To ensure that, despite the growing demand for forest biomass, harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner in forests where regeneration is ensured, that special attention is given to areas explicitly designated for the protection of biodiversity, landscapes and specific natural elements, that biodiversity resources are preserved and that carbon stocks are tracked, woody raw material should emanate only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that are developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe and that are implemented through national law or the best management practices at sourcing area level.
Chun a áirithiú, in ainneoin an éilimh mhéadaithigh ar bhithmhais foraoiseachta, go ndéantar an saothrú ar bhealach inbhuanaithe i bhforaoisí ina n-áirithítear athghiniúint, go dtugtar aird speisialta ar limistéir atá ainmnithe go sonrach chun bithéagsúlacht, tírdhreacha agus gnéithe nádúrtha ar leith a chosaint, go gcaomhnaítear acmhainní bithéagsúlachta agus go ndéantar stoic charbóin a rianú, ba cheart don amhábhar adhmaid teacht ó fhoraoisí a shaothraítear i gcomhréir le prionsabail an bhainistithe inbhuanaithe foraoisí, agus ó na foraoisí sin amháin, faoi phróisis foraoise idirnáisiúnta amhail Foraoisí na hEorpa agus ba cheart iad a chur chun feidhme trí bhíthin dlíthe náisiúnta nó na gcleachtas bainistíochta is fearr ar leibhéal an limistéir foinsithe.