CERTIFICATION

Certification is an important tool for the timber industry and consumers. Timber certification schemes offer buyers confirmation that the origins, processing and distribution of the timber being sold meets an agreed set of standards.

1990 saw the origins of timber certification, when a group of stakeholders in California identified a need for a credible system for identifying acceptable sources of forest products. By 1993 the Forest Stewardship Council was launched, followed by a set of Principles and Criteria for certifying forests. FSC certification is one of the most widely accepted certification schemes, historically that most favoured by NGOs, and least popular with industry.

Other notable schemes include those also accepted by the UK government as proof of legality and sustainability of timber products: the Canadian Standard Association (CSA), the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). An example of the variation between schemes, the CSA is national in scope, compared to PEFC which is an international umbrella organisation for the assessment of national certification schemes. Again, within PEFC the criteria for national schemes are developed by their stakeholders, so will vary according to the type of forest and local socio-political factors.

There is also considerable variation in the types of timber and timber sectors that are most heavily certified. Global statistics for certification are not yet available but a report commissioned by the UK TTF showed that 56% of timber products imported into the UK in 2005 were certified. The proportion of certified wood across different products varied considerably with 98% of imported MDF, 58% of imported sawn softwood and only 11% of sawn hardwood imports were certified. These sorts of differences reflect variation in the regions that the products originate from and the relative engagement of different sectors with certification schemes.

Certification is an important tool for tackling illegal logging, as most timber certification schemes are based on sustainability criteria, and legality is taken to be inherent within sustainability. Certified timber is an easy way for consumers to demand or identify products made from legal timber. For this reason certification plays an important role in public procurement by national governments, allowing buyers of timber in the public sector to more easily purchase timber that meets the standard required by government. A major incentive for producers of timber to seek certification is the concept of price premiums: that certified goods may be more desirable to consumers and can therefore achieve higher market prices.

However, issues with certification schemes remain, most notably the proliferation of certification schemes with different requirements. This, alongside the fact that some certification schemes work well in some countries but not in others, can be confusing for consumers and may affect the credibility of the schemes or even certification in general. Some schemes have been criticized recently for the lack of inclusion of social principles, such as effects on indigenous peoples, within their criteria. Also, certification is based on a degree of trust between the forest manager and the certifying body, and the increased premium available for certified timber can provide an incentive for managers to abuse the system. If schemes are to protect their logo, strong systems to cope with corrupt forest managers are necessary.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
12/05/2010	Forest Certification for Community-based Forest Management in Indonesia: Does LEI Provide a Credible Option? While small forest enterprises make an important contribution to the forest industry in many countries, ...	IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies)
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14/04/2010	Controlling Illegal Logging: Why the Private Sector Must Play Its Part In this report Progressio examines the role of the private timber sector in Ireland. The findings suggest ...	Progressio, Ireland
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01/03/2010	Assessing the Progress Made: An Evaluation of Forest Management Certification in the Tropics This study analysed the evaluation reports of 123 Forest Management Units (FMUs) managing natural tropical ...	Marielos Peña-Claros, Stijn Blommerde & Frans Bongers
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07/01/2010	UK Timber Industry Certification Survey of the proportion of certified timber in the UK market in 2008, compared to 2005. The key findings ...	UK Timber Trade Federation (Nick Moore)
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01/01/2010	SFI 2010-2014 Program The SFI 2010-2014 Standard promotes sustainable forest management through 14 core principles, 20 objectives, ...	SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative)
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31/12/2009	Effects of Forest Certification on Biodiversity Forest certification is widely seen as an important component of strategies for conserving the world’s ...	Tropenbos International (Marijke van Kuijk, Francis E. Putz & Roderick Zagt)
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10/11/2009	Briefing Note on: ASEAN Criteria and Indicators for Legality of Timber The ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry adopted on 27 June 2009 the ASEAN Criteria and Indicators for ...	The ASEAN German Regional Forest Programme (Alexander Hinrichs)
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01/11/2009	EU market conditions for 'verified legal' and 'verified legal and sustainable' wood products This report provides an overview of the European market for 'verified legal' and 'verified ...	Rupert Oliver (Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd, for UK Timber Trade Federation)
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12/09/2009	Great Apes & Logging All species of great apes are (critically) endangered, and their continued existence depends on the conservation ...	WWF
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21/04/2009	WWF - GFTN Quarterly Newsletter April 2009 Major highlights: expanding the reach of responsible forestry in India, certified Chinese forest surpasses ...	WWF Global Trade & Forest Network (GFTN)
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30/10/2008	Life as Commerce: Certification in South Africa Report on plantation certification in South Africa, and in particular the impact of market-based conservation ...	Global Forest Coalition and Timberwatch
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01/10/2008	Out of Control: High conservation value forest logging under FSC controlled wood in Finland The report follows detailed investigations into several logging operations in Finland over the last two ...	Greenpeace
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31/05/2008	Developing Forest Certification: Towards increasing the comparability and acceptance of forest certification systems world-wide This report reviews and assesses progress in the comparability and equivalence of forest certification ...	International Tropical Timber Organisation (Alan Purbawiyatna and Markku Simula)
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01/05/2008	PEFC UK Newsletter - Issue 10 Regular newsletter from the certification body. ...	PEFC UK
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20/07/2007	TTF Guidance Note on FSC Plywood Products from China Following a meeting between TTF and the Accreditation Services International (ASI) on 17th July, the ...	UK Timber Trade Federation (Andy Roby)
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01/07/2007	Price Premiums for verified legal and sustainable timber These studies have been commissioned by DFID and the UK Timber Trade Federation. They form a regular ...	Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd for UK Timber Trade Federation/DFID (Rupert Oliver)
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18/12/2006	Evaluation of Category A Evidence: Review of Forest Certification Schemes 2006 review, carried out by CPET (UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber) to ensure that the five certification ...	CPET
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01/11/2006	UK Study: Measuring timber certification This report analyses the proportion of 2005 UK timber product imports that are certified, looking at ...	TimberTrends for TTF
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01/11/2006	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: a practical approach Policy document which outlines Australia's policies for tackling the issue of illegal timber imported ...	Australian Government
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20/04/2006	FSC Controlled Wood Standards In September 2004, FSC endorsed a new set of standards aimed to allow FSC certification of timber from ...	FSC
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01/05/2005	Missing Links Why the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) certificate doesn't prove that MTCC timber ...	Greenpeace
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29/04/2005	European Timber Trade Federation (FEBO): Environmental Code of Conduct FEBO, the European Timber Trade Federation published a statement (which can be viewed in English, French ...	FEBO
