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Newsletter Forestry and Wood Certification No.1/ 2004 Information contained in this newsletter is sent to approximately 14 000 recipients in 14 countries and is translated into 9 languages.

This bi-monthly newsletter provides information on progress in improving forest management around the world. Particular attention is given to credible forest certification, threats to forests such as illegal logging, trends in the investment sector and companies/ individuals showing leadership.

Contact the editor on hb@wwf.at

CONTENTS

IMPROVING FOREST MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE AND AROUND THE WORLD 1Rapid FSC Developments in Russia.................................................1Eco-rating of Russian Forest Products Companies...........................2Government Rating on Responsible Procurement............................2Anti-Illegal Logging Project in Latvia Wins World Bank Price......320% of Timber in Danish-Russian Trade Could be Illegal...............3Unfortunate Trend to Tropical Timbers in Parquet Flooring............3The Keurhout Label Becomes an Instrument for the Timber Industry 4Illegal Logging Must be Removed From European Trade – says Industry 4Law Workshops Against Illegal Logging in Russian Far East.........4A Small Step Forward in Indonesia..................................................5A Chance for Tesso Nilo?.................................................................5Orang- Utans Facing Extinction.......................................................5

FOCUS ON RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT AND CSR 5New Risks in Old Supply Chains: A Survey of Palm Oil Trading Chains 5Why Global Corporate Citizenship Matters For Shareholders. A Survey Of Leading CEOs 6How do UK Banks Perform on the Environment.............................6Doing Business - With a Vision........................................................7Canada´s Timber Giants and NGOs Form a Coalition.....................7

NEWS ON FSC.........................................................8FSC Certificate Influences Consumer Behaviour.............................8Put a Cork in it – FSC Promotion for Cork......................................8New FSC Web pages on Chain of Custody Review and SLIMF.....8FSC Annual Review 2003.................................................................9Membership Development of FSC...................................................9

BACKGROUND AND FACTS................................9

CERTIFICATION ASSISTANCE........................10

Improving Forest Management in Europe and Around the World

Rapid FSC Developments in RussiaWith current progress and developments in Russia WWF expects that by 2005 around 10 million hectares of Russian forests will be FSC certified.

Commitments to seek FSC certification in 2004 have been made

by the companies Volga Pulp and Paper Mill and one of Russia’s biggest logging companies Cherepovetsles.

The Austrian paper company Neusiedler has committed to seek FSC certification for 1,16 million hectares of forest in the Russian Republic Komi. Aim of the company is to source 35% of the timber for its daughter company Syktyvkar from FSC certified forests by 2005.

Certification is also progressing in Siberia. Russia’s biggest sawmill, Novoeniseysky LPH, located in

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Krasnoyarsk region, is currently being audited to achieve FSC certification for part of its logging operations.

The Archangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill has started FSC certification in one of its logging companies in Maloshuika Les.

WWF is working with the companies Solombala LDK and Lesosibirsk LDK-1 to map and protect pristine forests in their respective leasing areas.

Ilim Pulp, Russia´s largest pulp and paper company announced that it will seek FSC certification in 2004 for its pulp and paper mills in the Archangelsk and Irkoutsk regions.

(Ilim Pulp, Archangelsk PPM, Volga PPM, Solombala LDK are members of the Russian Association of Environmentally responsible companies – part of the WWF Global Forest and Trade Network.)Sources: WWF Russia January 2004; Neusiedler Pressemitteilung, 28. November 2003; Mitteilung WWF Österreich, 21. November 2003

Eco-rating of Russian Forest Products CompaniesWWF Russia, together with the Russian rating agency Expert RA, has carried out a rating of Russian companies on their ecological performance. The rating takes into account specific features of the Russian logging, wood processing and pulp and paper industry. Russian companies were rated according to the ecological effects of their manufacturing process, level of environmentally sound management, according to the transparency of the company on environmental problems and their readiness to engage in dialogue.

