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Following are brief references to numerous agencies, organizations and standards involved in the certification of sustainable forest management. By visiting their websites, one can research their functions, resources and regulations.


Reference and Background Websites - Relevant To SFM Certification
Organization / Agency Description
Algonquin Forestry Authority
www.algonquinforestry.on.ca		 AFA is the Ontario Crown Agency responsible for sustainable forest management in Algonquin Park.
Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
www.ccfm.org		 CCFM is comprised of federal, provincial and territorial governments providing leadership in the stewardship and sustainable management of Canada's forests.
Canadian Standards Association
www.csa.ca		 CSA is a not-for-profit association serving Canadian business, industry, government and consumers in the global marketplace.
Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition
www.certificationcanada.org		 CSFCC .. Certification Canada .. website of the coalition of 18 organizations representing most of the Canadian forest industry.
Forest Products Association of Canada
www.fpac.ca 		FPAC is the voice of Canada's wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs.
Forest Stewardship Council
www.fsccanada.org		 FSC is an international, non-profit organization supporting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.
Ministerial Conference on the
Protection of Forests in Europe
www.mcpfe.org		 MCPFE is a political initiative for the protection and sustainable management of forests in 45 European countries, cooperating with other countries and international organization observers.
Ministry of Natural Resources - Forests Division
www.ontariosforests.mnr.gov.on.ca		 MNR is the Ontario ministry committed to sustainable forest management - healthy forests providing balanced environmental, social and economic benefits.
Montréal Process
www.mpci.org		 The Montréal Process is the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
www.aboutsfi.org		 SFI program is a system of objectives and performance measures developed by industrial foresters.

The following table shows forest areas in Canada certifed under the three SFM Certification programs, as of June 2006. It's information originates from the front page of the June 2006 Customer Briefing Note (3.59 mg PDF) of the Forest Products Association of Canada .


Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Certification Status in Canada as of June 2006
Standard Applied

 Initials

 Hectares Certified

 Acres Certified

Canada's National Sustainable Forest Management Standard (CAN/CSA-Z809)

CSA

72,560,318

179,223,985

Forest Stewardship
Council

FSC

16,598,599

40,998,540

Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program

SFI

31,107,717

76,687,861

Total Certified for SFM standards combined:

119,576,634

295,354,286

If a forest area has been certified to more than one of the three standards, the area is only counted once.

For more details, download Certification Similarities and Achievements (Summary Comparison of Forest Certification Standards in Canada)
(also from the Forest Products Association of Canada).