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Buyers of timber, like buyers of other goods such as food and clothing, are becoming more interested in where the product they buy comes from, and how it has been produced. In order to satisfy this interest, timber producers around the world have begun to investigate various systems of independent certification of forest management. These approaches use sets of criteria that the producers (and their forest products) are required to meet in order to qualify for a label or a certificate. These criteria are set out in a document called a “standard”. In the case of timber, these criteria relate to the forest management practices employed in the growing and harvesting of the trees from which the wood products are sourced. The principal reassurance that consumers (or retailers) are seeking is that the forests supplying particular wood products are being well managed, including the achievement of important environmental controls. Quality forest management is also described as “sustainable management”, and involves successful achievement of environmental, social and economic elements.
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