Forest Certification & Private Landowners

Forest certification has expanded rapidly in the world since its introduction in 1993. It is intended to ensure that forests are managed in an economically, environmentally, and socially desirable manner. Certification develops, measures, monitors, and enforces specific forest practice standards at the forest management or the stand level. This article briefly summarizes the status of forest certification in the U.S., as well as other countries in the Americas. It relates these developments to prospects for small forest owners as well.

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