fold faq How can FSC certification contribute to reducing the impact of climate change?
FSC certification supports the conservation and long-term maintenance of forests so that they are permanently maintained and managed in a socially and environmentally responsible way. FSC certified timber does not include raw material from damaging forestry practices or forest conversion which lead to carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and forest fires. Nevertheless FSC does not claim that certification to its standards can offset carbon emissions. Furthermore, to the best of FSC’s knowledge, there are no companies or FSC initiatives at present making such claims. If you do hear of such claims, please contact us. The FSC Board of Directors, with the support from FSC staff, is currently debating the role FSC will play in relation to the global climate debate including the possible role of forests in carbon sequestration. The FSC Global Strategy published in December 2007 already provides some insight on this issue.
