Dear Philip You can find most of the information in: Status of National and Regional Certification Initiatives, June 1996, Edited by Dinesh Aryal and published by: Forest Stewardship Council, Avenida Hidalgo 502, 68000 Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. Phone ++5295146905, Fax ++5295162110, E-mail: FSCOAX@antequera.antequera.com Homepage: http://antequera.antequera.com/FSC/. Concerning producers and consumers try to contact: The WWF 1995 group Panda House Weyside park Godalming Surrey GU7 1XR Phone ++44(0)1483426444 Fax ++44(0)1483 426409 Sincerely yours Peter Feilberg RTH> ... FSC does not certify the forest itself, but has already approved four organisations which are competent to do this work. Another four organisations have applied to be approved as "FSC endorsed certification bodies". Could you please give their names? RTH> To date about 2.3 million hectares of forest have been certified in all RTH> different types of natural forests, from the USA to the Solomon Islands. RTH> A wide range of timber products are now being sold from these certified RTH> forests, and carry the `FSC Trademark', a seal of approval that the RTH> forest of origin is well managed...... Could you please provide a list on this discussion group or put it in a Website? RTH> Producers and consumers of wood products alike are now seeing the market RTH> as well as the socio-environmental benefits of the certification of forests and wood products. Well over a hundred companies (with annual timber product sales of over $4 billion) in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Austria have already pledged their support to buy wood products which have been independently certified through the FSC process and demand is now growing daily. Could you make also this information public? Aggregated information only makes sense if the detailed is accessible. In awaiting of your information yours sincerely Philip. ilex@bbsw.idn.nl -- | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own.
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