Managing Forests for Biodiversity: The Role of Sustainable Forest Certification

Описание: Biodiversity plays a major role in forest health—and is a key component of sustainable forest management and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. Healthy forests support more species, improve habitat, and add long-term value to landowners and communities.

In this episode of Forest Matters, NativState Wildlife Biologist Kevin Wood explains what biodiversity really means, why it matters for working forests, and how managing for species health creates broader benefits—from water quality to wildlife habitat to carbon markets.

Kevin also covers:
• How forest health and biodiversity are connected
• Indicator & keystone species
• Human impacts on waterways and habitat
• FSC criteria for biodiversity and conservation
• How biodiversity increases carbon credit value
• How NativState supports landowners with habitat management

Episode Highlights
0:42 – What is biodiversity?
2:04 – Why healthy forests support more species
3:50 – Threatened & endangered species examples
5:10 – Indicator species explained
7:59 – Habitat improvement benefits
9:28 – FSC biodiversity requirements
10:50 – Biodiversity & carbon credits
12:07 – Landowner expectations and support