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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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• Title: ATFS - American Tree Farm System
  Link: http://www.treefarmsystem.org
  Body:

  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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• Title: CSA-SFM - Canadian Standards Association - Sustainable Forest Management
  Link: http://www.csa-international.org/product_areas/forest_products_marking/Default.asp?language=english
  Body:

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

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• 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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• Title: SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative
  Link: http://www.sfiprogram.org
  Body:

  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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