Timber Certification
The timber industry has developed a number of sustainable certification schemes for individual forests and plantations. These provide independently certificated guarantees that
these were managed in a sustainable way (i.e. as per widely recognised sustainable forest management criteria, such as biodiversity, recognition of local community and indigenous right, and so on). The sustainable certification schemes (with a valid Chain of Custody for the product purchased and the appropriate supplier) that are recognised by the BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes schemes are listed below.
| Scheme | recocnised label/acronym |
|---|---|
| The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) fsc-uk.info |
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| Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes pefc.org |
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| Canadian Standards Association csa-international.org |
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| Sustainable Forestry Initiative with Chain of Custody aboutsfi.org |
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| Malaysian Timber Certification Council mtcc.com.my |
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