Forestry Certification In
Indiana
ISAF Winter Meeting
February 27, 2008
Forest Certification
Introduction
History
Definitions
In the news...
Types of Certification
1. Certification of Forest Management (FM)
2. Certification of Wood Based Industries
and trading (COC / Chain of Custody)
FM Certification Process
Pre Audi
(=scoping visit)t
Main Audit
(= field assessment)
Document
Inspection
Field Inspection
Report with
Recommendations
Stakeholder
Consultation
NO
YES
Certification
Annual Audits
Corrective Actions
Elements of
Certification
A. PUBLIC PART OF THE REPORT
Summary
 Short description of the enterprise
 Brief description of the certification process
 Summary of strengths an deficits for improvement
 Recommendations and conditions
B. INTERNAL PART OF THE REPORT
 Forestry frame conditions
 Information about the forest enterprise
 Information about the certification process
 Information about the assessment process
 Course of the assessment
 Stakeholder survey
 Observations and conclusions
 Traceability and identification of products
 Agreements
Certification Standards
If the forest operation gets certified,
the certificate is valid for 5 years.
At least one monitoring audit is
carried out annually.
Author: Tasso Azevedo / tasso@imaflora.org / Jan99
COC Certification
• Independent Certification of
wood-based industries
• It is guaranteed that the forest
raw material contained in a
product really comes from a
certified forest
COC Certification Process
Pre Audit
(optional)
Main Audit
Inspection of
Enterprise
Report with
Recommendations
NO
YES
Certification
Annual Audits
Corrective Actions
Test
House Bill 1280
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Synopsis: Energy efficient buildings. Requires a building
or structure constructed, reconstructed, repaired,
altered, or retrofitted under certain public works
contracts entered into after December 31, 2008, to be
certified to meet at least the silver rating under the
United States Green Building Council's Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system
or an equivalent rating system. Provides that the
certification requirement does not apply to a public
works contract entered into by a school corporation.
Provides that for state agency purchases, there is a 5%
price preference for certain office equipment that is
compliant with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency Energy Star ratings. Allows the
Indiana economic development corporation to adopt
rules allowing the corporation to give priority to
economic development projects that meet or surpass the
standards of the leadership in energy and environmental
design ratings systems developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council or the Green Building Initiative.
OVERVIEW
RATIONALE
USGBC
LEED
CONCLUSION
Additional Construction Costs for
LEED-certified buildings
Average for offices and schools, based on 40 buildings
PLATINUM
GOLD
Conventional Building Cost (100%)
6.8%
(2 buildings)
2.2%
(9 buildings)
SILVER
1.9%
(21 buildings)
CERTIFIED
Additional Cost
(8 buildings)
Test
.66%
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Certification systems are not new –
we all know and use them
everyday
Underwriter’s
Laboratory
Motion
Picture
Association
USDA Grade
A Beef
Forest Certification Defined
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Process of determining if forest
management on a given property
meets predetermined
environmental, economic and social
standards of good management.
Forest Certification:
How we got here from
there.
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Modern forest certification
originated in the 1980’s with a
movement to conserve and protect
tropical rain forests.
• The American Tree Farm System,
dates back to 1941.
The Market Connection
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Fueled by environmental activism,
forest product markets, particularly in
Europe, began to tighten.
• Pressure built to develop a process by
which tropical forests could be
certified, using independent, thirdparty auditors.
Toward Sustainability
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Boycotts of tropical timber - primarily in
Europe (late 1980’s) - successful in
decreasing tropical market share
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Unexpected consequences
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True impacts on Sustainability?
Toward Sustainability
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Bruntland Commission (1987)
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Call for sustainable development
UNCED (1992)
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Earth Summit
Global Principles for all forests
Toward Sustainability
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Helsinki Process (1993)
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Montreal Process (1993)
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General guidelines for European forests
Guidelines for non-European temperate and
boreal forests
Forest Stewardship Council (1993)
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Guidelines for all forests
Accrediting certifiers
New Activist Strategies of
Environmental Organizations
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Shift from
courtrooms to
boardrooms
(“market
mechanisms”)
 Threatening
brand image of
wood using
Source: Rainforest Action Network
Protests at Home Depot
Stores Nationwide
Source: RAN
The Home Depot Story
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1990 - hired Environmental Marketing Mgr
1992 - First attention from RAN - tropical
wood
1997 - RAN old-growth redwood campaign
 demonstrations at 35 stores
 1998 - 75 stores
 1999 - 150 stores
1999 - commitment to stop selling wood from
endangered forests and begin buying certified
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2000
ANDERSEN CORPORATION
COMMITS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED
FORESTS
(BAYPORT, Minn.)
Andersen Corporation, maker of Andersen® windows and patio
doors, announced today that it...
will not source wood from endangered forests and it will give
preference to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) or equivalent
certified wood supplies in the manufacture of its products.
These commitments become a part of the company’s established
practices of promoting responsible forestry management in the
procurement of wood supplies.
New TargetHomebuilders
•Centex Homes
•Kaufman and Broad
Source: RAN
The Process
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Initial Certification Audit August and
October, 2006
Tree Farm Group Certified October 2006
SFI Certified January, 2007
FSC Certified July, 2007
First Surveillance Audit November, 2007
Next audit scheduled November 10, 2008
Dealing with the Public:
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Communicate with indigenous peoples
Reactivate the SFI Implementation
Committee
Public involvement in the next Strategic
Plan
What we’ve done. . .
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Letter to Native American tribes
Reactivated the SFI Implementation
Committee
Public meetings, agency meetings,
comment periods on the 2008-2013
Strategic Plan
Inform the Public
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Provide easy access (DNR website)
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Clear description of the DoF protocols for
public involvement
How comments are considered, how disputes
are resolved
Make its planning, monitoring results, and
other key documents readily available
Include a public summary of the management
plan and the results of monitoring
Division Response
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Updated the State Forest website
Indiana’s Certification Efforts
Acres
enrolled
150,000
acres
Initial Cost
Annual Cost
$31,000
$0.21/ac
150,000
acres
$31,000
$0.21/ac
Annual
$0.063/ac
$9,500
Annual
$0.063/ac
$9,500
Tree Farm/ 500,000
Classified
Forest
$31,000
$0.06/ac
Certification
Program
SFI
FSC
Recertification
5 yrs
Goal in 2008
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Chain-of-Custody for FSC, SFI and PEFC
Group Certification of Classified Forests
under FSC