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On the GroundTable of ContentsExecutive SummaryForewordIntroductionThe Three Forest Certification SystemsPerformance CriteriaSummary of Findings CSA and SFI Case StudiesWeldwood (CSA) and Woodland Caribou Habitat in Alberta Timberwest (SFI) and the Vancouver Island MarmotWestern Forest Products (CSA), Northern Vancouver IslandInternational Forest Products (SFI) and Herbicide ApplicationsBowater (SFI) and the Cumberland Plateau, TennesseeInternational Paper (SFI) and the Green Swamp, North CarolinaPacific Lumber Company (SFI) and the California RedwoodsAbitibi Consolidated (CSA) and the Boreal Forests of OntarioCanadian Forests Products (CSA/SFI) and the Carrier Sekani First NationFSC Case StudiesWoodlot W0082 (FSC), Vancouver Island, British ColumbiaIisaak Forest Resources (FSC), Clayoquot Sound, British ColumbiaPictou Landing Woodlot (FSC), Nova ScotiaWestwind (FSC) and Ontario First NationsEndnotesAppendicesAcknowledgements.............................................................................................................01..............................................................................................................................03........................................................................................................................04.............................................................................05...........................................................................................................09...........................................................................................................10.................................................................................................11.....................................11....................................................12.......................................14...................................16................................................17................................19.......................................20....................................21.................23................................................................................................................25.......................................25.............................26.................................................................27...................................................................29.............................................................................................................................33.........................................................................................................................36.............................................................................................................372003All Rights Reserved.ISBN 0-9698154-8-4Front Cover photo: SFI-certified logging on Vancouver Island by TimberWest ForestCorporation. Photo by Garth Lenz.Back Cover Photo: A tree falls in Clayoquot Sound. Logging by Iisaak Forest Resources.Certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Photo by Cindy Hazenboom.Author: Ananda TanDesign and Production: Brad Hornick CommunicationsPrinting: 100% RecycledThis report is available on-line at www.goodwoodwatch.orgIncorporated. This report presents evidence thatunder these certification systems, which are widelyendorsed by logging companies, environmental dam-ages continue with:•a proliferation of large clear-cuts;•continued logging in forests inhabited by endan-gered species;•damages to drinking water, fisheries and stream-side forests;•ongoing use of chemical herbicides;•accelerating losses of natural forests;•expanding tree farms. For these and other reasons highlighted in thisreport, buyers should exercise extreme caution whenconfronted with company claims that their loggingoperations are certified and there-for carry an environmental seal ofapproval. Quite the contrary, ifthe logging is CSA-approved orSFI-approved, chances are highthat it's business as usual, which isa far cry from what progressiveforest product buyers expect certi-fication systems to deliver. While these certification sys-tems generally fail to live up towhat most people rightfullyexpect, the system administeredby the Forest Stewardship Councilholds promise.On the Ground concludes witha number of case studies that high-light the much more favorable social and environmen-tal outcomes that follow FSC certifications.If actions truly count more than words, then whenlogging companies say they are behaving in moresocially and environmentally responsible ways thereshould be solid evidence of that on the ground.There should be some sign that unsustainable log-ging practices are a thing of the past, that endangeredforests are being conserved, that large clear-cuts arebeing phased out, and that those communities mostseriously effected by ecologically destructive andunsustainable forest industry activities are, at longlast, being adequately consulted.This report shows that at a time when many forestcompanies claim that their logging operations areindependently certified as sustainable, that the gulfbetween words and actions is vast.It looks at the three forest certification systems inNorth America today. Those systems are adminis-tered by: •the Canadian Standards Association;•the Sustainable Forestry Initiative;•the Forest Stewardship Council.Of the three, only the last one represents a viablesystem that delivers positive results on the ground andin the communities where it matters most. For thatreason, FSC is the only forest certification system thatis broadly supported by conservation groups.Throughout this report, case studies of variousCSA-approved and SFI-approved logging operationsare profiled, including those of Abitibi Consolidated,Weldwood of Canada, International Forest Products,Western Forest Products, TimberWest ForestCorporation, International Paper and BowaterExecutive SummaryOn the Ground | 01Buyers Beware!Buyers should exer-cise extreme cautionwhen confronted with company claims thattheir logging operations are certi-fied and therefore car-ry an environmentalseal of approval.After all, FSC certifications enjoy a broader, morediverse array of public support than do CSA and SFIcertifications because they:•protect water courses;•conserve endangered forests;•restore and renew lands degraded by industrial log-ging;•eschew industrial models of heavy chemical useand large clearcuts;•make ecosystem protection a priority;•require the free and informed


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