Small and low intensity managed forests

Certification for high value products such as cork, baobab, latex and maple syrup, as well as timber, from responsibly managed forests.

We can offer small or low intensity managed forests (SLIMF) a lower cost option on Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification.

Small forests are forests of less than 100ha (or where approved by the FSC®, less than 1,000ha).

Low intensity managed forest are forests where the rate of harvesting is less than 20% of the mean annual increment (MAI) within the total production forest area of the unit, and either:

  1. the annual harvest from the total production forest area is less than 5,000m3, or

  2. the average annual harvest from the total production forest is less than 5,000m3 per year during the period of validity

Contact our team to take the first step in getting your forest certified.

Forestry certification

Soil Association Certification works around the world to audit forestry certification to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) standards.

Contact our forestry team

Our certification teams work in regions around the world. We have issued certificates in over 70 countries, working with trained agents and auditors in each.
0117 914 2435
Forestry Team
Soil Association Certification
Spear House
51 Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AD
United Kingdom

Next steps

Forest management certification

Let your customers know the forest you manage meets independently verified social and environmental standards.

Chain of custody certification

Get complete traceability for your supply chain with help from our forestry specialists.

Case studies

Read about the forests, businesses and groups that we've worked with to achieve forest management and chain of custody certification.