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19/10/2004	WWF and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Joint Statement on Forest Certification WWF International and WBCSD have established a collaborative framework in an attempt to positively influence ...	WWF International and WBCSD Sustainable Forests Products Industry Working Group
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01/10/2004	ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010 This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ...	ASEAN
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30/08/2004	Draft FSC standard for forest management enterprises for non-FSC certified controlled wood This standard specifies the basic requirements applicable at the FMU level to demonstrate to a company ...	Forest Stewardship Council
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11/06/2004	Forest Certification in Zambia This report for a symposium on forest certification discusses Zambia's experience to date with forest ...	Njovu, Felix C (Copperbelt University, Zambia)
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11/06/2004	Forest Certification in South Africa this paper was presented at a symposium on forest certification in developing and 'transitioning' ...	Ham, Cori (Ukwazisa Consulting, South Africa)
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01/01/2004	Learning Lessons to Promote Forest Certification and Control Illegal Logging in Indonesia TNC (The Nature Conservancy) and WWF developed the Alliance to Promote Certification and Combat Illegal ...	CIFOR (Luca Tacconi, Krystof Obidzinski and Ferdinandus Agung)
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01/11/2002	Trading in Credibility: The Myth and Reality of the Forest Stewardship Council This report is a critical analysis of the effectiveness of the FSC. It documents what the authors consider ...	Rainforest Foundation
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16/10/2002	Dialogue on Forest Certification: Maximising Potential from Lessons Learned (Co-chairmen's summary) The Co-chairmen's summary of a meeting convened by The Forests Dialogue in Geneva Switzerland on ...	Forests Dialogue
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28/01/2002	Issues Related to Timber Certification Briefing looking at issues for forest owners and managers relating to timber certification. ...	Malaysian Timber Council
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09/01/2001	Developing Forest Stewardship Standards - A Survival Guide A practical handbook intended for all stakeholders involved in the development of FSC standards worl ...	Taiga Rescue Network (Hannah Scrase and Anders Lindhe)
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01/08/2000	Guide to Monitoring FSC Certifications (for social and environemental stakeholders) If the FSC is to remain an effective tool to transform forestry practices, environmental and social stakeholders ...	Greenpeace
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
30/08/2010	Legally certified timber proving a hard sell on price: survey More than half (55 per cent) of Australian timber merchants buy certified timber products but only a ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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28/08/2010	Forest certification - a tool for sustainable management Accra - Mr Joseph William Osei, Forest Economist, at the weekend called for improvement in forest management ...	Ghana News Agency
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23/08/2010	Pressure mounts on USGBC to accept forest certification programs Forest certification standards from 12 nations have called on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) ...	HazMat Management Magazine, US
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20/08/2010	Saving forests with carrots as well as sticks - part 2 Part 1 of this blog overviewed ...	The Huffington Post, US
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17/08/2010	Sarawak’s efforts to meet JFA guidelines According to some sources, the Sarawak Chain-of-Custody (CoC) has been approved by the Japanese Forestry ...	ITTO Market Report
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05/08/2010	Protection of environment - forest certification brings fortune to Cameroon Forest Stewardship Council official points to significant reductions in illegal logging and damage to ...	allAfrica.com
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21/07/2010	Forest certification standards from around the world weigh in as global pressure mounts for US Green Building Council to accept multiple forest certification programs Washington - Forest certification standards from twelve nations have called on the USGBC to end its discrimination ...	Earth Times
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19/07/2010	Workshop on forest certification and sustainable forest management A media sensitisation workshop on Forest Certification and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) has taken ...	Ghana Government Official Portal
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13/07/2010	Government to track UK contribution to palm oil deforestation Environment secretary Caroline Spelman to announce launch of palm oil research project. ...	BusinessGreen.com
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06/07/2010	Unilever to sustainably source all paper and board packaging Unilever has pledged to sustainably source all its paper and board packaging within ten years as part ...	FoodProductionDaily.com
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05/07/2010	Imports of verified legal and certified wood on the rise According to import statistics by the Japan Lumber Importers’ Association (JLIA), the volume of ...	ITTO Market Report
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05/07/2010	Panasonic’s green procurement guidelines for wood PanaHome Corporation and Panasonic Electric Works Co. Ltd have introduced green procurement guidelines ...	ITTO Market Report
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29/06/2010	Forest concessions get help for certification Local forest concession-holders on Monday signed up for a program to help them gain certification for ...	The Jakarta Post
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29/06/2010	Calling for an 'old-fashioned' green revolution Using "good old-fashioned" farming techniques will help deliver a sustainable green revolution ...	BBC News
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25/06/2010	Greenpeace cautions Indonesian gov't on new palm oil sustainability claim International environment campaigner organization, Greenpeace, expressed on Friday its fear that the ...	Global Times, China
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12/06/2010	Broken biofuel policies still driving rainforest destruction Brussels, International — New sustainability guidelines for biofuels in Europe do not go far enough ...	Media Newswire
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10/06/2010	EU mandates biofuel environmental standards to protect forests, wetlands The E.U. today moved to establish environmental standards for biofuels used in Europe, requiring biofuels ...	Mongabay.com
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09/06/2010	FSC national standards for forest certification in Chile approved The FSC Director General has delivered a positive approval decision for the "FSC Chile Standard ...	Lesprom News
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09/06/2010	Irish printing companies and timber distributors failing to address illegal logging Just 3% of printers and 6% of timber distribution outlets certified. Irish development organisation ...	Progressio, Ireland
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07/06/2010	FSC and LEI announce collaboration to advance responsible forest management in Indonesia Moscow - The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) have announced ...	Lesprom News
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03/06/2010	AEIM’s commitment to legal and certified tropical hardwood AEIM, the Spanish timber trade federation, has signed an agreement with the environmental non-governmental ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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28/05/2010	WWF-India meet in Kerala on responsible wood trade and forest certification WWF- India in association with the Malabar Chamber of Commerce hosted the global multi stakeholder meet ...	Sify News
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27/05/2010	PEFC considers social criteria for chain of custody certification PEFC says it is the first global forest certification system to consider social requirements for chain ...	TTJ - The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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20/05/2010	PEFC first global forest certification system to consider social requirements for chain of custody certification PEFC International invites all stakeholders to comment on the draft social, health and safety requirements ...	PEFC
