A regulatory term referring to naturally regenerated forest of native tree species.
Primary forest is part of the formal vocabulary used in traceability, origin evidence, and deforestation-related due diligence. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products
naturally regenerated forest of native tree species, where there are no clearly visible indications of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed;
Reference: Article 2, point 8
In practice, this term matters when companies collect, structure, verify, or communicate sustainability data within traceability, origin evidence, and deforestation-related due diligence.
For Minespider, primary forest is not just descriptive language. It is a modeling term that affects how sustainability, emissions, lifecycle, or product information should be captured and compared.