AREA CERTIFIED

• FSC

  • 19.1 million ha world-wide
  • 2.5 million ha in USA (9.0 ha in Sweden)
  • .021 million ha in Canada

• SFI

  • 27.9 million ha in No. Am. About 68% independently verified by third party (2001)
  • SFI licensees 5.7 million ha in No. Am. Both public and private. 1.3 million ha in USA.

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Areas of forest land that are certified under one of the schemes discussed herein. All figures current as of time of writing.

Sources:

http://www.fscoax.org/

http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/sfi_frame.html

Hansen, E., K. Forsyth and H. Juslin. 1999 and 2000. Forest Certification Update for the ECE Region, Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion Papers, UN Economic Commission for Europe, FAO, Timber Section, Geneva, Switzerland.