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Global FSC certificates: type and

distribution

September 2014

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North America

38.30% of total certified

areas

(70,060,301 ha)

246 certificates

South America & Caribbean

6.93% of total certified areas

(12,678,765 ha)

243 certificates

Asia

5.35% of total certified areas

(9,796,072 ha)

186 certificates

Oceania

1.38% of total certified areas

(2,533,447ha)

38 certificates

Global FSC certified forest area: by region

Total certified area: 182,936,809 haNo. countries: 80

Total no. certificates: 1296

Europe

44.52% of total certified

areas

(81,448,131 ha)

537 certificates

Africa

3.51% of total certified areas

(6,402,093 ha)

46 certificates

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Global FSC chain of custody certificates: by region

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Global FSC chain of custody certificates: by region

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FSC forest management certificate growth since 2012 (FM and FM/CoC)

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FSC supply chain growth since 2012 (chain of custody certificates

CoC)

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FSC certificates by tenure ownership: global certified area

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FSC certificates by tenure ownership: number of certificates globally

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FSC certificates by biomes: global certified area

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FSC certificates by biomes: number of certificates globally

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FSC certificates by forest type: global certified area

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FSC certificates by forest type: number of certificates globally

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FSC certificates by tenure management: global certified area

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Ten largest FSC certificates

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