Identify and protect ecologically important areas
PEFC·clause 8.4.1·p.21; 28
The requirement
Sustainable Forest Management, PEFC ST 1003 clause 8.4.1 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. 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.
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
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Ecosystem Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
PEFC · Sustainable Forest Management, PEFC ST 1003 · version PEFC ST 1003:2024 · clause 8.4.1 · page 21; 28 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/bc6696fc7bd03727
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 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid bc6696fc7bd03727 · document 59acb02328df9057 · fidelity verbatim · published 2024