promote a vision of a European network of protected forests sufficiently large and strictly protected to prevent further extinction of forest species
ensure that commercial forest management practices in Europe do not harm forests of high biological value
support the recovery of biodiversity through restoration of intensively managed forests – both protected and commercial - to a more natural state

The FTF and BirdLife Partners work for forest protection through:

Locating and mapping biologically important forests in Europe
Organising seminars on key forest protection issues
Monitoring the effects of biodiversity enhancing measures in forests
Informing forest owners about environmentally friendly forestry
Promoting good quality, democratic certification schemes providing international and independent eco-labelling schemes for timber and timber products
Creating links among BirdLife Partners and other NGOs
Representing BirdLife’s viewpoint on environmentally benign forestry at international fora
works with the EU on forest issues, and publishes a wide variety of information on forest research and advocacy

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