The quality mark was developed when it became clear that deforestation was becoming an increasing problem. Forests were poorly managed or even disappeared completely to make way for agriculture, mining or cattle breeding.
Today, over 220 million hectares of forest are FSC-certified worldwide. That is more than fifty (!) times the size of the Netherlands. And all these forests have one thing in common: the forests still exists and are managed with respect for the people and animals that depend on them. This is possible because we all buy FSC products. FSC wood and FSC paper products enables the forest manager to give the forest and its inhabitants a future!