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Certification not the cure-all for BC forest woes
Tom Telvin of the Forest Alliance argues that certification alone cannot resolve forest woes in British Columbia. He notes that certification serves as a verification tool, not the fundamental goal of sustainability, and stresses the need for broader consensus among stakeholders including companies, retailers, environmentalists, and unions.
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