What are the guidelines or standards for certification in North America?
• Forest Stewardship Council. While FSC does have a set of 10 Principles and Criteria for forest management that are applicable to all FSC-certified forests throughout the world, FSC also has regionally-based standards. Nine US regional standards have been developed, and seven have been accredited by FSC International. There are nine regions where standards are either endorsed or actively being developed. Pacific Coast Rocky Mountain Southwest Ozark-Ouachita Northeast Appalachian Southeast Lake States Mississippi Alluvial Valley In the absence of endorsed regional or national standards, Forest Stewardship Council accredited auditors use their own interim standards or guidelines to conduct certifications (see next question as well). • The Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s standards were originally created by the American Forest & Paper Association. As of July 2000 further changes to the standards became the responsibility of the Sustainable Forestry Board. The current standard are valid
