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FSC Forest certification - Simple guide for forest stakeholders.

 

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The high rate of deforestation and degradation of tropical forests resulted in the 1980s, in the boycott of tropical timber in Europe through campaigns organised by some nongovernmental organisations of the North.

Research carried out following this boycott revealed that logging was not the only cause of deforestation - but that there were many other causes such as agriculture, grazing and so on.

Consequently, the idea of forest certifi cation came into being in the 1990s. Several systems of certifi cation were developed and by the way, brought confusion in the mind of consumers. Very quickly, certifi cation lost its credibility.

In 1992, the Alliance of wood workers, traders and representatives of environmental and human-rights organisations working for the protection of rainforests (Rainforest Alliance) proposed the creation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) whose Founding Assembly met in October 1993.

By integrating all the existing systems of certifi cation into its scheme, this body gradually gained the confi dence of various stakeholders and consequently became the only credible system accepted by the majority. This guide is a simple tool to be used by the rural communities and all the stakeholders interested in the FSC forest certifi cation process…