The Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) has been involved in forest certification since 1999. We believe in forest certification as a viable opportunity for Ontario’s forest sector to better access domestic and international wood markets, and as a means to publicly recognize the quality forest management occurring in our forests today. This guidebook is intended to provide a general overview of certification for Ontario’s forest landowners, consultants, and forest managers who are interested in better understanding the intricacies of a process that on the surface can be somewhat intimidating. It is not written to be a comprehensive guide to getting certified but rather a first step in becoming comfortable with what certification is, and how it can be applied to southern Ontario’s forests. Experience and knowledge are mandatory for everyone involved in the certification process and readers are encouraged to seek other opportunities to better understand the topic and how it may fit with their particular situations.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
Eastern Ontario Model Forest

Region
Americas

Biome
Boreal, Temperate

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All