Partnering with WWF Switzerland
Since 2022, WWF and SIG are working together in Mexico, Malaysia and Thailand to improve the management of forest landscapes, along with protecting and restoring ecosystems home to at-risk wildlife.
As a Forests Forward participant, SIG is also working to source responsible paperboard by sourcing 100% FSC and engage with key suppliers to improve forest management.
WWF Switzerland
WWF is an independent global conservation organization, formed in 1961 and committed to building a future where people and nature thrive.
Its mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by:
- Conserving the world's biological diversity
- Ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable
- Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption
Our forest partnership projects
Improving forest landscapes in Mexico
The Central Pacific Landscape is home to some of Mexico’s richest nature. The area and its biodiversity are increasingly threatened by land use change and degradation linked to expansion of agricultural and livestock production. The project we fund is focused on improving the management of 100,000 hectares of forest through activities such as capacity building on livestock management, biomonitoring and conservation area management, along with implementing restoration on 750 hectares of forest, in order to create habitat corridors for jaguars.
Protecting biodiversity in Malaysia
The Ulu Muda Forest Complex in Malaysia consists of nearly 164,000 hectares of abundant forest across eight connecting forest reserves as well as an ecological corridor. It contains one of the last remaining large intact lowland forests in the world and is home to a huge diversity of plant and animal species. The project we are funding is focused on governance-related activities aiming to improve the landscape management of over 170,000 hectares of forest (including a critical ecological corridor), along with piloting the restoration of 25 hectares of degraded forest in the landscape.
Protecting and connecting key landscapes in Thailand
The project is focused on three unique landscapes in Thailand: Dawna Tenasserim, home to the last robust tiger and leopard populations in the region; Lower Songkhram, spawning and breeding grounds for globally threatened freshwater megafauna; and Dong Phayayen Landscapes, home to the second largest elephant population in the country and the world's largest remaining stands of Siamese rosewood. The project is designed to contribute to Thailand's 30% by 2030 target, through conservation activities and improved forest management training across 60,000 hectares of forest.
Milestones and progress
Dive into the details of our milestone plans for our projects with WWF and see how we're making real progress together. Explore our initiatives and join us on our journey to support thriving forests.
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WWF Forests Forward
In 2022 SIG joined Forests Forward, a signature WWF programme for corporate action that focuses on forest-linked supply chains, stewardship and landscape conservation.
Through Forests Forward, SIG is working with WWF on two of the programme’s action areas: sourcing (focusing on FSC supply, transparency and engaging suppliers) and funding WWF forest landscape conservation and restoration projects (in Mexico, Thailand and Malaysia as described above).
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