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16/05/2010	Certified logging no match for Indonesia's timber 'mafia' Long Hubung, Indonesia — Dayak tribesman Hanye Jaang didn't know it, but he used to be part ...	AFP
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13/05/2010	New law to ensure wood flooring legal The legal framework to ensure that wooden flooring products in the UK are sourced from ethical and lawful ...	UK Flooring Direct
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30/04/2010	Certification has a positive impact on sustainable forest management, study finds Forest certification (by the FSC, for example) is having a positive impact on the management of tropical ...	Science Daily
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29/04/2010	Blood on our hands: Ireland's role in illegal logging Buying illicit timber funds violent regimes and causes global warming – and Ireland is the EU’s ...	Irish Times
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25/04/2010	Practices in Indonesian forests cost paper producer its green certification Partial green certification for one of Asia’s biggest paper producers has been suspended over concerns ...	The Jakarta Globe
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18/04/2010	Paper company loses green certification after rainforest destruction in Indonesia The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global certifier of sustainably managed forest, has dropped another ...	Mongabay.com
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16/04/2010	Changes to LEED The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the third draft of LEED’s proposed new certified ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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12/04/2010	LEED green-building standards must not be diluted The U.S. Green Building Council sets standards for environmentally superior buildings and must not dilute ...	The Seattle Times, US
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07/04/2010	Unilever backtracks: may purchase palm oil from Sinar Mas The world's biggest buyer of palm oil, Unilever, says it will again purchase palm oil from PT SMART, ...	Mongabay.com
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05/04/2010	Call for changes to USGBC's rating system An online petition demanding changes to the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in ...	Graphic Arts Online
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31/03/2010	Estonian forests achieve first PEFC certificate The first PEFC forest management certificate in Estonia has been issued. ...	TTJ - The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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21/03/2010	German publishers asked to open a new chapter on World Forest Day A recent WWF study found many books printed for the German market contained paper sourced from rainforests ...	Deutsche Welle, Germany
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19/03/2010	Will Green Building Council kill green forestry? Canada has more eco-friendly forest than any other country. More than 155 million hectares of Canadian ...	The Tyee, BC, Canada
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18/03/2010	LEED accused of 'conspiracy to monopolize' The Forest Stewardship Council calls its forestry rules the "gold" standard, and its allies ...	The Tyee, BC, Canada
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17/03/2010	Wood war sprawls to IRS, Fortune 500 "SFI Inc. is a fully independent, charitable organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest ...	The Tyee, BC, Canada
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16/03/2010	Eco group's trade complaint targets US wood certifier "When you consider that only 10 per cent of the world's forests are certified, we have a long ...	The Tyee, BC, Canada
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16/03/2010	Japan wants world's largest woodchip exporter to sell FSC certified product It takes time, sometimes decades, but people power can turn around seemingly unstoppable juggernauts. ...	TreeHugger
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15/03/2010	Future of 'green' wood hangs on US decision A powerful body in Washington D.C. is about make a decision about green labelling that will have sweeping ...	The Tyee, BC, Canada
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15/03/2010	Real wood floors: logo identifies legally imported wood flooring St Louis - Choosing wood floors for your home is one of the easiest ways to ensure that your flooring ...	PR Newswire
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13/03/2010	A jealously guarded shingle for timber Baby steps have been taken in Australia's highly charged forestry debate - a few in the right direction. ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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09/03/2010	SFI marks 2,000 chain-of-custody certified locations SFI program - one of the world's leading third-party forest certification programs - continues to ...	Graphic Arts Online
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07/03/2010	Threat of gas drilling to state forests weighed To drill or not to drill natural gas may be the question this spring when it comes to Pennsylvania’s ...	The Meadville Tribune, Pennsylvania, US
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22/02/2010	PEFC widens membership criteria International forest certification stakeholders such as NGOs are now able to become members of the world’s ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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12/02/2010	Crackdown on outlaw timber imports The federal government is considering making it a criminal offence to import timber that has been illegally ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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12/02/2010	FSC strengthens presence in China The Forest Stewardship Council’s presence in China has been strengthened by the signing of a Memorandum ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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09/02/2010	Martin and other guitar makers go green CEO Chris Martin watched the price of precious woods go up and order sizes go down - and realized his ...	Mother Nature Network
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01/02/2010	Green groups hope rule change curbs logging Environmental groups are hoping that rule changes will soon force the Tasmanian timber giant Gunns to ...	ABC News, Australia
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31/01/2010	Certification in the US hardwood industry Interest in forest management and chain-of-custody certification remains high in the US market. The US ...	ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report
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22/01/2010	Local officials encourage landowners to certify forests With consumers seeking wood and paper products produced from trees grown in a sustainable manner, landowners ...	Times Daily, US
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18/01/2010	World's first sustainably harvested African blackwood The world’s first sustainably harvested African blackwood generates new income for Tanzanian forest ...	Sound and Fair Campaign
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14/01/2010	Long-term business benefits inspire forest concessionaires to go green Six timber concessionaires in Indonesia's Kalimantan are making a push for green certification, ...	The Jakarta Globe
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13/01/2010	SFI launches new standard - leads forest certification forward Washington - Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. has released a new ...	WhatTheyThink
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15/12/2009	Stop importing illegal timber, US tells Rudd Eleven members of the US Congress have written to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, urging him to fulfil ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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06/12/2009	EFPI introduces Code of Conduct on sustainability The pressing problems of illegally logged and traded timber and sustainable forestry are at the heart ...	European Federation of Parquet Importers (EFPI)
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03/12/2009	The Nature Conservancy and Blue Source launch innovative forest carbon offering for private landowners to advance forest conservation Pennsylvania — The Nature Conservancy today launched Working Woodlands, a model forest conservation ...	The Nature Conservancy
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02/12/2009	New five-star timber rating Most Australian-sourced timber, including native forest, could be eligible for a five-star green rating ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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02/12/2009	Paper provider for fashion gurus drops APP due to deforestation across Indonesia One by one, the fashion industry's biggest companies are leaving Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) - and ...	Mongabay.com
