Whats so bad with a green cemetery that isn certified?
An uncertified cemetery operator may decide, despite representations they may have made to the public, that they want to accommodate conventional burial in a place that was to have been permanently protected as a natural area. Uncertified operators can increase the grave density to a level that would degrade the local ecosystem. Or the operator could sell the cemetery to someone who doesn’t have an ethic rooted in ecological responsibility, or an entity which has no interest in continuing to run the facility as a green burial ground. There are too many potential ways a green cemetery can devolve, which is why having independent, third party certification is so important.
