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Certification

The Summer 2012 issue of National Woodlands, a magazine published by the National Woodland Owners Association, focused on forest certification and included a short article on each of the 3 major certification systems in the United States.

SFI Certification: the future of our forests is decided now.
Barry Graden. National Woodlands 35(3):7, 8, 22. 2012.

The American Tree Farm System: the story of certification of America's family forest landowners.
Sarah Crow. National Woodlands 35(3):9, 11. 2012.

FSC certification and the woodland owner: the insider details you need to know to take advantage of this growing market opportunity.
Darrel Pendris and Paul Pingrey. National Woodlands 35(3):12-14. 2012.

Impacts of Forest Stewartship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) forest certification in North America.
S.E. Moore, F. Cubbage, and C. Eicheldinger.
Journal of Forestry 110(2):79-88. 2012.
A survey of organizations that had received FSC or SFI certification showed that certification substantially changed their practices. Forest managers believed that the benefits of forest certification were greater than the disadvantages.

Good forest management -- much more than certification.
RISI Environmental Matters, July 20, 2011

Amidst charges of greenwashing, report compares FSC, SFI ForestEthics: SFI "Misleading"; SFI: ForestEthics peddles "pulp fiction."
Forestry Source May 2011, p. 1, 3. 2011

The environmental group ForestEthic released a report in late 2010 titled "SFI: Certified Greenwash". This article reports on this and other reports on certification.

Differences between the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification standards for forest management.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jim Bowyer, Dr. Sarah Stai, Dr. Steve Bratkovich, Dr. Jeff Howe.
March 28, 2011, Dovetail Partners Inc.

Significant changes have occurred with the major certification programs in recent years and it is increasingly difficult to differentiate between certification systems in North America.

Forest Certification: a status report.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jeff Howe, Dr. Steve Bratkovich, Dr. Jim Bowyer. March 23, 2010. Dovetail Partners Inc.

This report reviews the current status of forest certification programs, summarizes changes that have occurred over the past 6 years and speculates on what the future may bring in terms of opportunities and challenges.

Family Forest Certification in the United States: Program and Activity Updates.
Kathryn Fernholz, Dr. Jim Bowyer, & Dr. Steve Bratkovich.
November 25, 2008. Dovetail Partners, Inc.

Summarizes recent developments within the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and identifies the next steps that are needed to continue to grow family forest owner participation.

Updated: September 11, 2012
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