Tracking and Certifying Sustainable Forests
MCLI Recommendation: “USDA should develop and promote a national climate-friendly wood product certification system analogous to its system for certifying organic produce.”
LPDD Recommendation: “The Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative should include in their sustainable forestry certification programs standards maximizing the potential for forestry CCS.”
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Forest Stewardship Council Certification
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international forest certification entity. It has certified more than 35 million acres of land in the US, including private, state, and federal forests.
Report, Forest Certification in North America
Hansen et al.’s 2006 report surveys the technical challenges to and opportunities from developing forest certification systems. It includes a list of major third-party forest and wood product certific...
Forest Certification As It Contributes to Sustainable Forestry
The National Association of State Foresters published a 2013 policy statement promoting the auditing and third-party sustainability certification of state forests.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Certification
The SFI has certified 250 million acres of forest in the US and Canada, and recognizes the importance of forests in carbon capture and climate change mitigation. Their Standards and Rules impose no sp...
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