Forest Certification and the Forest Products Industry

B. Bruce Bare

College of Forest Resources

University of Washington, Seattle

November 13, 2000

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A brief overview on forest certification in the forest products industry. Discusses the goals and objectives of forest certification; the major protocols being used; costs and benefits; and some on-going market place challenges (mutual recognition, eco-labels, chain-of-custody, and the global forest and trade network).

Talk presented at 17th Annual International Forest products Marketing Conference, November 13-14, 2000, SeaTac Marriott Hotel, SeaTac, WA.