4.5.4 Certified wood products
Certified wood is sourced from forests participating in an approved and certified sustainable forest management
programme. Buying certified wood products provides the assurance of manufacturing from certified sources using neither
an unsustainable manner of extraction nor causing harmful depletion of valuable forests.
TECHNICAL NOTE
Forest certification systems
There are many creditable organisations that carry out forest certification and have unbiased opinions
to assist in making decisions when choosing certified wood products.
Read more at:
1. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Forest Stewardship Council. (2013). Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
2. Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifications Scheme (PEFC)
– General, United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden.
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification. (2012). Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
3. Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Canadian Standards Association. (2013). Sustainable Forest Management Programme. Retrieved 8 April
2013, from
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4. The Brazilian Forestry Certification (Cerflor)
Brazilian Government. Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. INMETRO - National
Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology. (2012). Cerflor Forest Certification Programme. Retrieved
8 April 2013, from
5. Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)
Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC). (2013). Retrieved 8 April 2013, from
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