Department of Forestry Forest Carbon and Climate Program

State Forest Certification

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This paper will, first, provide an overview of the main certification programs in the U.S. and discuss the four types of certification; second, examine certification program dispersion across states, as well as adjacent policy and carbon implications.

Funded by the American Forest Foundation.

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