Controlled Wood

Although FSC is one of the fastest growing forest certification systems in the world, many forests still do not meet FSC’s standards for healthy forests and strong communities . In order to meet global demands for forest products, FSC allows non FSC-certified wood or ‘Controlled Wood’ to be used - but only if it has been verified and approved. 

FSC controlled wood verification ensures that the wood has a low risk of coming from:

• Illegally harvested forests;
• Forests harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights;
• Forests in which high conservation values are threatened;
• Forests that are being converted to plantations or non-forest use;
• Forests in which genetically modified trees are planted.