Norwegian Government: FSC – certification scheme not good enough
Illegal logging and trade with illegal forest resources is one of the most con-
cerning topics in the agenda of political institutions. Yet because of missing
results and succuss in planned and executed missions in the rainforest, the
Norwegian Government now stops the use of any kind of tropical forest
products in public buildings. This conclusion is justified by the assumption,
that any forest certification scheme is able to assure sustainable logging in
tropical forests in the near future, not even FSC. The Norwegian consumer
Ombudsman blamed the certification scheme after an investigation of a
FSC – mix product that their labels were “misleading” and illegal. With this
embargo Norway takes a pioneer part in the international community and
hopes that some EU states will follow.
