Forest Certification
About Volunteer Certification/The American Tree Farm System
"Voluntary verification/certification programs are not new to forestry in the United States. Today, nearly 70,000 non-industrial, private landowners have 11.3 million hectares of forests." Learn about the American Tree Farm System.
"Voluntary verification/certification programs are not new to forestry in the United States. Today, nearly 70,000 non-industrial, private landowners have 11.3 million hectares of forests." Learn about the American Tree Farm System.
About's Primer on Forest Certification
Just what is forest certification?
Just what is forest certification?
Canadian Certification Standards
Canada's national criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management...
Canada's national criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management...
Certified Forest Products Council
"resource for architects, specifiers, value-added manufacturers, purchasing agents and anyone interested in sourcing certified wood and wood products."
"resource for architects, specifiers, value-added manufacturers, purchasing agents and anyone interested in sourcing certified wood and wood products."
European Forest Institute
EFI's take on forest certification...
EFI's take on forest certification...
Forest Stewardship Council
The FSC was created as an international accrediting organization to ensure public credibility and rigorous standards of forest product labels in the marketplace...
The FSC was created as an international accrediting organization to ensure public credibility and rigorous standards of forest product labels in the marketplace...
Forest Certification - SAF View
The Society of American Forester's task force on certification...
The Society of American Forester's task force on certification...
Global Forest and Trade Network
"Coordinated by the worldwide conservation organisation WWF, the Network is committed to producing and purchasing forest products from well-managed forests and to supporting independent certification."
"Coordinated by the worldwide conservation organisation WWF, the Network is committed to producing and purchasing forest products from well-managed forests and to supporting independent certification."
Institute for Sustainable Forestry
"Promoting forest management that contributes to the long-term ecological and economic well-being of forest-based communities in northwest California ~ and beyond."
"Promoting forest management that contributes to the long-term ecological and economic well-being of forest-based communities in northwest California ~ and beyond."
Overview of the Certification Process
"Certification Process in Sustainable Forest Management" by Fondo Sikod...
"Certification Process in Sustainable Forest Management" by Fondo Sikod...
Rogue Institute for Ecology and Economy
"from conflict to collaboration."
"from conflict to collaboration."
Pan European Forest Certification
This voluntary private sector initiative, will provide assurance to the customers of woodland owners that the products they buy come from independently certified forests...
This voluntary private sector initiative, will provide assurance to the customers of woodland owners that the products they buy come from independently certified forests...
SmartWood
Practical conservation through forestry certification...
Practical conservation through forestry certification...
Sustainable Forestry and Certification Watch
Independent not for profit agency looking a forest certification...
Independent not for profit agency looking a forest certification...
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFI is Industries answer to certification...
SFI is Industries answer to certification...