Forest Stewardship Council and SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance
An increase in global awareness has encouraged the development of government agencies and third party certification agencies such as the FSC, Forest Stewardship Council, that require land management plans, which are based on selective and responsible logging practices.

Certification is good business: good for our world and us. "You're going to need certification just to stay in the market," predicted Brazil's Forestry Director Fernando Ludke. And to such an end, West Wind Hardwood Inc. has made a global commitment and offers FSC "Chain-of-Custody" and SmartWood Rediscovered Wood Certification.

SmartWood was the world's first independent forestry certifier. Established in 1989, they pioneered the concept of forest and forest-products certification, which has since taken hold around the world. Today, SmartWood is the world's leading non-profit forestry certifier.

SmartWood's purpose is to to conserve biodiversity and support local communities through certification of good forest management practices.

1. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management Certification
   For forestry operations worldwide, including large and mid-sized forest managers and groups of small landowners.
2. FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification
   For forest-product operations including manufacturers, distributors and retailers that purchase and sell FSC-certified products.
3. FSC Non-Timber Forest Products Certification
   For operations that manage and harvest non-timber forest products (NTFPs).
4. SmartWood Rediscovered Wood Certification
   For operations that purchase and sell reclaimed, recycled and/or salvaged wood products.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international network to promote responsible management of the world's forests. The FSC shall promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests

The Rediscovered Wood Program was designed to acknowledge good practices for the recovery, recycling, and reuse of wood products through credible independent certification of the wood recovery practices as well as tracking of the products.