Danzer Forestland has achieved Forest Council Stewardship
(FSC) certification for almost 6,500 acres (2,630 hectares) of forests in Indiana. Danzer
Forestland is a subsidiary of Danzer Group, a Baar, Switzerland-based producer
of decorative veneer.
FSC
certification of Danzer Forestland’s holdings was part of a group certification
by the Indiana Classified Forest Program, which is administered by the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources. This program encompasses several private
forest owners and defines standards of forestry management. Danzer Forestland
has been taking part in the Indiana Classified Forest Program for seven years.
With group certification now complete, all products from Danzer Forestland’s
forests in Indiana
can be labelled with the FSC seal.
“FSC
certification demonstrates our commitment to sustainable forestry,” said
Hans-Joachim Danzer, Danzer Group ceo. “As a conscientious timber-processing
company, we support the principle of responsible forestry management.”
FSC
certification In Indiana
was approved by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an independent
certification company, after an extensive audit. The audit is based on the
FSC’s 10 principles and took into consideration the social, ecological and
economic aspects of responsible forestry.
“SCS
examined, for example, compliance with the laws, consideration of the rights of
the population and workers, the effects on the environment and the Forest
Management Plan set up by Danzer Forestland,” noted Zane T. Brown, Danzer
Forestland ceo. “Among other things, our Forest Management Plan contains
extensive forest inventories of trees and fauna as well as measures to protect
threatened and endangered species.”
Danzer
Forestland’s 20 FSC-certified timber tracts are located in southwestern Indiana. The woodlands
consist to a large extent of hardwood trees of the species white oak, red oak,
yellow poplar, hickory, walnut, maple, ash, cherry and beech. The company
harvests approximately 1 million board feet (2,360 cubic metres) of timber
annually, primarily for the production of high-quality veneer as well as for
lumber production.
Danzer
Forestland own forests totaling 48,000 acres (20,000 hectares) in the states of
New York, Pennsylvania
and Indiana.
Danzer Forestland's Indiana forests are FSC certified
July 28, 2010
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