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01/12/2009	Timber standard pleases union but fails to impress Greens The Green Building Council of Australia has relented to pressure from the Federal Government and forestry ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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18/11/2009	Malaysia addressing issues on EU forest law, says Dompok The Hague - Malaysia is addressing the sticky issues with regard to the European Union Forest Law, Enforcement, ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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12/11/2009	PEFC Belgium meets Dutch Procurement Criteria The Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) judges that PEFC Belgium meets the Dutch Procurement ...	Timber Procurement Assessment Committee, Netherlands
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31/10/2009	Government to create 30,000 jobs next year Government will create 30,000 jobs, 300 in each of the 100 selected Districts in the country, next year, ...	The Mail, Ghana
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16/10/2009	Tetra Pak Inc. joins Global Forest and Trade Network: commits to source and trade responsible forest products Tetra Pak Inc., a leading manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, is joining WWF's ...	PR Web
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13/10/2009	Homeless orang-utan sings What: Street theatre - a busking orang-utan When: 8am, Wednesday 14 October Where: Wellington Railway ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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10/10/2009	Warning over new certified wood ratings The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has come under fire for its plans to create a rating system for ...	TTJ (The Timber Industry Magazine), UK
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08/10/2009	PEFC spreads message on Paris skyline The world’s largest forest certification scheme is spreading its message from the rooftops of Paris ...	TTJ (The Timber Industry Magazine), UK
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01/10/2009	What do drugs and trees have in common? Examining the US Lacey Act It’s no big secret that our nation has been fighting a “war on drugs” for decades. ...	ConduciveMag
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24/09/2009	Activists unfurl 35-foot banner on high line to protest park’s use of FSC-certified Amazon wood New York - This morning, environmental activists unfurled a 35-foot banner blocking the iconic view of ...	Rainforests of New York
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21/09/2009	B&Q secures biggest volume of tropical FSC-certified plywood in the world As a UK Government Department - DEFRA - launches a consultation on licensed timber imports, B&Q, ...	WWF
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18/09/2009	Rainforest Rescue The elevated High Line Park — lined with native grasses and lounging urbanites — seems to ...	The Indypendent, New York
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12/09/2009	Unsustainable logging threatens Great Ape populations All species of great apes are (critically) endangered, and their continued existence depends on the conservation ...	WWF
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09/09/2009	German sawmilling association criticises double certification A German sawmilling body has expressed concern at attempts to pursue double certification in several ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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08/09/2009	Launch of international stakeholder forum on PEFC International From September 8 until October 5, the TPAC international stakeholder forum is open for discussion of ...	TPAC / SMK
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05/09/2009	High crime on the high line: Why is NYC's highest-profile park using Amazon wood? The group that masterminded the park built all the chaise lounges, benches, bleacher seating and decking ...	AlterNet
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25/08/2009	WWF-Indonesia, TBI commit to save Kalimantan forests Bogor - WWF-Indonesia and The Borneo Initiative (TBI) have officially made a commitment to save the forests ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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17/07/2009	100 million acres of forest now managed to FSC standards The area of U.S. and Canadian forests managed to stringent environmental and social standards surpassed ...	Sustainable Business
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17/07/2009	Malaysian timber industry able to meet European standards Kuching - The Malaysian timber industry is quick to adapt to European standards in terms of certification ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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12/07/2009	Sreelatha Menon: The good wood Global demand for certified wood has prompted Indian companies to get their logging vetted by monitoring ...	Business Standard, India
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11/07/2009	WWF-India and ITC join hands for forest mgmnt practices Kolkata - WWF-India and ITC have joined hands to promote sustainable forest management practices. Since ...	The Economic Times, India
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08/07/2009	Rainforest activists: High Line wood a pour choice A soft-spoken East Village activist approached a man sitting on a dense hardwood bench along the High ...	The Villager, New York
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06/07/2009	Ghana: Timber companies worried at lack of government support Accra - Timber companies participating in the timber certification process seem almost disappointed with ...	allAfrica.com
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06/07/2009	Indonesia to clean up timber exports Jakarta - Indonesia will launch a new system of independent certification for all timber exports to combat ...	AFP
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02/07/2009	PEFC Sweden meets Dutch Procurement Criteria PEFC Sweden meets the Dutch Procurement Criteria, this is the final judgement of the Dutch Timber Procurement ...	Timber Procurement Assessment Committee, Netherlands
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01/07/2009	Italian beer promotes forestry certification An Italian brewery has become the first to carry the PEFC-label on a beer. ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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30/06/2009	FSC brand recognition growing in Brazil Recognition of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) brand is growing strongly in Brazil, according to ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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23/06/2009	International Paper establishes world's largest Forest Stewardship Council manufacturing platform Memphis, Tenn - Continuing its commitment to provide more certification options for its customers, International ...	PR Newswire
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19/06/2009	SFI forest certification continues rapid growth Washington - The astounding growth of the independent Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) program ...	PR Newswire
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10/06/2009	Need to end industrial primary forest logging After being a lone voice in the wilderness for decades, Dr. Glen Barry and Ecological Internet's ...	Ecological Internet, featured on Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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01/06/2009	Auditor slams plantation overseer An auditor's report has slammed Forest Stewardship Certification, the company that issues environmental ...	Weekly Times Now, Australia
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01/06/2009	Time running out for industry to get forest produce certification Kochi - After the US and Europe tightened conservation laws last year to curtail illegal logging globally, ...	livemint.com
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20/05/2009	Responsible forest management in Congo Basin has bright future following latest certification milestone Yaounde, Cameroon - The Congo Basin is now home to over four million hectares (ha) of sustainably managed ...	WWF
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19/05/2009	Exporting timber from sustainable forests Accolades must be given to the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), which has steadfastly provided ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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16/05/2009	Twenty-five percent of European timber imports certified but gaps in demand remain New research indicates that around 25% of solid timber products imported into the EU-25 is likely to ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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08/05/2009	PEFC endorses Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme Kota Kinabalu - The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) became the first tropical timber certification ...	Daily Express, Malaysia
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07/05/2009	Minsk to host international forest certification meeting Minsk - Representatives of the leading countries in forest standardization will hold a meeting in Minsk ...	BelTA, Belarus
