Identify and protect ecologically important areas
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
The company must identify and protect ecologically important areas. This concerns ecosystems and nature.
PEFC·clause 8.4.2·p.21; 28
Ecosystem Health
This credential is recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard, LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement, BREEAM Mat 03 Responsible sourcing of construction products, EnviroDevelopment National Technical Standards, Homestar recognised eco-labels and IAQ schemes, Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1 and Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible Products.
- Exemption
- This does not prohibit forest management activities that do not damage the important ecological values of those biotopes.
Original wording
Sustainable Forest Management, PEFC ST 1003 clause 8.4.2 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
Details
What the product must meet
- Exemptions
- This does not prohibit forest management activities that do not damage the important ecological values of those biotopes.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Ecosystem Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
PEFC · Sustainable Forest Management, PEFC ST 1003 · version PEFC ST 1003:2024 · clause 8.4.2 · page 21; 28 · build 2026-10-22-0117 · https://klarcite.com/r/6b1a35762ba62c87
Record details
Page 21; 28 of the file (printed page 21), 8.4 Criterion 4: Maintenance, conservation and appropriate enhancement of biolog. Read in build 2026-10-22-0117, harvested 2026-10-22.
uid 6b1a35762ba62c87 · document 59acb02328df9057 · fidelity verbatim · published 2024