlife and fish, critical to food security
• Generate tremendous direct economic benefits, and serve as a key asset for the tourism industry—critical to many developing economies.
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