The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

What is it?
NGOs, business, local communities and others have joined together and developed standards for sustainable forestry. If a forest is managed according to FSC standards, the wood can carry the FSC logo.

How does it relate to ecology/sustainability?
The value of this scheme can hardly be overestimated. FSC is a very strong incentive to manage forests sustainably instead of “mining” them - cutting down as much as possible at once and then and then moving on, leaving “empty” land behind. Unfortunately that is still the dominant form of forest exploitation for the market in many countries.
If you get FSC wood, you can be sure, that it is produced in a responsible way. If a product is not FSC certified you can almost be sure that it does come from some form of forest destruction or degradation!

Where can I get more information?/Where can I get it?
Ask for FSC certified products in the stores where you buy things made from wood. They may not yet be aware of FSC and need a little help from friendly customers to understand the need of protecting our forests!
Information can be found at www.fsc.org