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04/05/2009	Exporters unaware of new certification The majority of owners of furniture companies in Bali are not aware of a new wood certification process ...	The Jakarta Post
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04/05/2009	New standard to boost FSC certification levels ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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29/04/2009	Gabon scheme meets PEFC benchmark Gabon is the first African country to have a forest certification scheme that meets PEFCs sustainability ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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25/04/2009	Timber industry facing stringent EU import rules The European Union has taken a firm step against illegal logging by adopting stricter certification rules ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/04/2009	Domtar achieves FSC certification at four additional paper mills Montreal - Domtar Corporation announced today that it has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody ...	PR Newswire
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22/04/2009	Council certifies green paper items The days of shortsighted thinking about the environment are over. We now understand that beef doesnt ...	NewsOK, Oklahoma
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19/04/2009	FSC recognises Tetra Pak The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has recognised Tetra Pak for selling over 100 million FSC-certified ...	Alibaba.com
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15/04/2009	Three Indonesian companies prove ready for Lacey Act; with Verified Legal Origin certificates in place, 'VLO' furniture production for a US market can commence Two Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) supported forest projects and one factory have been issued certificates ...	Environmental News Network
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14/04/2009	Tropicana, 3M earn sustainable forestry certification Tropicana and 3M have each earned certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), showing ...	GreenBiz.com
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14/04/2009	Catalyst's recycled newsprint is now FSC-certified Richmond, BC - Catalyst's recycled newsprint mill in Snowflake, Arizona, has achieved Forest Stewardship ...	PR Newswire
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08/04/2009	Three Verified Legal Origin certificates issued in Indonesia in a TFT member supply chain Jakarta - Two Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) supported forest projects and one factory have been issued ...	Tropical Forest Trust
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09/03/2009	PEFC endorses Russian forest certification system Moscow, Russia - PEFC International announced the endorsement of the Russian National Forest Certification ...	Lesprom (Russia)
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23/02/2009	TTF approval prepares UCM for EU illegal wood crackdown UK - Leading agency and trading group UCM Timber plc says approval for its environmental controls from ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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10/02/2009	Indonesian Ecolabel Institute Must Stop Issuing Sustainable Forest Management Certificates to Unsustainable Industrial Timber Estates (Press Release) Jakarta, Indonesia - The Indonesian Ecolabel Institute must stop issuing sustainable ...	Telapak and Forest Watch Indonesia (Indonesia)
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11/01/2009	WWF has disconnected from Barama - does not believe company can regain forest stewardship certificate The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is no longer working with Barama Company Limited (BCL) on re-gaining certification ...	Stabroek News
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25/12/2008	Golden ticket to global export arena Malaysia - Many commodity players have or are getting green certificates for access to stringent US and ...	The Star (Malaysia)
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15/12/2008	Indonesia responds to US government guidelines on certification The Indonesian government acted quickly and positively to set up a team of officials from various ministries ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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14/11/2008	Greenpeace exposes FSC's 'Controlled Wood' fiction: Finland logging 'Out of Control' A new report from Greenpeace published this month confirms what this website has been warning for nearly ...	FSC Watch
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04/11/2008	Editorial: Protecting the forests Japan - Forests cover about 30 percent of the world's land. These green tracts bustling with trees ...	asahi.com (Japan)
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31/10/2008	Mexico steps up use of certification to combat illegal logging Illegal harvesting of timber has been a significant problem in Mexicos forest sector. In 2005, fifteen ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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11/08/2008	Wilen Press Receives Triple Certification for Environmentally Safe Printing Materials and Techniques (Press Release)Daytona Beach, Fla, USA - Wilen Press, an innovative national leader in full-service ...	Earthtimes (UK)
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31/07/2008	Congo Basin passes 1 million ha milestone in swing to sustainable forestry Yaound, Cameroon - WWF today announced that more than one million hectares of Congo Basin forests have ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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25/06/2008	Launch international internet forum for timber certificates (Press Release) On the 25th of June, the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) launched ...	Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC)
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27/05/2008	Congo basin forest is biggest for approved logging A tract of tropical forest in the Congo Basin mapped with the help of local pygmies has become the largest ...	Reuters (USA)
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17/04/2008	An interview with Simon Counsell, Director of Rainforest Foundation UK: The FSC is the 'Enron of forestry' says rainforest activist Simon Counsell responds to an interview from the forest certification group, FSC. ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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07/04/2008	The FSC responds to its critics Last month, Mongabay.com reported on recent and various criticisms of the FSC (the Forest Stewardship ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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19/03/2008	Veracel: FSCs Death Certificate (WRM Press Release) Uruguay - Yesterday we were notified by the FSC certifying body SGS (Socit Gnrale ...	World Rainforest Movement (Uruguay)
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04/03/2008	PEFC Governance Review - comments invited online As part of its ongoing Governance Review, the certification body PEFC is pleased to invite comments on ...	PEFC (Luxembourg)
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26/02/2008	Research shows low awareness of FSC badge on paper products Despite a surge in uptake of Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited paper stocks, public awareness ...	Printweek (UK)
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01/02/2008	Furniture companies seek wood certification Indonesia - The government and furniture associations have begun to promote wood certification in response ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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08/11/2007	FSC drafts anti-greenwash policy A new approach to deal with 'greenwashing' by companies associated with unacceptable forest ...	PrintWeek (UK)
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30/10/2007	WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest An inquiry by The Wall Street Journal prompted the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an environmental ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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24/10/2007	Colombia: Is the FSC Seal Applied to Blood-Stained Timber? Between 2001 and 2005, plywood panels manufactured by Pizano S.A., one of the largest timber companies ...	World Rainforest Movement Bulletin (Uruguay)
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30/09/2007	Certifiers issue ultimatum to Malaysian logging giant: forest certification will be revoked unless Samling resolves conflict with Penan Important campaign success for blockading Penan communities. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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18/09/2007	Timber standard guarantees sustainable source Australia's $18 billion forestry industry has received a boost with the launch of the internationally ...	The Age (Australia)
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04/07/2007	Legal Q&A: Timber procurement UK - How has the timber trade changed over recent years? The industry outlook has changed dramatically. ...	Contract Journal (UK)
