Resources

The following is a list of resources to help users quickly find the information that they need in order to complete their wood assessment worksheets.

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Certification Resources

• Build with FSC

• Buy PEFC Certified Products

• Forest Stewardship Council's Public Search for Certificates

• Legal Lumber Certification (North America)

• Nordic Swan Ecolabel (Nordic countries)

• Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

• Responsible Wood Certification (Australia)

• Preferred by Nature - Verify Certificates 

• Tracy of Sweden

 

Social Forestry Resources

• Partner Forest Landscapes

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Species and Grade Selection Resources

• ATIBT - Analysis of the Lesser-Known Timber Species

• CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Recommended Resource)

• FSC - Lesser Known Timber Species (Recommended Resource)

• International Wood Products Association - Lesser Known Species

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Recommended Resource)

• ITTO - Tropical Timber Atlas

• The Wood Database - Restricted and Endangered Wood Species (Recommended Resource)

• World Trees Campaign - Red Lists

• WWF - Guide to Lesser Known Timber Species

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Global Geography Resources​

• FLEGT -Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade

• Forest Legality Risk Tool

• Forest Trends - Illegal Deforestation and Associated Trade (IDAT) Risk

• Preferred by Nature - Timber Sourcing Hub (Recommended Resource)

• Timber Buyers - Buy FLEGT Products

• World Resources Institute - Global Forest Watch

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Local and Urban Wood Resources

• Local and Urban Wood Mills and Suppliers 

• Urban Lumber Finder (United States)

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Wood Reuse Resources

• Reused Wood Businesses: A Starter List

• SCS Salvaged Wood & Fiber Verification

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High Efficiency Production Resources

• Nordic Structures Envirolam Process

• Mass Plywood panels

• Fossil-free freight

• WholeTrees Structures 

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Net Carbon Accounting Resources​

• Whole Forest Embodied Carbon Calculation

• One Click LCA 

• eTool LCA

• EccoLab

• H\B:ERT

• FCBS Carbon

• Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator

• NRCan Low-carbon assets through life cycle assessment initiative

• Gestimat

• PAS 2080

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Additional Resources​

• ATIBT Certification Commission Study Forthcoming with Nepcon

• AWC Wood Sourcing Tool

• CO2 Performance Ladder

• Estimating Demand for Certification

• FAO Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

• NRDC - How to Buy Good Wood

• Private Landowners’ Guide to Forest Certification in the South

• Sustainable Wood for Cities Background Document

• Sustainable Wood Virtual Warehouse - Concept Document

• WRI blog - Are Your Wood Products Really Certified?

• WRI Sustainable Procurement of Forest Products (Recommended Resource)

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