Volga Paper Eco A+

Kartontara Eco A+Oneghskiy LDK Eco A+Cherles Eco ANeusiedler Syktyvkar Eco AArkhangelsk Pulp& Paper Mill Eco B++Chudovo - RWS Eco B++Kotlass Pulp&Paper Mill Eco B++Plitspychprom Eco B++Solikamskbumprom Eco B++Solombala LDK Eco B++Terneyles Eco B++UILPK Eco B++National Timber Company Eco B++CKK Eco B+Igirma – Tayriku Eco B+Nord-West Timber Company Eco B+Solombala Pulp&Paper Mill Eco B+Stupino KPK Eco B+Ust – Pokshenga LPH Eco B+LEMO Eco B+New Enisey LHK Eco B+Dvina Harvesting Eco BSLT – Timberplant #3 Eco BShatura Eco BUST-Ighora Vernee Company Eco BBaykal Pulp&Paper Mill Eco C++Dallesprom Eco C++Tyndales Eco C++Pinjuga Harvesting Eco C+

EcoA++ The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be exceptionally high. Ecological risks are minimalEco A+ The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be high. Ecological risks are insignificantEco A The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be rather high. Ecological risks are lowEco B++ The level of ecological responsibility is considered satisfactory. Ecological risks are rather lowEco B+ The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be acceptable. Ecological risks are moderateEco B The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be insufficient. Ecological risks are passableEco C++ The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be low. Ecological risks are rather highEco C + The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be extremely low. Ecological risks are highEco C The level of ecological responsibility is considered to be unsatisfactory. Ecological risks are exceptionally high

“The rating shows that some companies are better than others and Western buyers should be aware of this”, said Andrej Ptichknikov, WWF forest specialist in Russia. “Buyers should influence these companies to improve their performance. All who want more insight into the ecological judgement on companies should contact WWF Russia.”

Source: WWF Russia, December 2003 For questions on companies contact Aptichnikov@wwf.ru. For questions on the eco-rating contact Nkozhemyaka@wwf.ru

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Government Rating on Responsible ProcurementThe NGO FERN, in a new report, examines the timber procurement policies of EU member states and the USA. According to the report the USA and six out of the nine EU member states do not have a national policy on procurement of timber from legal and sustainable sources. “Only the UK and Denmark are currently operating substantive policies that recognise the complexity of defining legal and sustainable sources and produce guidance on how to determine compliance”. The report concludes that in spite of restrictions imposed by EU and WTO rules governments do have substantial scope to insist on timber products from legal and sustainable sources. To assist EU members in this the EU commission should revise its current guidance on procurement as soon as possible. Government purchases account for a substantial proportion of world trade in timber products. Governments thus have enormous power on the supply chain to combat illegal logging and to promote responsible forest management. FERN Report To Buy or not to Buy. Timber Procurement Policies in the EU January 2004 Access the report on http://www.fern.org/pubs/reports/procure.pdf

Anti-Illegal Logging Project in Latvia Wins World Bank PriceA project of the Danish NGO NEPCon was one of the winners of the recent World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) Global Competition which took place in December 2003. The winning project idea is to provide incentives for private forest owners in Latvia to harvest and sell timber legally through an auction system. This will now be funded by the World Bank. Through the project harvesting rights for standing stock on private forest land will be

sold through auctions. According to non-official estimations, the prices paid for wood from Latvian state forests sold as standing stock at auctions are significantly higher than timber sold in smaller quantities by private forest owners to often illegally operating companies on the black market in Latvia. Through the establishment of an auction system both, forest owners as well as the government are expected to profit economically while providing an incentive for legal harvesting. As a consequence legally operating companies will also get increased access to timber on private forest land. Sources: World Bank December 2003; NEPCON December 2003 http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:20147593~pagePK:180691~piPK:174492~theSitePK:205098,00.html

20% of Timber in Danish-Russian Trade Could be Illegal

A WWF report released in December estimates that 20 % of Russian wood products exported to Denmark could be illegally harvested.The report, The Russian-Danish trade in wood products and illegal logging in Russia, highlights the risks for Danish companies to buy illegal wood unless measures are taken to keep it out of their supply chains. Russia is the fourth largest supplier of wood products to Denmark. Most of the wood products imported to Denmark come from Northwest Russia (47 %) or Siberia (35 %). Download the report and WWF recommendations from http://www.panda.org/downloads/forests/russiandanishtradeinwoodproductswwfreport2003.pdf  

