SEAL. FSC certification represents a high standard in timber sustainability, but has also been awarded to companies investigated for illegal logging.

The cracks of the world's largest timber certification company impact the Amazon

The cracks of the world's largest timber certification company impact the Amazon

SEAL. FSC certification represents a high standard in timber sustainability, but has also been awarded to companies investigated for illegal logging.

Photo: OjoPúblico / Marco Garro.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labels are present on hundreds of forest products we consume daily, which claim to be legal in origin and sustainable. But their audit systems certifying their customers have shown flaws around the world, even in Latin America, where companies investigated for timber trafficking and exporting timber of illegal origin show their green label. Vices and problems of a control system traversed by millionaire interests. One of OjoPúblico journalistic teams investigates the issue in the Amazon and in Europe.

30 Enero, 2022

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