Resources and Tools
Resources | Tools
Resources
General Background on Forest Issues
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Corporate Document Repository: State of the World's Forests 2009
United Nations Millenium Ecosystem Report
California Environmental Associates Report on Global Warming
Trees in the Greenhouse: Why Climate Change is Transforming the Forest Products Business
Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009
Species and Ecosystems of Concern
International Union of Concerned Scientists Red List of Threatened Species
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
High-Conservation Value Network (News and Information about High Conservation Value Forests)
California Environmental Associates Report on Global Warming
Illegal Logging & Trade
Environmental Investigation Agency on the United States's Lacey Act
United States Department of Agriculture on the Lacey Act
The European Union's Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan
Environmental Investigation Agency on FLEGT
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on FLEGT
The United Kingdom's Department for International Development on Illegal Logging
Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement (Information and Advice on Meeting the United Kingdom Government's Timber Procurement Policy)
Certification and Verification
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood Program (World's Leading FSC Forest Management Certifier)
Metafore Forest Certification Resource Center
Greenpeace's Assessment of Wood Products Legality Verification Systems
Rainforest Alliance Report Comparing Quality Assurance of FSC Certification Versus the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
WWF Perspectives on FSC and PEFC
WWF Analysis of the FSC and PEFC Systems for Forest Certification using the Forest Certification Assessment Guide
Tools
Good Practice Guidelines for High Conservation Value Assessments: A Guide for Practitioner & Auditors
FSC Global Risk Assessment Tool
WWF's Guide to Buying Paper
Keep It Legal -- Best Practices for Keeping Illegally Harvested Timber Out of Your Supply Chain [Chinese]
Guide to Responsible Purchasing of Forest Products -- Second Edition [Chinese] [Japanese]
WWF / World Bank's Forest Certification Assessment Guide [Russian] [Portuguese]
Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products
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