Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
(Canfor), Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada.
Geography
, Canada has certified 3.18 million hectares of forest operations in the Prince George and Quesnel Timber Supply Areas, and 180,000 hectares included in Tree Farm License 30 near Prince George, to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative The Sustainable Forestry Initiative is a program to certify forests to insure they are being managed in a sustainable manner.
SFI was started in 1994 by members of the American Forest and Paper Association. [R] (SFI SFI Sustainable Forestry Initiative (forest certification program of AF&PA)
SFI Santa Fe Institute (scientific research in Santa Fe, New Mexico)
SFI Science Foundation Ireland
SFI Six Figure Income ) Standard of sustainable forestry.
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