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Tropical
Forest Foundation –
The TFF’s primary mission is to promote
sustainable tropical forestry management by gathering
and disseminating information about its benefits
and by demonstrating and teaching proper management
practices.
Forest
Stewardship Council – The Forest
Stewardship Council is an international non-profit
organization founded in 1993 to support environmentally
appropriate, socially beneficial and economically
viable management of the world’s forests.
Its members include representatives from environmental
and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry
profession, indigenous people’s organizations,
community forestry groups and forest product certification
organizations from around the world.
SmartWoodcm
– SmartWoodcm
is the oldest and most extensive certification
program in the world. SmartWood’s purpose
is to improve the effectiveness of responsible
forestry in conserving bio-diversity and providing
equity for local communities, fair treatment to
workers, and creating incentives for businesses
so that they can benefit economically from responsible
forestry practices.
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service
– A Federal agency that manages public lands
in national forests and grasslands. The Forest
Service is also the largest forestry research
organization in the world, and provides technical
and financial assistance to state and private
forestry agencies.
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