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Certifications/Standards

Title: Forest Stewardship Council - FSC

Link: http://www.fsc.org/en/

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An international organization promoting responsible stewardship of the world's forests through certificates for forest management and chain of custody administered by third party auditors. Search for FSC certified products and species and certificate holders online here.

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FSC Certifiers

Title: Other Certifiers

Link: http://www.accreditation-services.com/uploads/media/5.3.1_2010-08-31-ASI_Accredited_CBs.doc.pdf

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These organizations are accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council to certify forest management enterprises that comply with the FSC Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship.

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Term: FSC Certifiers
Title: Scientific Certification Systems, Inc.

Link: http://www.scscertified.com/

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A global leader in third-party environmental, sustainability and food quality certification, auditing, testing and standards development. SCS LegalHarvest Verification (LHV) provides independent, third-party assessments of forests and forest product supply chains that reduce your risk of obtaining illegally harvested wood.

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Term: FSC Certifiers
Title: Smartwood Program

Link: http://www.smartwood.org

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The Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program offers a diverse set of certification and verification services. SmartWood Verification of Legal Origin (SW VLO) verifies that timber comes from a source that has a documented legal right to harvest. SmartWood Verification of Legal Compliance (SW VLC) expands upon the basic component of VLO by verifying that timber harvesting complies with a broader range of laws and regulations.

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Term: FSC Certifiers
Title: Southern Forests Network

Link: http://www.southernsustainableforests.org/

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The Southern Forests Network’s Group Certification Program provides private forestlands and small facilities with FSC certification and technical assistance.

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Other Certifications for Wood

Title: Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association

Link: http://www.appalachianwood.org/

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AHMI is a 200-member trade association headquartered in High Point, N.C.

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Term: Other Certifications for Wood
Title: ATFS - American Tree Farm System

Link: http://www.treefarmsystem.org

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ATFS certifies landowners to the American Forest Foundation’s Standards of Sustainability for Forest Certification to ensure markets remain open to Tree Farmer’s wood, by undergoing third-party certification audits by independent, ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited certification bodies.

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Term: Other Certifications for Wood
Title: CSA-SFM - Canadian Standards Association - Sustainable Forest Management

Link: http://www.csa-international.org/product_areas/forest_products_marking/Default.asp?language=english

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Canadian standards employing principles of sustainable forest management with certification and chain of custody tracking.

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Term: Other Certifications for Wood
Title: PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

Link: http://www.pefc.org

Body:
The PEFC is a global umbrella organization committed to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third party forest certification. Sustainable forest management is based on environmentally, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests for present and future generations.

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Term: Other Certifications for Wood
Title: SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Link: http://www.sfiprogram.org

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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives and performance measures developed by professional foresters, conservationists and scientists, among others that combines the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, soil and water quality.

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Term: Other Certifications for Wood