WWF co-founded the certification scheme for sustainable forest management.
Establishment of the FSC is playing a key role in pushing the forest industry towards environmentally responsible management, reducing the human footprint and helping conserve forest biodiversity: WWF co-founded in the early 1990s the pioneering multi-stakeholder voluntary certification scheme FSC for environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically viable commodity production.
With WWF support, more than 130 million hectares of forest have been FSC certified and the market for certified products has been expanded and producers helped qualify for certification. Today, 8.5% of international trade in forest products is now FSC certified. By expanding and strengthening FSC, WWF is contributing to our larger goal of zero net deforestation by 2020. A new WWF initiative focuses on achieving sustainable forest management for paper production - for which 40 percent of global timber production is destined.
FSC in New Zealand
All of us can support responsible forestry - by buying recycled or FSC certified products. The FSC scheme assures buyers of products from wooden toilet seats to toilet paper, garden chairs to building spars that their purchases were not contributing to the loss of high conservation value forest, and at best were making a positive contribution to protecting important forests. So watch out for the FSC tree-symbol while you are shopping.
With WWF support, more than 130 million hectares of forest have been FSC certified and the market for certified products has been expanded and producers helped qualify for certification. Today, 8.5% of international trade in forest products is now FSC certified. By expanding and strengthening FSC, WWF is contributing to our larger goal of zero net deforestation by 2020. A new WWF initiative focuses on achieving sustainable forest management for paper production - for which 40 percent of global timber production is destined.
FSC in New Zealand
All of us can support responsible forestry - by buying recycled or FSC certified products. The FSC scheme assures buyers of products from wooden toilet seats to toilet paper, garden chairs to building spars that their purchases were not contributing to the loss of high conservation value forest, and at best were making a positive contribution to protecting important forests. So watch out for the FSC tree-symbol while you are shopping.