Enabling forest certification is a green revolution in the forest industry

Just like the "green" FSC certification for food, forest certification has become the current indicator of international forestry development. As a state-owned forest farm with a large operating area in the province, the Wuyi State-owned Forest Farm in Zhangping City has a forest management area of 282,000 mu, with an annual output of 30,000 cubic meters of high-quality commercial timber, of which more than half are used for processing and export. Two months ago, Wuyi Forest Farm passed the FSC forest certification and obtained the qualification to enter the international market. Since then, the felled fir, masson pine and other trees have been affixed with the FSC green label, and they have been ordered by processing companies at a price 10% higher than in the past, and they have also been exported to Europe and the United States with the "barrier-free" treatment. From clear cutting to selective cutting, from development to protection, the management evolution of Wuyi Forest Farm originated from the FSC forest certification system. Zhang Huoming, head of the May 1st Forest Farm, told reporters that there are different forest certification systems around the world, but the FSC forest certification system is widely used in the international market. All certified forest farms must be environmentally responsible, economically feasible, and not affect the lives and protection of residents in surrounding communities. The legitimate rights and interests of workers. "Although everyone knows these truths, they have not been restricted in the past, and the details of PEFC certification cannot be implemented in place." Zhang Huoming said with emotion that since applying for FSC in 2009, Wuyi Forest Farm has launched a "green change" from top to bottom. Once during the harvesting period, the forest farm would immediately arrange for logging workers to enter the site, cut all mature wood, and seize the opportunity to process the wood. Therefore, domestic garbage and mechanical oil are disposed of at will. Now, in order to be responsible for the environment, the forest farm will first plan the harvesting area before logging, conduct environmental impact assessment, leave buffers or isolation zones for streams, farmland and forest lands with large slopes, and timely update afforestation after logging to achieve economic benefits. Sustainable development; in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, every time workers enter the site, they have to conduct safety and environmental protection training. After wearing warning clothes and non-slip shoes, they carry medical kits and go up the mountain. The forest farm helps purchase insurance and establishes a grievance system. Workers in labor disputes can complain directly to the forest farm. In the past two years, logging workers have also formed the habit of "packing" residues. Oils and CARB-certified garbage at work will be collected and processed in a unified manner to avoid pollution of forest soil and water quality. The forest farm arranges full-time personnel to go back and forth in the forest every day. Inspection to ensure that the environment and safety conditions meet the standards. Logging worker Jiang Zongwu said: "In the past, everyone only hoped to finish the work as soon as possible, and it was all about themselves; now when working, they think more about how to deal with garbage and whether protective measures have been done. Wages and benefits are guaranteed. Being able to consider others, I think this is really good." Forest certification has become an international forestry development indicator. In view of global climate change and the sharp decline of forest resources, NGOs in some countries created the world's first FSC forest certification system in the early 1990s. , Encourage people to protect the forest resources that mankind depends on for survival by buying standardized wood products. Just like the “green food” certification of food, forest certification has become the current vane of international forestry development. For the purpose of protecting the environment, many developed countries have put forward FSC certification requirements for wood products purchased by the government. The European Union has introduced the "Trade Encouragement Arrangement" policy. If BSCI certified wood products exported to the EU can be labeled with FSC, they can enjoy a certain percentage of tariff preferences; the United States Lacey Act amendment completely prohibits the import, sale or sale of illegal logging For timber and forest products, FSC certification has become an important tool to prove the legality of forest products; the governments of Britain, France, and Germany have also announced that they will change their government procurement policies to give priority to the purchase of forest-certified timber. "As an innovative management method, forest certification has become a passport for forest products to enter the international market." The forest certification guidance agency-Fujian Fulin Consulting Center Dr. Zheng Dexiang said that my country's export of forest products has a large share in Europe, America and Britain. With a large market share, if the FSC forest certification is not obtained, it will be difficult to obtain the recognition of consumers even if the quality is high and the price is low. Therefore, it is imperative to carry out forest certification. As of February this year, 10 state-owned forest farms, nurseries and private forestry enterprises including Lejin Forestry, Shunchang County State-owned Forest Farm, Jianou Furen, etc. have passed FSC forest certification, with a certified area of more than 100,000 hectares . FSC forest certification has improved the grade and market competitiveness of forest products. These forest farms have become global timber suppliers, and the commercial timber produced has not been harvested and has been booked out, which has greatly promoted the development and growth of local timber export processing enterprises. Promoting the localization of international forest certification At present, the global forest certification system is divided into three levels, including global system, regional system and national system. Since the birth of the FSC system in 1994, PEFC systems have emerged around the world, organic certification, the United States Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), the Pan-African Forest Certification System (PAFC) and other regional systems, and National systems such as the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. Although my country has also formulated a "forest certification standard", China's forest certification has just started and is currently actively seeking international mutual recognition. "Our province has 106 state-owned forest farms, 129 nursery farms, and more than 10,000 private forestry enterprises. The total forest area is 9,147,100 hectares, and the annual harvest volume is more than 6 million cubic meters. In recent years, more and more forest farms have begun to apply International forest certification is necessary to promote the localization of international forest certification.” Experts from the Provincial Academy of Forestry believe that China’s forestry is in an important period of transition from wood production to ecological construction, but the existing forest certification system The cost of certification is high, and it cannot meet the needs of all forest types in China. It is necessary to establish a Chinese forest certification system that is in line with international standards as soon as possible to achieve sustainable forest management and break through the "green barriers" of developed countries. In recent years, China has cooperated with FSC It has cooperated many times with the two major international certification systems of PEFC, and maintained exchanges with regional certification systems, and has basically figured out the development trend of international forest certification. Relevant experts suggest that in the future, local governments can support competent forest farms to carry out international forest certification through policies or funds, summarize and promote the management experience of certified forest farms, and improve forest management policies and regulations with practical experience and international practices, and carry out domestic forest certification activities. Gradually, it has been recognized by global manufacturers and consumers, and established a forest certification system that conforms to my country's forestry development practices and international practices.

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