{"id":4301,"date":"2024-12-11T03:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2024-12-11T03:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:48:03","slug":"sig-launches-forest-conservation-project-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4301","title":{"rendered":"SIG launches forest conservation project in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The project focuses on three key areas within the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. Credit: sarayut_sy via Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Swiss packaging company SIG<\/a>, in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Switzerland and WWF-Thailand, has initiated a forest conservation project aimed at protecting and enhancing forest landscapes in Thailand.<\/p>\n

The project focuses on improving forest management and connectivity across three key landscapes, Dawna Tenasserim, Lower Songkhram, and Dong Phayayen, covering a total of 60,000ha.<\/p>\n

Businesses such as SIG rely on wood fibres from forests to produce paperboard for their carton packs. The company has been sourcing Forest Stewardship Council-certified paperboard since 2021, benefiting both biodiversity and local communities.<\/p>\n

This project is part of SIG\u2019s broader commitment to positively impact an additional 650,000ha of forest by 2030.<\/p>\n

The latest forest landscape project under WWF\u2019s Forests Forward programme follows two earlier initiatives in Mexico and Malaysia.<\/p>\n

WWF-Thailand conservation director Michael Roy said: \u201cOur partnership with SIG is giving WWF-Thailand the opportunity to scale up our on-the-ground protection and restoration work in three of Thailand\u2019s globally significant forest landscapes.<\/p>\n

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