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Stora Enso is a sponsor of a project managed
by WWF Russia known as the Pskov Model Forest. The project is aimed
at developing an environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial,
and economically viable forest management model for the Pskov region.
It also aims to encourage the dissemination of the positive experiences
and lessons learned to the forest industry sector in the region.
The first phase of the project, to be completed in May 2003, has
focused on raising public awareness, increasing public participation
in the management of the forest resources of the region, and sustainable
forest management. Stora Enso leases the land on which the project
is being carried out; and Stora Enso's Russian harvesting company,
STF-Strug, working in close cooperation with WWF Russia, carries
out harvesting.
The project has given Stora Enso invaluable experience on the practical
implementation and market impact of forest certification in Russia,
experience that can be applied in other regions in Russia.
Investing in public awareness
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