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Criteria
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American Tree Farm Systems
(ATFS)
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Canadian Standards Association
(CSA)
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Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes
(PEFC)
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Basis for Company Participation
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Voluntary
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Voluntary
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Voluntary
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Scope
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Private, non-industrial forests in the United States.
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Focus on all forest types in Canada.
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PEFC is a mutual recognition body that endorses national systems throughout the world.
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Number of participants
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88,000 Certified Tree Farmers in 46 states.
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There are 29 companies in Canada with 70 forest management certificates. There are 0 companies with 0 Chain of Custody certificates.
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PEFC
Council has formally endorsed 22 national systems. These cover 1121
forest management certificates and 3123 chain of custody certificates.
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Total land area
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9.7 million hectares in the U.S. (24 million acres)
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80,738,814 hectares (199,509,954 acres) in Canada.
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200 million hectares (494 million acres) globally.
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Oversight
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National operating committee and individual state committees.
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A 27 member Board of Directors.
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A General Assembly and a Board of Directors consisting of a chairman two vice chairman and between 2 and 10 members.
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Representation
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Tree farmers and forestry professionals.
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Academic, government, industry and consulting sectors.
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The
General Assembly consists of representatives from the 33 member
countries reflecting major interest parties supporting PEFC,
geographical distribution of members and a gender balance.
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Development
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Set
by independent standards review panel consisting of academia,
environmental organizations, forest industry, forest owners,
professional logging community, and government.
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Set by a technical committee with representatives from academia, government, industry and general interest groups.
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PEFC
national governing bodies cooridinate the setting process, which is set
by invited parties including forest owners, industry, nongovernmental
groups, unions and retailers.
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Scope
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Environmental and silvicultural issues.
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Environmental, silvicultural, social and economic issues.
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Environmental, silvicultural, social and economic issues.
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Public Input
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Subject to 60 day public review.
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Subject to public review.
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The final draft of a system is subject to 60 days public consultation as minimum.
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Approval
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American Forest Foundation Board of Trustees
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Standards Council of Canada.
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PEFC Council assesses for purpose of endorsement.
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Updating
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Every 5 years.
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Every 5 years.
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Every 5 years.
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Reviewer
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ATFS
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Standards Council of Canada.
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The relevant national accreditation body which is a member of International Accreditation Forum.
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Evaluation Process
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Voluntary inspectors subject to education and experience requirements and completion of a national training curriculum.
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Task group reviews application and forest management audit.
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A task group examines documentation, qualifications of reviewers and dispute resolution procedures.
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Approval
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ATFS
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An executive committee makes a decision based on task group findings.
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A separate group decides based on task group findings.
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Monitoring
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None
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Annually assessed.
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Annually assessed.
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Renewal
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Every 5 years.
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Every 5 years.
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Every 5 years.
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Reviewer
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Voluntary third-party Inspector
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Accredited third party auditor.
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Accredited third party auditor.
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Evaluation Process
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Inspectors review forest management plan and operations.
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Audit team discusses scope of assessment with applicant and conducts in field review.
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Endorsed systems require audits that consist of a documentation review and an on-site assessment.
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Approval
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Approved by Voluntary Inspector.
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An executive committee decides based on audit findings and assessment team's activities.
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An executive committee makes a decision based on task group findings.
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Public Input
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No direct public input.
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Any member of the public can file a dispute if there is a disagreement with the decision or ongoing compliance to the standard.
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External parties are allowed to provide submissions to inform the audit.
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Monitoring
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No requirements.
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Annual field review.
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Certificate holders are assessed annually.
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Renewal
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Every 5 years.
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Every 3 years.
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Every 5 years.
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Material Tracking
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None
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Chain of Custody tracks products from forest through each stage of manufacturing and distribution.
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Chain of Custody tracks products from forest through each stage of manufacturing and distribution.
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On-Product label
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None
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Yes,
three product labels: 1) 100% from a certified forest; 2) product line
from a certified forest with a minimum of 70% certified; and 3) a
product with a minimum 70% certified forest content.
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Yes, but a minimum 70% certified content threshold is required for a product to qualify to use the label.
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Use of non-certified sources in labeled products
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Not applicable
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Yes, prohibits use of sources that are illegally harvested.
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Yes, but "non-certified" raw material shall not originate from illegally harvested sources.
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