{"id":204,"date":"2021-12-13T20:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.staging.wordpress-linode.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/?post_type=definitions&#038;p=204"},"modified":"2021-12-13T21:15:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T21:15:23","slug":"forest","status":"publish","type":"definitions","link":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/definitions\/forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest"},"template":"","class_list":["post-204","definitions","type-definitions","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"definition":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or other land use. Forest includes natural forests (see separate definition) and tree plantations.\u00a0For the purpose of\u00a0implementing no-deforestation supply chain commitments, the focus is on preventing the conversion of natural forests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Quantitative thresholds (e.g., for tree height or canopy cover) established in legitimate national or sub-national forest definitions may take precedence over the generic thresholds in this definition.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Accountability Framework should not be interpreted as weakening or qualifying any protection or provision of national forestry laws, including when these laws apply to legally classed forests that are tree plantations or presently have little or no tree cover. As stated in Core Principle 3.4, company commitments are additional to applicable law, and when both apply to the same topic, the highest (more protective) standard prevails.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"13\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0AFi\u00a0advocates that natural forests be distinguished from tree plantations for the purpose of conducting forest inventories and quantifying forest loss and gain. This will facilitate comparability between government forest monitoring and the tracking of supply chain commitments focused on human-induced conversion of natural forests.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further support on applying this definition can be found here:\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/accountability-framework.org\/operational-guidance\/applying-the-definitions-related-to-deforestation-conversion-and-protection-of-ecosystems\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applying the Definitions Related to Deforestation, Conversion, and Protection of Ecosystems<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","source":{"text":"Accountability Framework Initiative - definitions","url":"https:\/\/accountability-framework.org\/the-framework\/contents\/definitions"},"include_in_modal":true},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - 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