How does the Good Wood Guide rate timber?
Our Good Wood Guide rates timber species and products using a colour system of green, amber and red. Here is a guide to what these colours mean: Green = Good Wood These timber species are the best option. Good Wood timber species are: • from FSC-certified forests, or • verified Pacific ecotimber from community forest operations, or • verified recycled, reused and urban salvage Amber = 2nd Choice These timber species should only be used after checking the source carefully. Amber wood includes sources that are in transition to Good Wood or from a non-controversial or neutral source. Question your supplier. If they can prove the wood product comes from one of the following sources, it is okay to buy. Please persist – it’s your right to know. Amber status wood is: • verified from a forest or plantation in transition to FSC certification (eg, via stepwise schemes such as Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) and SmartStep) • certified by standards other than FSC. CSA standards are okay but MTCC, PEFC
