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Integrative Forest Management Guidelines
P7. Supporting landscape heterogeneity and functioning
Forest stands do not function in isolation. Biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and the provision of ecosystem services depend on ecological processes operating across the wider landscape. These processes can be supported through landscape-scale planning that protects watercourses and valuable habitats, maintains habitat connectivity, and promotes a diverse mosaic of forest structures.
P7-A1 Water retention and protection of watercourses
Managing forests at the watershed scale helps maintain natural water flows, protect water quality, reduce flood risk, and improve water availability during dry periods.
P7-A2-3 Landscape habitat networks and connectivity
Connected habitat networks allow species to move and disperse across forest landscapes.