Publication: Great Apes and logging
Great Apes and logging
| dc.contributor.author | Kreveld, A. van | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:58:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:58:32Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/1082 | |
| dc.title | Great Apes and logging | en |
| dcterms.abstract | All species of great apes are (critically) endangered; their continued existence depends on the conservation of the tropical rainforests. In the Congo Basin, the area inhabited by the chimpanzee, bonobo and gorilla, only 10–15% of the forests are legally protected, either as national park or nature reserve. The figure for South East Asia, where the orang-utan dwells, is about 20%. Many times that area of forest (in some countries up to 90%) is leased as logging concession. Effectively protected national parks and nature reserves are preferable habitats for great apes. However, since many great apes dwell in logging concessions, their continued existence depend, therefore, to a great extend on how well they can survive in these logging concessions. This report deals with great apes and the threat posed to them by logging. Other major threats to great apes, such as disease (ebola), the conversion of forests to palm oil plantations and a lack of effective management in protected areas, lie outside the scope of this report and are not discussed in detail. This report, which is based on several scientific studies, information from nature conservationists and large logging companies, aims to offer insights into FSC's (Forest Stewardship Council) effectiveness as an instrument for the protection of chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orang-utans. FSC is the leading, most broadly supported global forest certification system for responsible logging. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Van Kreveld, A. and Roerhorst, I., 2009. Great apes and logging. WorldWide Fund, Zeist. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2009 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | Other | en |
| dcterms.publisher | World Wide Fund for Nature | |
| dcterms.type | Report | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Biodiversity | |
| fsc.subject | Stakeholder consultation | |
| fsc.subject | Forests | |
| fsc.subject | Auditor Assessment | |
| fsc.subject | Certification | |
| fsc.subject | FSC | |
| fsc.subject | SFI | |
| fsc.subject | Procedures | |
| fsc.subject | Potential Improvements | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Public funds (government, EU funding, public research grants) | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.region | Africa | |
| is.coverage.region | Asia | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Focus groups | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent researcher data | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | In FSC certified concessions, selective logging is combined with the prevention of undesirable side effects. Hunting and illegal logging are reduced by closing off roads and guarding them and selected fruit trees are preserved. This forms a significant contrast to other forms of logging. | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | several new studies have appeared on great apes in FSC concessions. In a survey of FSC concessions run by CEB / Precious Woods Gabon, the population densities of gorillas found in areas which had been logged a decade previously were comparable to those found in reserves (Barroso Pujol, 2008). Intensive control ensures that there is barely any hunting in the concession. | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Monitoring report - collective | |
| is.evidenceType | Monitoring report | |
| is.focus.products | Other forestry and logging | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Plant and wildlife conservation | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Rare, threatened and endangered species | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international840 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.link.url | https://africa.fsc.org/preview.great-apes-and-logging.a-63.pdf |