In this Webinar we aim to discuss the role of planted forests on reducing the pressure over primary forests in the Tropics, as a provider of non-wood forest products and of ecosystem services. Also go into the importance of the presence of primary/non-productive forests in tropical regions and the sustainable management of natural tropical forests.
Listen to our speakers’ opinion if dedicating forests only to environmental conservation may provide better ecological returns than integrated forests when considering challenges such as lower economical returns, adaptation of cultural practices, backlash from the industry etc…
Discuss strategies for the integration of biodiversity conservation values in timber production forests and go into the ecological importance of primary forests, opposed to those focused on timber production. Also discuss policy development for the maintenance of non productive forests.

Speakers:
– Andreas Schuck and Jakob Derks from the European Forest Institute
– Ulrich Mergner from Bayerische Staatsforsten
– Adriana Vidal from the IUCN