Tembec has been awarded a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate for its operations in Parson, the first certification of its kind in British Columbia.
The 350,000 acre Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 14 is the first industrial forest in British Columbia to achieve FSC certification. It is also the largest forest of any kind in the province to meet the standard.
Tembec embarked on a sustainable forest management plan in 2001 following the signing of an accord with WWF.
Tembec president and chief executive officer Frank Dottori said: “Certifying TFL 14 is a significant milestone for our British Columbia operations, bringing us closer to our goal of obtaining certification for all 40 million acres of Canadian forest under our management by the end of 2005.”
So far, the company has obtained FSC certification for 7.5 million acres.
