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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
  Body:

  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/
  Body:

  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
  Body:

  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/
  Body:

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

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  Term: FSC Certifiers