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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) established in 1993
is a global, not for profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management.
The FSC's mission statement is to "promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests".
Since its inception, FSC has gone from strength to strength. The number of certificates issued in both forest management and chain of custody have increased exponentially, passing a total of 20,000 Chain of Custody certificates in 2011, and a further total of 30,000 in 2016. The 1,000th Forest Management certificate was also issued in 2011 to a Portuguese small farmers’ association covering their cork plantations.
There are now over 1600 Forest Management certificates and 38,000 Chain of Custody certificates worldwide.
The FSC system is recognised by BREEAM and the UK Government Timber Procurement Policy.
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1999, which promotes sustainable forest management through independent third party certification. It is considered the certification system of choice for small forest owners.
Its 35 worldwide independent national forest certification systems represent more than 300 million hectares (741.3 million acres) of certified forests, making it the largest forest certification system in the world, covering about two-thirds of the globally certified forest area. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.