Reports
The following reports provide a basic overview of some of the issues surrounding forest certification and responsible wood purchasing. These are complicated issues, and we encourage you to thoroughly familiarize yourself with them before making judgements. The opinions expressed in these documents do not necessarily represent the positions of EcoTimber or its staff.
All reports are in .pdf format.
Public Procurement and Forest Certification: Assessment of the Implications for Policy, Law and International Trade -Comparing major certification schemes: FSC, PEFC, CSA, MTCC and SFI
By Peter Sprang and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf
For the Institute for International and European Environmental Policy
Commissioned by the European Commission, DG Environment, May 2006
Size: 123kb | 13 Pages | Download
Update on the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
Prepared by Daniel Hall of American Lands Alliance, April 2005
Size: 600 kb | 23 Pages | Download
Footprints In the Forest - Current Practice and Future Challenges in Forest Certification
Prepared by Fern, authored by Saskia Ozinga. Feb. 2004
Size: 3.1 MB | 78 Pages | Download
On the Ground - Forest Certification: Green Stamp of Approval or Rubber Stamp of Destruction?
Commissioned by ForestEthics; Greenpeace; and Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter
Authored by Ananda Lee Tan. 2003.
Size: 988 kb | 40 Pages | Download
A Review of the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Prepared by American Lands Alliance. Nov. 2003.Size: 1.4 MB | 12 Pages | Download
A Comparative Analysis of the FSC and SFI Certification Programs - Executive Summary
Prepared by the Meridian Institute, sponsored by Home Depot, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF & PA),
the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Oct. 2001.
Size: 136 kb | 15 Pages | Download
Why the Pan-European Forest Certification Scheme (PEFC), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) are not Credible Forest Certification Systems
From a joint statement from over 60 environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, 2001.
Size: 24 kb | 6 Pages | Download
World Wildlife Fund - Position Paper on Forest Stewardship Council Certification
Prepared by WWF International. Mar. 2001
Size: 80 kb | 1 Page | Download