Source: WWF Russia and WWF Denmark December 2003

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Unfortunate Trend to Tropical Timbers in Parquet FlooringIn January, Domotex, the annual global trade fair for the carpet and floor covering industry, based in Germany, showed a trend to tropical timbers in parquet flooring. According to the online news service IHB almost all parquet exhibitors had added tropical timber to their sortiment. In particular Jatoba from South America seems to be a big trend with parquet producers as well as Merbau, Jarrah and Teak. “Without the FSC logo the use of tropical timbers is very likely to contribute to forest destruction”, said Duncan Pollard, Head of the WWF European Forest Programme. “We strongly recommend that parquet producers source FSC timbers which are available on the market.” Next to Mahogany, Jatoba is one of the key timbers from the Amazon basin where up to 80% of wood is harvested illegally. 1.8million hectares of forest in the Amazon are destroyed every year. Merbau is cut in Indonesia where the illegal cutting rate is also 80%.

FSC timbers for parquet flooring can be obtained from a range of sources. Go to Global search for FSC certified timber and products: www.certifiedwood.org This database allows you to search by type of timber and timber species, by product type and supply chain position and country.

On www.fsc-info.org you can search for FSC certified species all over the world. Search mechanism include species ( open query) , tenure and country.

Source: IHB – www.holzboerse.de January 22 2004

The Keurhout Label Becomes an Instrument for the Timber IndustryOn December 31 2003 the Dutch Keurhout Foundation ceased operations after 7 years. Official reasons were the ongoing lack of financial resources as well as the lack of political and social support.The gatekeeper of certificates for sustainable forestry entering the Dutch market had repeatedly been criticised by NGOs for lack of transparency of their decisions. A KPMG-evaluation commissioned by the Dutch government 2 years ago had concluded that Keurhout´s decisions were insufficiently substantiated. Now the Dutch Timber Trade Association has decided to take over the validation of certificates for sustainable forestry from the Keurhout Foundation and will make the Keurhout logo available to its members. In a recent press release the Association admits that the Keurhout logo “will become an instrument of and for the timber sector.”“A certification which is not an independently monitored quality assurance has little added value to the industry on the market. What is the value in certifying yourself?”, challenges Duncan Pollard, Head of the WWF European Forest Programme. Source: Press release Netherlands Timber Trade Association, November 7 2003

Illegal Logging Must be Removed From European Trade – says Industry A complete removal of illegal timber is needed from European trade according to key players in the sector. In a recent meeting it was recognised that the industry is under serious pressure to move forward rapidly on the issue of illegal timber. A range of initiatives to help deliver the European Commission Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT) plan will be explored in the coming months.

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Source: Timber Trade Journal, 23 December 2003

Law Workshops Against Illegal Logging in Russian Far EastTo raise the level of expertise of forest inspectors in the Russian Far East on how to stop illegal logging, workshops on legal issues are held by WWF every six months. The recent workshop “Administrative, Criminal, and Civil Liability for Violations of Forest Use and Protection Legislation” - organised as part of the WWF and IKEA Co-operation on Forest Projects - aimed to get participants better acquainted with current legislation, and allowed them to exchange their experiences on how stop illegal timber harvesting. Participants of the workshop included representatives from special anti - illegal logging brigades, state forest inspection units and forest management directors of four regions in the Russian Far East. Source: WWF Russia December 2003

A Small Step Forward in IndonesiaThe Indonesian government has launched a Forest Restoration Initiative January 21st to restore 300.000 hectares of forest and land areas this year. WWF supports the efforts to halt and reverse the degradation of forests in Indonesia. However they should be integrated with other actions. It is crucial that the Indonesian government stops further destruction of natural forests – this would also help to avoid damaging floods. WWF in addition urges the government to recognise the importance of sustainable forest management e.g. fighting forest crime, promoting certification, facilitating community based forest management and halting forest conversion. Source: WWF Indonesia Press Release January 21 2004

