The Keurhout Foundation has fine-tuned its procedures to make it better able to be an independent verifier of certificates for sustainably produced timber for the Dutch government.
Version Two of the Keurhout Verification Procedure, which will be submitted to international experts for comment, can be downloaded from www.keurhout@stichtingkeurhout.nl.
The foundation, set up by the Dutch government to implement a policy of minimum demands for sustainable forestry and certification, has acted on the recommendations of KPMG Consultants which carried out an evaluation last year. It now aims to become a caretaker of the country’s sustainable management and forest certification policies.
The Dutch government wants to see as much certified timber from sustainable sources as possible on the market as fast as possible and Keurhout says the Pan European Forest Certification, Forest Stewardship Council and Canadian CSA certification schemes are the most important for the Dutch market.
