The study was financed by the WWF Germany and the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development.PLI conceived together with JSB and supervised the study in the framework of his long-term research program facilitated by the research professorships“Biodiversity and natural resource management under global change”(2009–2015)as well as“Ecosystem-based sustainable development”(since 2015)granted by Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development.
Background:Over the last 25 years,the prominent forest certification system established by the Forest Stewardship Council(FSC)has used by many companies worldwide for claiming responsible forest management.The objecti...