How do plantation management benefit natural forests?
Producing fiber from FSC certified plantations alleviates pressure off natural forests. Also, many FSC certified plantations actually contribute to the restoration of natural forests, by either allowing or actively promoting regeneration of natural forests in sensitive areas such as riparian zones or by creating a buffer around natural forest areas. This can be seen in many cases in different parts of the world, where plantation type operations have significant areas of natural forests within their boundaries.
