Working Group On Forest Certification Ghana

Ghana Forest Mgt. Certi. Standard,

The Standard Since 1997 Ghana has been developing a national certification programme for forestry. The programme of development started in the form of a project: the Ghana Forest Management Certification Systems Project - a project of Ghanaian Government with technical and financial assistanceprovid...

Simple Guide on Forest Certification

Since the past four decades, there has been a growing concern worldwide about deforestation and biodiversity loss in the tropical forests. There was pressure from international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Governments and Industries to halt deforestation.

Consequently, the idea of forest ... Read more...

Definitions on Forest Certification

WHAT IS FOREST CERTFICATION

Forest Certification is simply the process of independent verification that the management of a particular Forest Management Unit has reached the level required by a given standard. When combined with a chain of custody certificate, Forest Certification allows products, fr...

Types of FSC Certifications

1. FSC Forest Management Certification

Forest managers or owners who want to prove that their forest operation is socially beneficial and managed in an environmentally appropriate and economically viable manner can apply for Forest Management (FM) certification.
Special options for small and low inten...