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.

SmartWood^cm – SmartWood^cm 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.