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Certifications/Standards

Title: Forest Stewardship Council - FSC

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

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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.

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FSC Certifiers

Title: Other Certifiers

Link:
http://www.fsc.org/en/about/accreditation/accred_certbod

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

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

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Title: Smartwood Program

Link:
http://www.smartwood.org

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Title: Southern Forests Network

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

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Other Certifications for Wood

Title: ATFS - American Tree Farm System

Link:
http://www.treefarmsystem.org

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Certification program promoting the growth of renewable forest resources on private lands.

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

Link:
http://www.csa.ca

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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

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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

Wood

Title: Forest Stewardship Council - FSC

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

Body:

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.

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Term: Wood