A Chance for Tesso Nilo?In December the Indonesian government, WWF and PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper have agreed to co-operate to halt illegal logging in the Indonesian province Riau, in particular to protect the Tesso Nilo forest. A task unit to tackle illegal logging in Tesso Nilo is formed as part of this co-operation. The unit includes forest police, police, related law enforcers, WWF Indonesia and Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper. It will be responsible for patrolling the area, conducting investigations at check points and monitoring the traffic of timber. Tesso Nilo is one of the most untouched and valuable forest areas of Indonesia and therefore has been prioritised for protection by the Indonesian government. Source: TEMPO Interactive, December 16, 2003

Orang- Utans Facing ExtinctionBorneo and Sumatra, home to the world's last orang-utans, have lost a staggering 90 % of their populations over the past 100 years. They will become extinct in the wild in as little as 20 years time if this decline continues.Orang-utans have become endangered through fragmentation and destruction of their natural habitat, through commercial logging, and clearance for oil palm plantations and agriculture as well as through poaching.

Source: WWF UK Press Release January 12 2004

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Focus on Responsible Investment and CSR

New Risks in Old Supply Chains: A Survey of Palm Oil Trading ChainsA new report on palm oil supply chains by ISIS Asset Management shows insufficient knowledge of companies on where and what they are sourcing. For the report New Risks in Old Supply Chains. Where does your Palm Oil Come From? 27 companies in food retailing and manufacturing, general retailing, cosmetic manufacturing, chemicals and hotel and leisure sectors were surveyed.All companies acknowledged the potential risk associated with ecological issues in supply chains. However, only two-thirds stated they had systems that gave adequate protection. 83% of companies had little or no knowledge of where their palm oil comes from. Twenty-one percent of companies are developing or considering developing supply chain policies specifically relating to palm oil. The report concludes that some of these companies are at risk of contravening their policies on quality, labour standards and the environment. Palm oil production is one of the key factors for forest destruction in Indonesia. Only in the last decade plantations in Indonesia increased by 320 % and the world consumption has doubled. In the next 25 years 250 – 300 million hectares of tropical forests are likely to be converted into agricultural land.

Source: WWF Forest Conversion Initiative January 2004; Report New Risks in Old Supply Chains. Where does your Palm Oil Come From ISIS December 2003. Download the report from http://www.panda.org/downloads/forests/palmoilreportisisdec03.pdf

Why Global Corporate Citizenship Matters For Shareholders. A Survey Of Leading CEOs

Over 70% of CEOs surveyed by the World Economic Forum believe that mainstream investors will have an increased interest in corporate citizenship issues. Developed by the World economic Forum's Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative (GCCI) in partnership with the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), the new report Values and Value: Communicating the Strategic Importance of Corporate Citizenship to Investors offers a set of recommendations for those seeking to communicate the importance of corporate citizenship to shareholders and investors. "We see increased interest in the social and environmental aspects of corporate performance by pension funds, insurance companies and other shareholders. Investment analysts, trustees and portfolio managers appear to be taking these issues more seriously than they were just a few years ago," said Richard Samans, World Economic Forum Managing Director, who added, "2004 might just be the year corporate citizenship comes of age in the mainstream investment community."

Source: Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia January 8 2004 www.asria.org The report, Values and Value: Communicating the Strategic Importance of Corporate Citizenship to Investors can be viewed on http://www.weforum.org/corporatecitizenship or http://www.iblf.org

How do UK Banks Perform on the EnvironmentThe Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) has published its second guide to responsible banking which looks at the performance of 13 leading UK high street banks on issues such as human rights, the environment, third world debt, lending

