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Forest Certification Acronyms to remember are...


Name

Acronym

Description

Forest Stewardship Council

FSC

International forest certification program

Smartwood

SW

accredited certifying body for FSC and rediscovered wood programs

Scientific Certifications Systems

SCS

accredited certifying body for FSC forest management program

Soil Association

SA

accredited certifying body for FSC forest management program

SGS QUALIFOR

SGS

accredited certifying body for FSC forest management program

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

SFI

North American forest certification program

Chain-of-Custody

COC

the chain-of-custody refers to the chain of ''owners'' of a given wood product as it is sold from forest to mill to manufacturer to distributor.



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