Who is the Rainforest Alliance? Who is the Forest Stewardship Council™?
A. The Rainforest Alliance was established in 1987 with a mission to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. (www.rainforest-alliance.org) The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) was founded by a diverse group of industry and environmental stakeholders, including the Rainforest Alliance, to develop a consistent, comprehensive and reliable set of third-party certification standards, and to ensure that they are universally recognized. The Rainforest Alliance is accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council, which they helped to establish in 1993. (www.fsc.org) SmartWood is the certification arm of the Rainforest Alliance and is accredited by the FSC. SmartWood has 12 regional offices and works with land owners and managers in over 50 countries to ensure that the wood and pulp they harvest comes from sustainably managed forests where wildlife and wildlands are protected and workers and ne
