THE SFI SMALL LANDS GROUP CERTIFICATION MODULE
is designed for any organization certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard. This module applies in both the US and Canada. Certification to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard is a prerequisite to achieving the small lands group certification. SFI developed the Module in partnership with the American Forest Foundation (AFF).
OPTIONAL MODULES TO GROW SMALL LAND CERTIFICATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Section 13 in the 2022 Standards and Rules addresses the process for SFI to develop optional modules. These modules are a way for SFI to address emerging issues and new opportunities. Modules are developed by SFI, through a multi-stakeholder task group, and approved by the SFI Board of Directors.
The SFI Board of Directors approved two optional modules.
The SFI Small Lands Group Certification Module is designed for any organization certified to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard. This module applies in both the US and Canada. Certification to the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard is a prerequisite to achieving the small lands group certification. SFI developed the Module in partnership with the American Forest Foundation (AFF).
The SFI Small-Scale Forest Management Module for Indigenous Peoples and Families applies in Canada. It’s designed for landowners and managers in Canada that want a solution for group or individual certification.
SFI SMALL LANDS GROUP CERTIFICATION MODULE
The SFI Small Lands Group Certification Module is built on the framework of the 2022 Fiber Sourcing Standard. The Module uses the infrastructure of this standard to find cost effective ways for mills or wood-procurement organizations to serve as Group Managers and engage small landowners in certification under one group certificate. Under the scope of this Module, a small forest or woodlot owner is defined as no more than 20,000 acres/8,100 hectares in total across an entire ownership. Under the Module, any company certified to the SFI 2022 Fiber Sourcing Standard may implement a landscape plan that helps achieve sustainable forest management practices on group-member lands through additional forest-management certification requirements. This module requires a commitment from the landowner to participate in a forest management plan. It also requires the group manager to engage with the landowner after the harvest. In order to make any claims that the fiber from these lands meets the requirements for SFI label use, the group manager, along with group members must be third-party audited by an accredited certification body.
SFI FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD
SFI FIBER SOURCING STANDARD
SFI ON DEFORESTATION/FOREST DEGRADATION
SFI CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY STANDARD
SFI CERTIFIED SOURCING STANDARD
SFI INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND FAMILIES MODULE
SFI SMALL LANDS GROUP CERTIFICATION MODULE
SFI 2022 STANDARDS AND RULES (COMPLETE)
INTERPRETATIONS ON THE SFI 2022 STANDARDS AND RULES
SFI 2022 STANDARDS AND RULES REVISION PROCESS
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FEATURED ARTICLE
NEW FOREST CERTIFICATION STANDARDS OFFERS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) updated forest certification standards provide solutions to some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Sustainable forest management and the procurement of wood products from sustainably managed sources are critical tools that help avoid deforestation.