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03/07/2007	The Great 'Illegal' Logging Swindle The campaign by environmentalist non-government organizations (ENGOs) against 'illegal' forestry ...	Commonwealth Forestry Association Newsletter
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14/05/2007	Dutch FSC demand expected to grow The volume of FSC-certified timber imported into the Netherlands will grow in 2008 although 'it ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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13/05/2007	FSC in Russia: 'sustainable forest management' or simply money and politics? FSC-Watch was been sent the following article by Svetlana Alekseeva, Chief Editor of "Forest Certification". ...	FSC Watch
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30/04/2007	STA calls for simpler MTCC regulations The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) must avoid factoring in too many new social and environmental ...	ITTO Timber Trade Market Report (Japan)
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25/04/2007	Exporting the FSC 'model' to biofuels? FSC-Watch was interested to learn recently that FSC Executive Director, Heiko Liedeker, has joined the ...	FSC Watch
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20/04/2007	Greenpeace wins appeal against Dutch timber testing institution - Keurhout approved dodgy timber from Malaysia Greenpeace is relieved that laundering illegal timber has become less easy from today. The Board of Appeal ...	Greenpeace (Holland)
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18/04/2007	Global Timber Smugglers - and How You Can Stop Them The booming black market for illegal logging is turning endangered wood into big bucks, and rainforests ...	Popular Mechanics (USA)
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27/03/2007	Malaysia to use certification to crack down on illegal logging Malaysia will ask its timber suppliers in other countries to provide certification on the origin of wood ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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18/03/2007	Barama corrects forest management deficiencies: expects reversal of suspension Guyana - Barama Company Limited (BCL) is confident of being back in good stead with the Forest Stewardship ...	Stabroek News (Guyana)
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17/02/2007	Is it OK to buy wooden furniture? ...	The Observer (UK)
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15/02/2007	Over 55% of imported wood in the UK is certified A study commissioned by UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) concluded that 56% of wood and wood products ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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12/02/2007	Malaysian police clear Penan blockade for "certified" logging Malaysia - Last primary rainforests of Sarawak under immediate danger of destruction. ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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02/02/2007	Europe: Timber sourcing ' Are you sitting comfortably, and with a clear conscience? Ethical Corporation has been out on the street to see what staff at UK furniture retailers know about ...	Ethical Corporation (UK)
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22/01/2007	Forest Stewardship Council suspends Samling certification (Press Release) The Malaysian Samling Group's most important certificate for forest management has ...	Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)
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17/01/2007	Forest policy needs a national prism Australia - (Opinion) Controversy over Tasmanian forests distracts from Australia's well developed ...	The Age (Australia)
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12/01/2007	'Green-stamping' of Timber Companies Comes Under Scrutiny Conservationists say a major certifier of environmentally 'sustainable' foresting practices ...	The New Standard (USA)
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06/12/2006	Canada forest industry calls catalog's caribou ban "simplistic" Ottawa, Canada - The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), today commented on the decision by ...	CNW (Canada)
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01/12/2006	European Commission admits illegal timber scandal (Greenpeace Press Release) Brussels, Belgium — It's official. The European Union Commission ...	Greenpeace International (Netherlands)
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10/11/2006	PEFC: New guide for the avoidance of controversial timber To help timber and paper companies prevent wood from controversial sources finding its way into their ...	IHB Fordaq Network (Germany)
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06/11/2006	New internet platform challenges the Forest Stewardship Council (Press Release) A new website launched today - www.fsc-watch.org - raises urgent ...	FSC Watch
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24/10/2006	Green crusade 'threatens timber exports' Australia - An international campaign by green groups over how timber exports are certified threatens ...	The Australian (Australia)
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15/10/2006	Malaysia chalks gains in certified timber products Malaysia - Exports of MTCC-certified timber products amounted to 5,903 m3 in June 2006. ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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11/10/2006	How People suffer when journalists get it wrong A comment on the quality of recent NGO reporting on Laos Village Forestry. By Scott Poynton on behalf ...	Tropical Forest Trust (Switzerland)
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05/10/2006	Response to WRM Allegations that Communities in Savannakhet, Laos are involved in Illegal Logging (FSC Press Release) A recent WRM article by Chris Lang alleged that a community forestry project in Laos, ...	FSC (Germany)
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02/10/2006	Rainforest Alliance/SmartWood Response to WRM Allegations that Communities in Savannakhet, Laos are involved in Illegal Logging ...	Rainforest Alliance (USA)
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20/09/2006	Laos: FSC certified timber is illegal Laos - When a forestry operation is certified under the Forest Stewardship Council system, it should ...	World Rainforest Movement (Uruguay)
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25/08/2006	Tradewinds: Fish hooks in mandatory certification New Zealand - Those who advocate mandatory eco-certification of wood imports as a means to address illegal ...	New Zealand Forest Industries (New Zealand)
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08/08/2006	Government procurement and corporate social responsibility policies influencing UN Economic Commission for Europe region forest products markets in 2005/2006 The United Nations Economic and Social Council's Economic Commission for Europe issued the following ...	US Fed News (US)
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05/06/2006	Poor image spoils it for legal loggers Malaysia - Illegal logging has soiled the names of many a timber exporter, and affected their trade. ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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28/05/2006	Abetz open to timber imports controls Australia - The federal Forestry Minister says he is willing to work with industry on ways to deal with ...	ABC (Australia)
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19/05/2006	UK traders ahead of users' interest in certified wood An ongoing study for the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Department for International Development ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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17/03/2006	Better business, brighter future: Developing community forestry in Peru Experiences in community timber certification of the indigenous Shipibo-Konibo people living along the ...	WWF
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17/03/2006	Reaping the dividends: extracting logs from sustainably managed forests Malaysia - Extracting logs from sustainably managed forests does pay, as proven by Sabah's experience ...	New Straits Times (Malaysia)
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27/02/2006	NWP targets to maintain FY05 performance Malaysia - NWP Holdings Bhd is expecting to maintain its performance this year from its previous year ...	The Edge Daily
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18/02/2006	MTCC signs first overseas assessor A Danish-based company has become the first overseas independent assessor for the Malaysian Timber Certification ...	MTCC (Malaysia)
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17/01/2006	Forest Certification Does Work An independent study which examined the performance of forest certification in Finland, Sweden and Norway ...	New Zealand Forestry
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12/01/2006	Al-Pac Forests Now World's Largest FSC-Certified Area Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) in Alberta, Canada, a pulp manufacturer owned 70 percent ...
