SFI URBAN AND COMMUNITY FOREST SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD

LEAD THE WAY TO GREENER, HEALTHIER CITIES WITH THE SFI URBAN AND COMMUNITY FOREST SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD

• The world’s first forest standard for communities
• Promotes nature-based solutions and resilience to climate change
• 16 objectives for urban and community forest certification
• Third-party audits demonstrate effectiveness of management
• Applicable to cities and town of all sizes, anywhere in the world
• Perfect for corporate, hospital, and university campuses
• Helps maintain and enhance the many values of urban trees
• Four thematic certification options

SCOPE

This standard is appropriate for organizations that own, manage, or are responsible for urban and/or community forests. These organizations can come from all facets of the urban and community forest sector, including, but not limited to: governmental organizations (i.e., municipalities, counties, states, provinces), non-governmental organizations, Indigenous Peoples, community groups, healthcare organizations, educational organizations, and corporate organizations.