Certification benefits
At present certification is a market mechanism; there are demands and offers for the FSC certified wood and implicitly a growing interest for the manufacturing and trading of certified products. Generally speaking, the decision to enter the certification process is mainly linked to some advantages that can be obtained (i.e.: the access of the producer on the certified wood market - Western Europe or North America). Furthermore, the buyers of these markets are increasingly informed and educated on the role played by the forests as well as on the forest management certification role. ...