American Tree Farm System Reviewing Its Certification

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American Tree Farm System has engaged PriceWaterhouseCoopers to review its certification and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses in relation to the American Forest & Paper Association’s (AF&PA) Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The Tree Farm System is a program of the American Forest Foundation, providing technical and communications support to many small landowners. It entered into a mutual recognition agreement with the SFI last year. SFI is an industry-led certification system that competes with that of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).