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policies and financial inclusion. "Customers who want their choice of financial services providers to reflect their personal concerns should consider lobbying their bank if they feel its performance in these areas is not up to the standard they would like- and could even consider moving their accounts to what they feel is a better bank" said EIRIS Executive Director Peter Webster in the report.The Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS), established in 1983, provides independent research into corporate social, environmental and ethical performance needed by investors to make informed and responsible investment decisions. EIRIS researches the corporate behaviour of 2700 companies globally. It has research partners in nine countries. EIRIS's 70 institutional clients include 17 of the top 25 UK pension fund managers.For the EIRIS Guide to Responsible Banking go to http://www.asria.org/news/press/lib/031106eirisbankguideline.pdf

Source: Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia November 6 2004 www.asria.org

Doing Business - With a VisionExportimo S.A.C., Peru's largest export furniture producer and South Cone Trading Co., an American furniture distributor with more than 300 retail stores in the US, have joined forces to expand the market for alternative tropical hardwoods while providing economic development skills to local residents.

Exportimo S.A.C. produces 80% of all Peruvian furniture exports. Close to 40% of Exportimo's production is FSC certified, with plans to expand to 95% FSC certified production by the end of 2005. Four years

ago, Exportimo completely phased out the use of mahogany because of the illegal logging associated with it and the pressure its harvesting puts on rainforests. Since then, the company has switched to alternative hardwood species, such as Mohena and Sauco.

"In many cases no one knows where the illegally logged mahogany ends up. The beauty of FSC's chain of custody program is that we know – and our customers know - exactly where our tropical hardwoods come from and that they are harvested under the strictest norms of responsible forest management," says Einar Elsner, representative of South Cone Trading Co. Last year, South Cone and WWF joined forces and committed U$160.000 each to research alternative hardwood species to reduce the pressure on mahogany and rainforests. In 2001 the company formed an NGO which trains local communities in wood processing, woodworking, quality control, product design, budgeting and finance, and other economic skills.

"What we are doing is a different approach to the use of rainforest resources, one that is gradually becoming stronger. What we are doing in Peru represents the other side of doing business, with a responsible vision of the future", said Einar Elsner from South Cone.Source: FSC News and notes December 5 2003

Canada´s Timber Giants and NGOs Form a Coalition

The companies Tembec Inc., Domtar Inc., Suncor Energy and Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. announced last December that they will join a coalition of environmental and native groups to persuade the Canadian

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government to protect much of the country's vast boreal-forest region. In a planned framework agreement the coalition aims for half of the region to be protected in a network of large, interconnected areas. The collaboration among conservationists, big industrial companies and native communities marks "a very, very dramatic" shift from the confrontations of past decades, said Monte Hummel, president of the Canadian arm of WWF. Canada's federal and provincial governments own 90% of the country's forestland, but all of the companies pushing for better protection of the boreal region have big lease holdings in the area.

The pact represents a "huge" opportunity to develop practices "required to sustain our access to markets and our access to the raw materials and resources", said Bill Hunter, president and chief operating officer of Alberta-Pacific Forest. Suncor Energy sees the boreal initiative as a means to "engage with stakeholders", including indigenous communities.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 1 2003

News on FSC

FSC Certificate Influences Consumer BehaviourIn the fall of 2002, Oregon State University researchers performed an experiment at two Home Depot stores in Oregon, to measure consumer-purchasing behaviour for eco-labelled forest products. During the experiment, customers were offered a choice between visually identical FSC labelled and non-FSC labelled plywood products. Comparisons were made between the

amounts sold of each type to determine if the presence of the FSC label was associated with higher sales. The key findings to this study Do Forest Certification Eco-labels Impact Consumer Behaviour? Results from an Experiment were:

• The FSC - labelled product outsold the non-labelled product, 2 to 1, so long as the price of plywood in each bin was equal.

• When the labelled plywood was priced at a 2 percent premium, the non-labelled product outsold the labelled one by 1.7 to 1.

• 37 percent of the sales were to consumers who paid a 2 percent price premium.

According to the authors, “the good news is that the presence of the eco-label was associated with a larger proportion of the total sales.”

The home improvement retail-giant Home Depot sold U$250 million dollars worth of FSC products in 2002, up from U$15 million in 1999.

