Weyerhaeuser announces certification.Weyerhaeuser said that an independent auditor Independent Auditor An external auditor with a certified public accounting designation that qualifies him or her to provide an auditor's report. Notes: These auditors aren't affiliated with the company being audited. has certified the company's entire forest holdings in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as meeting 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. More than seven million acres of forest--an area larger than the state of Maryland--now satisfy requirements for protecting the environment and ensuring future forest growth. This month, the Quality Management Institute certified that 2.9 million acres of Weyerhaeuser forests in Alabama, Arkansas, southern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma now meet SFI standards. Weyerhaeuser forests in the Carolinas, Georgia, northern Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington had previous certification for a total of 7.4 million acres. |
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