TNFD + SFI Fiber Sourcing

Placeholder indicator: Measures against unintentional introduction of invasive alien species (IAS)⁸⁴ (C4.0)

Proportion of high-risk activities operated under appropriate measures to prevent unintentional introduction of IAS, or low-risk designed activities.

No further guidance.

⁸⁴ Due to the measurement of levels of invasive species for organisations being a developing area, the chosen indicator focuses on whether an appropriate management response is in place for the organisation. The additional sets of metrics contain measurement of the level of invasive species within an area. The TNFD intends to do further work with experts to define ‘high-risk activities’ and ‘low-risk designed activities’.

Performance Measure 6.2. Certified Organizations shall work individually and/or with SFI Implementation Committees, logging or forestry associations, or appropriate agencies or others in the forestry community to foster improvement in the professionalism of wood producers specific to qualified logging professionals.

Indicator 2. Participation in or support of SFI Implementation Committees to establish criteria and identify delivery mechanisms for wood producer continuing education training courses that shall be taken by qualified logging professionals at least once every two years to maintain their status. The continuing education training course(s) shall address one or more of the following topics: c. reforestation, invasive species management, forest resource conservation, aesthetics and special sites;

Performance Measure 7.1. Certified Organizations shall support and promote efforts by consulting foresters, state, provincial and federal agencies, state or local groups, professional societies, conservation organizations, Indigenous Peoples and governments, community groups, sporting organizations, labor, universities, extension agencies, the American Tree Farm System® and/or other landowner cooperative programs to apply principles of sustainable forest management.

Indicator 2. Support individually or and/or through cooperative efforts involving SFI Implementation Committees, education and outreach to forest landowners describing the importance of and providing implementation guidance on: f. control of invasive species;