PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 6 BIODIVERSITY

1. Habitat

2. Modified Habitat

3. Natural Habitat

4. Critical Habitat

5. Legally protected Areas

6. Invasive Alien Species

7. Natural and Plantation Forests

8. Freshwater and Marine Systems

NATURAL AND PLANTATION FORESTS 

Manage renewable natural resources in a sustainable manner.

Demonstrate the sustainable management of the resources through an appropriate system of independent certification.

Forests are principal providers of natural resources, and need to be managed as follows:

Not cause any conversion or degradation of critical habitat.

Locate plantation projects on unforested land or land already converted (excluding land that is converted in anticipation of the
project).

Ensure that all natural forests and plantations are independently certified as meeting standards compatible with internationally criteria for sustainable forest management. (Criteria & Indicators for Forests).

Where this not yet available, develop an action plan for achieving such certification.