CONSERVATION Corridors

“Integrate biodiversity conservation with socio-economic wellbeing and optimal timber production.”

With the huge decline in biodiversity worldwide, many commercial sectors are seeking ways to sustain wildlife beyond formally protected areas. The South African forestry industry is engaging in this vision. The old days of wall-to-wall forestry are gone. Today, responsible forestry puts in place large networks of conservation corridors between plantation forest compartments.

The approach embraces the principles of , where knowledge is gathered, and good practices implemented to promote better plantation management. Well-designed and -managed plantations can