Danzer Group’s subsidiary Industrie Forestière d’Ouesso (IFO) in the Republic of Congo has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry concession. Danzer Group can now supply logs, lumber and veneers from major African species with an FSC forest management certificate. The FSC certificate guarantees that IFO’s forest concession – covering an area of nearly 1.16 million hectares (2.9-million acres) – is managed according to the FSC forest management standard that includes social, economic and ecological requirements.

More and more customers are recognizing that FSC certification is an important contribution to protecting the forests in the Congo basin. Danzer Group companies carry FSC Chain of Custody certificates that guarantee to their customers that timber products with the FSC logo can be traced back and originate from a FSC-certified forest. FSC certification for IFO was approved by the independent certification company, Société Général de Surveillance (SGS), after an extensive audit.