FSC Guide to integrated pest, disease and weed management in ...

IPM GuideACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors are very grateful to Ms. Leonie Van Maesen for her important role as observer onbehalf of the NGOs and for her continuous and constructive input throughout the writing of thisguide.We would also like to specifically acknowledge the detailed and helpful responses from variousorganizations and individuals to the public consultation on an earlier version of the draft.The FSC would like to express its gratitude to Hivos for the financial support that made thiswork possible.The guide draws substantially on the following previously published work:Willoughby, I. et al. (2004). Reducing pesticide use in forestry. Forestry Commission PracticeGuide 15. Forestry Commission, Edinburgh, UK.The FSC would like to thank Ian Willoughby, Carlos Wilcken, Philip Ivey, Kevin O’Grady, fortheir support, availability and valuable work in producing this guide. The authors of this guideare from various backgrounds: forest silviculturist, entomologist and botanist and plantationforest management specialist.ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSFSCIPMGUIFSC-STDPANForest Stewardship CouncilIntegrated Pest, Disease and Weed ManagementFSC Guidance DocumentFSC StandardPesticides Action Network3 of 19