A new study reveals compelling evidence that forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Gabon and the Republic of Congo have more larger mammals and critically endangered species, such as gorillas and elephants, than non-FSC-certified forests.
The research was led by Joeri Zwerts of Utrecht University with support from WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). It was published in Nature in April 2024. Zwerts and his team used 474 camera traps across 14 logging concessions, seven FSC-certified and seven non-FSC-certified, in the Congo basin.
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