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Certification Procedures Manual
April 1999, 144 pages
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The SFF Certification Procedures Manual explains how the Silva Forest Foundation (SFF) Certification Program evaluates and certifies timber management enterprises and forest products suppliers for ecologically responsible timber management and for verified chains of custody. The SFF Certification Procedures Manual has been developed primarily to guide SFF Certification Program personnel, applicants for SFF certification, and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) personnel.


SFF Eco-Cert Policy on Public Consultation
February 2000, 3 pages
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Summary of SFF Standards Checklist for Ecologically Responsible Timber Management
November 1999, 11 pages
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This summary provides an introduction to the general requirements for certification as set out in the SFF Standards for BC. A thorough presentation of the content of SFF Standards for BC is not provided in this summary.


Behind the Logo
May, 2001, 64 pages
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The focus of this report is on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Canadian Standards Association's Sustainable Forest Management Standard (CSA), the Sustainable Forestry Initiatve (SFI), and the Pan European Forest Certification Scheme (PEFC). Each of the four certification schemes is assessed against a set of criteria, based on recommendations by governments, academics and the forestry industry.