Timber certification, tainted forest group alleges

  • 19/11/2002

The international body created to certify responsible forestry management has for years been knowingly "misleading" the public according to a new report released by the Rainforest Foundation. The report finds serious flaws in the certification system used by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which is responsible for auditing timber companies worldwide and for certifying that wood and paper is produced in an environmentally and socially acceptable way.