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18/11/2005	PEFC suspends endorsement of Swiss Q-label The PEFC Council has suspended the Swiss Q-Label Wood Certification Scheme for non-compliance with three ...	PEFC
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31/10/2005	Global approach to forest certification needed Press Release - DAFF Australia: Timber producers and processors were today warned about the dangers of ...	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
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28/10/2005	PEFC calls for harmonisation of Government Timber Procurement Policies At its General Assembly, the Chairman Mr Henri Plauche-Gillon of the PEFC Council, the world mutual recognition ...	PEFC (Luxembourg)
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04/10/2005	UNECE/FAO policy forum reviews roles of governments in timber certification Geneva - The UNECE Timber Committee, together with the FAO European Forestry Commission, held an in-session, ...	UNECE
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04/10/2005	Forest and timber sector expresses concern for economic viability, illegal logging, and the public image of wood: Markets for forest products continue at record levels Geneva - The UNECE Timber Committee analyzed the current forest products market situation in 2005 and ...	UNECE
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20/09/2005	Alberta-Pacific awarded Forest Stewardship Council certification Alberta, Canada - Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) has been certified by the Forest Stewardship ...	World-Wire
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20/09/2005	A first for Quebec forests: Tembec is awarded FSC certification for nearly 3 million acres of forest Canada - Tembec and World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) announced today that Tembec has been awarded ...	Newswire (Canada)
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19/09/2005	Weyerhaeuser First to Adopt New SFI Chain of Custody Standard Washington - Weyerhaeuser today became the first company to offer products meeting the new Sustainable ...	Weyerhaeuser
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30/08/2005	Forest certification workshop opens Kumasi, Ghana - A stakeholders workshop on forest certification opened at the Kwame Nkrumah University ...	Ghana Web (Ghana)
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08/06/2005	Forest Stewardship Council Cracks Italian Retail Market Rome, Italy - Italian retailers are embracing FSC as an important tool to market forest products from ...	GreenBiz.com
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24/05/2005	UPM Tests Forest Certification Standards UPM's Parallel field testing of forest certification standards indicates: Five standards promote ...	UPM
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19/05/2005	Why sustainably-managed eco-friendly wood is more expensive for consumers Eco-friendly wood is all the rage these days. Companies from Ikea to Home Depot require their suppliers ...	Mongabay.com
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31/03/2005	Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Draws Criticism from Scientists Across the South Over 90 Scientists Submit a Letter to the SFI Board Calling for an Overhaul of its Ecologically Unsound ...	Dogwood Alliance (USA)
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21/03/2005	Timber certification helps to counter illegal logging Indonesia - Environmentalists are praising the South Konawe regency in Southeast Sulawesi for its timber ...	The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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01/11/2004	Setting the pace: CIB announces major new set-aside areas Brazzaville, Republic of Congo - Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) moves a step closer to FSC certification ...	Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (Republic of Congo)
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30/09/2004	R.R. Donnelley Receives Internationally Recognized Forest Stewardship Council Certification R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) "Chain-of-Custody" certification ...	PRNewswire
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
23/06/2009	TFT update - progress and challenges	Annie Adams, Tropical Forest Trust (TFT)
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20/01/2009	Certification of sustainability or verification of legality	Saskia Ozinga, FERN
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20/01/2009	FSC - certifying the uncertifiable?	Simon Counsell, Rainforest Foundation
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20/01/2009	Forest certification: part of the problem or part of the solution?	Mike Clark, PEFC
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20/01/2009	The European market for verified legal and legal and sustainable wood products	Rupert Oliver, Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd
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18/06/2008	Accelerating Chinas Forest Certification to Promote Sustainable Forest Management	China Forestry Industry Association (Shi Feng)
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18/06/2008	China National Forest Certification Scheme Piloting: Challenges and opportunities	The Nature Conservancy China (Dr Chen Xiaoqian)
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18/01/2008	Finance for verified and certified operators	John White, UK Timber Trade Federation, TTF
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18/01/2008	MTCC: missing links, what's new?	Wolfgang Richert, Greenpeace International
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17/01/2008	Overview of Forest Certification in China	Li Mingqi, State Forest Administration, China
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01/11/2007	Introduction to certification and the European market	UK Timber Trade Federation (Hugh Blackett)
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01/11/2007	FSC - An international guarantee of legality and responsible forest management	FSC China (Alistair Monument)
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01/11/2007	PEFC certification and the combat against illegal logging	PEFC (Benson Yu)
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09/07/2007	SM Certification in the Congo Basin region	Interafrican Forest Industries Association (Herv Bourguignon)
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09/07/2007	PEFC certification and the combat against illegal logging	PEFC Council (Mike Clark)
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09/07/2007	Project Certification	BM TRADA Certification Ltd (Alasdair McGregor)
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22/02/2007	Forest certification and legality verification: implications for public procurement policy	CPET (Kate Bottriel)
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22/02/2007	Certification and FLEGT legality verification	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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22/02/2007	PEFC certification and the combat against illegal logging	PEFC (Mike Clark)
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22/02/2007	FSC: setting the standard for responsible forest management	FSC (Pina Gervassi)
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22/02/2007	Forest certification and legality verification - policy implications	Proforest (Neil Judd)
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22/02/2007	Certification: Industry Case Study	Finnforest UK (Rachel Butler)
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25/01/2007	FSC certification in Africa: Legal harvesting rights Vs. traditional rights	DLH (Lucas van der Walt)
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21/07/2006	Responsible Procurement of Forest Products: A practical guide for customers	World Resources Institute (Fred Stolle)
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21/07/2006	FSC controlled wood standards in the Congo Basin: Pilot study	FSC UK (Richard Robertson)
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20/01/2006	Private Sector Update: Wijma and certification in Cameroon	Wijma (Mark Diepstraten)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Tuesday 7th September 2010	The 3rd International Conference on Forests, Markets, Policy & Practice Hosted by International Forestry Cooperation Center of Chinese State Forestry Administration (IFCC-SFA), ...