Source: FSC Working Group Germany Newsletter issue 04/01. Wall Street Journal January 2 2003; FSC US News & Views Mid January 2003, vol.3, no.1; December 2003 Vol.3 no.16

Put a Cork in it – FSC Promotion for CorkFSC certification will be used as a tool to promote cork from well-managed forests in North Africa. A participatory training programme in FSC certification of cork oak forests has begun in Tunisia and Morocco with EU support late last year. Cork forests are one of the best examples of a sustainable agro-forestry system, where people use the natural resources around them while preserving the ecosystem’s high environmental values. FSC certification is

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intended to add value to the cork market and hence will help preserve the cork oak forests of the Mediterranean.Sources: Woodmark News No.6 2003; WWF Mepo January 2004

New FSC Web pages on Chain of Custody Review and SLIMFTo keep interested parties regularly informed and involved in policy reviews the new FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) and Labelling Review web pages have been created http://www.fscoax.org/coc/

Similarly, information on FSC´s Small and Low Intensity Managed Forests (SLIMF) initiative can be accessed on http://www.fscoax.org/slimf/FSC works to find and implement practical solutions to the problems faced by small forest operations and low intensity forest operations in accessing FSC forest management certification.

FSC Annual Review 2003The 16 page annual review is now available and covers FSC´s activities and policies, case studies, the work of National Initiatives and achievements of FSC stakeholders. Access the annual review on http://www.fscoax.org/fscnews/ene-feb2004/Special%20Edition%2020032.pdf

Membership Development of FSCFSC is a membership organisation. Any forest owner, timber industry, labour union, environmental organisation, indigenous peoples’ group or individual may become a member of FSC and guide its development. In 1995 FSC had 97 members in 25 countries. Currently FSC has 599 members in 71 countries. The members of FSC have developed ten international principles and

criteria for certification of good forest management. The objective of FSC is to promote environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management world-wide.Source: FSC International News and Notes Issue 20 December 2003

Background and Facts

The Forest Stewardship Council is currently the only credible timber certification system supported by WWF. The FSC label makes it possible for buyers to choose forest products that come from forests managed to the highest environmental and social standards and from legal sources. As global system FSC offers market incentives for improving forest management around the world.

EventsMarch 15-19EUROCERTIFOR offers a training session for new FSC COC assessors. www.eurocertifor.comThis session is opened to international and French speaking consultants, who have experience in wood industry.

April 1-2, 2004 "The Frontiers of Forest Certification." organised by Certification Watch. Vancouver, BC. The conference will gather senior corporate executives, high-level governmental officials, prominent experts in sustainable forest management, certification and responsible procurement as well as representatives from organizations involved in certification. The complete program of the 2004 Certification Watch Conference, Exhibit Area, Field Tour and Training Workshop can be found at www.CertificationWatchConference.org

12-16 July 2004 Training Programme by ProForest and Ecosecurities; The programme provides a range of up-to-date courses dealing with current issues for those involved in forest management, certification and

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sustainable natural resource management.Training courses will be available in the following subject areas: Introduction to Certification and Standards (1 day) ,Forest Certification in Practice and Practical Auditing (5 days) , Responsible Purchasing in Practice, Illegal Logging, Product Tracing and Chain of Custody (2 days) , High Conservation Value Forests and Biodiversity Monitoring (1 day) , Climate Change Policy and Forests (1 day) , Forest Policy Update (1 day) , Small Forests and Group Schemes (1 day) www.proforest.com

Key StatisticsStatus: January 2004Total area of FSC certified forests: 40,422,684 hectaresNumber of countries with FSC forests: 59Number of countries with COC and FM/ COC certificates: 72FM certificates: 567COC certificates:  2854 

www.certified-forests.org © UNEP-WCMC/WWF

For regional maps and data on certified areas in Europe, Africa, Asia – Pacific, Latin America and North America go to http://www.certified-forests.org

