Forest certification is a topic of increasing interest among forest landowners today, primarily because landowners are deciding how certification can help market their timber and ecosystem services such as carbon credits. In a nutshell, forest certification is a way for a landowner to obtain independent third-party documentation that their timberland property is managed in such a way that ensures forest sustain-ability. With all certification standards, as the saying goes, the devil is in the details. How do you define a sustainable forest, and in what ways are management activities documented and recognized in the marketplace?
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