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Wednesday 16th June 2010	Development of Forest Certification in Asia Pacific & Revision of PEFC Requirements for Forest Certification Systems PEFC understands that sustainable forest management is an evolving process, and the parameters defining ...
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Wednesday 26th May 2010	PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue: Revision of PEFC Requirements for Forest Certification Systems PEFC, an international non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest ...
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Wednesday 11th November 2009	PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue: Exploring Issues Facing the Forest Sector - New Global Opportunities for Forest Certification? This full-day event will bring together representatives from International Organizations & Companies, ...
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Friday 23rd October 2009	Responsible procurement in a global supply chain: the role of certification in a world with increasing market demand and legislative requirements for the import of legal wood products This is a side event organised by non-profit organizations Forest Trends and the Sustainable Forestry ...
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Monday 21st July 2008	ProForest summer training programme 2008 Held in Oxford 21-25 July this is a unique opportunity for anyone involved in the sustainable management ...
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Monday 9th July 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 10 The tenth in a series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the update was held ...
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Friday 22nd June 2007	Liberia - FLEGT and Certification Workshop Workshop on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) ...
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Thursday 22nd February 2007	Forest certification and legality verification policy implications The credibility of forest certification is central to consumer confidence and to market mechanisms aimed ...
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Thursday 2nd February 2006	Public hearing: voluntary certification and verification of legal timber More than 120 students from the Vyazemsk Forest College worked on identifying measures to control illegal ...
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Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 2nd December 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 5 The fifth in a series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Friday 19th November 2004	Conservation Platform at the IUCN World Conservation Congress: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Forest Management Nigel Sizer of The Nature Conservancy, Mubariq Ahmad of WWF Indonesia, will participate as well as Luca ...
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Tuesday 19th October 2004	The Forests Dialogue: 2nd International Stakeholder Dialogue on Forest Certification The aim of this meeting was to foster interactive dialogue on the creation of market conditions that ...
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Monday 9th June 2003	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 2 Second in the regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. Discussion covered ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
Buy Good Wood	Hosted by the Rainforest Action Network, this site is designed to encourage corporations to purchase certified wood and paper products.	Broken link
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Certified Wood Update	NEPCon (Nature, Ecology and People Consult) is a non-profit consultancy company working with sustainable natural resource management worldwide. Their Certified Wood Update newsletter covers issues related to forest and wood industry certification, with a particular focus on Europe and Russia (available in English, Polish and Russian). This link takes you to their subscription page.	Broken link
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Certisource	The primary aim of Certisource is to reduce the traffic in stolen logs. Its Chain of Custody verification systems enables legal and illegal timber to be differentiated within the market place by following procedures and standards recommended by the World Wide Fund for Nature's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN). Certisource verifies the source of timber using the best available technologies, including DNA, bar coding and RFID.	Broken link
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Don't Buy SFI (Alliance for Credible Forest Certification)	The Alliance is comprised of non-profit conservation organizations and others campaigning for credible certification. The website argues that FSC is the only viable certification scheme and that certification by the AF&PA's Sustainable Forestry Initiative allows a broad range of environmentally harmful practices.	Broken link
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)	International non-profit organisation established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. Maintains a set of Principles and Criteria for Forest Management against which FSC certificates may be issued.	Broken link
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FSC Watch	The launch of the site followed 75 environmental and human rights organisations world-wide, including WWF and Greenpeace, wrote to the Forest Stewardship Council expressing concern about the FSC's inability to ensure 'quality control' over its certificates, and calling for urgent reforms.	Broken link
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HCV Resource Network	The High Conservation Value Resource Network aims to link together those supporting the development of the HCV approach (originally developed by the FSC) all over the world. They promote the use of this approach by forest product certifiers, forest managers, suppliers and buyers amongst others.	Broken link
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Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)	The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is an independent organisation established to develop and operate the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) in order to provide independent assessments of forest management practices in Malaysia as well as to meet the demand for certified timber products.	Broken link
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Metafore forest certification resource and mailing list	Provides a mailing list as well as information and customized tools for a broad audience interested in forest certification and responsible wood and paper purchasing. Users can find information about forest certification and related programs around the world as well as trends in certified wood products.	Broken link
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PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)	Founded in 1999 as a forest-owners' and forest industries' response to the growth of the FSC, PEFC is a global umbrella organisation for the assessment of and mutual recognition of national forest certification schemes. Covering 25 assessed national forest certification systems accounting for more than 200 million hectares of certified forests, PEFC is the world's largest certification system.	Broken link
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Sound and Fair: A campaign to realise a sustainable trade in African blackwood	The Sound & Fair campaign aims to realise a sustainable trade in African blackwood through a fully-certified chain of custody linking village communities in Tanzania to woodwind instrument musicians in the UK. By safeguarding a hugely valuable natural resource, Sound and Fair will help lift some of the world’s poorest people out of poverty.	Broken link
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)	The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) label is a certification body which promotes sustainable forest management via third-party certification audit. The standard is used widely across North America.	Broken link
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The Forest Trust	The TFT (formerly Tropical Forest Trust) works to conserve threatened tropical forests through sustainable management. TFT member companies are committed to sourcing wood from TFT forest projects and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests. TFT is funded through a combination of member contributions, grants, contracts and donations.	Broken link
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Why FSC	The research collected on this website claims to substantiate that FSC is the only certification system to offer genuine certainty about responsible forest management.	Broken link
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