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About forest certification...
| Forest certification provides a mechanism for consumers to choose between products from responsible forestry as opposed to buying products from irresponsible forestry. Since the early 1990's, forest certification systems have grown both in the number of manufacturing participants and in forested acres. Currently, there are more than 90 different certification systems, including the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), worldwide administered by government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade associations, and other entities. Each of these certification systems was created to demonstrate that a given forestry operation is meeting a particular set of standards. However, not all of these certification systems were created equal and not all of them require a transparent, multi-stakeholder process. |
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