Year of publication 2010

This book is a collection of articles related to biodiversity conservation in certified tropical forest. It tries to explore several themes related to the above topic, such as: standards in forest certification, monitoring biodiversity, high value plantation, benefit of forest certification. It also shows different perspectives analysing practical experiences around the world. The book is dedicated to foresters and professionals which have interest in forest resources conservation and their sustainable management and use, combining both biodiversity conservation and forest certification in order to maximize the protection effects. Government agencies, so as local communities and smallholders can benefit too from that information. The purpose of this book is to provide information through reviews and analyses on multiple aspects of biodiversity conservation and to stimulate discussion and awareness on the issue, within the framework of forest certification.