Programme Information For Information on the Forest Stewardship

Council (FSC) www.fscoax.org Global Forest And Trade Network

www.panda.org/forestandtrade Forests For Life Programme, WWF

www.panda.org/forests4life

Certification BasicsAn Introduction to Forest Certification: (2001) http://www.proforest.net/objects/introtocert.pdf

NGO Positions on Certification SystemsBehind the logo (2001) -In-depth report of the four biggest forest certification schemes (CSA, FSC, PEFC & SFI) analyses the strengths and weaknesses of each scheme and aims to provide companies, governments and NGOs with the facts needed for informed decision making. http://www.fern.org/pubs/reports/behind/btlrep.pdf

Make Your Own Judgement About Certification SchemesAssessing Forest Certification: A Practical Guide : (2002) http://www.proforest.net/objects/Assessing%20Forest%20Certification/assessing%20schemes.pdf

Certification AssistanceWhere to Sell and Buy Certified TimberGlobal search for FSC certified timber and products: www.certifiedwood.org : This database allows you to search by type of timber and timber species, by product type and supply chain position and country.

On www.fsc-info.org . you can search for FSC certified species all over the world. Search mechanism include species ( open query) , tenure and country.

Global search for FSC Forest Management and Chain of Custody certificate holders www.fsc-info.org .

On www.certifiedwood.org you can confirm certification status of a company

Global search for FSC certified forests: www.certifiedwood.org The advantage of this certified forest list is the contact details like telephone numbers are included.

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Most up to date information on which forests and which companies are certified can be found on the main FSC International website www.fscoax.org - however here information is mainly aimed at providing an overview rather than to help establish contact.

Check approved FSC certifiers on www.fscoax.org

Assistance With Group CertificationA Practical Guide to Developing a Group Scheme for FSC-Accredited Certification of Forests: Final Draft (2001) http://www.proforest.net/objects/gscheme2.pdf

Responsible InvestmentFor Investment guidelines by the Worldbank/ WWF Alliance go to http://www.panda.org/downloads/forests/wwfinvestmentpol7oct03final.pdf

Learning From Others 500 companies are part of the WWF co-ordinated Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), committed to responsible forest management and trade. They represent a wide range of actors including forest owners, timber processors, construction companies, retailers, investment agencies and local authorities. Members vary from small family-owned businesses to world scale leading companies such as IKEA and the Home Depot. They are committed to gradually producing, trading and/or sourcing independently certified forest products. Find more information about GFTN at: http://www.panda.org/forestandtrade/

To learn from the experiences of other companies who are already part of the network get in touch with one of the forest and trade network co-ordinators. Contact details can be found on http://www.panda.org/forestandtrade/

Further Contacts for Assistance With CertificationFor assistance on Procurement and Supply Chain Development, FSC Chain of Custody – Implementation contact http://www.forwoodinternational.com

Multiple Solutions for the World´s Forests by WWF

WWF works on forest conservation through a multiplicity of approaches and strategies which are pursued together with regional and global partners: Credible Forest Certification, High Conservation Value Forests, combating illegal logging and forest crime, preventing forest fires, restoring damaged and degraded forests and forest protection. WWF's Forests for Life Programme has developed position papers on global forest issues which are available on http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/what_we_do

/policy_events/index.cfm

The World Bank/ WWF Alliance was formed in 1998 and draws on the comparative institutional strengths of the partner institutions:

the Bank's access to policy dialogue, convening power, analytical capacity and financing operations,

WWF's strong field presence, private sector partnerships, public trust and forest conservation expertise.

By combining the strengths of the Bank and WWF, and their partners, the Alliance is uniquely positioned to effect changes in forest policy and practices, to help safeguard biodiversity, and alleviate poverty. With forests being depleted globally at a rate of 28 hectares per minute, the stakes are high. Urgent, significant and coordinated actions on a global scale are needed to arrest the precipitous and relentless declines in forest cover, the concomitant loss of biodiversity, and the effects on the livelihoods of forest-dependent people.For more information on the World Bank/ WWF Alliance go to www.forest-alliance.org

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For further information please contact

Helma BrandlmaierCommunications - WWF European Forest Programmehb@wwf.at

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