GTFP Certification
GTFP manages its Radiata Pine estate via a comprehensive Forest Management System (FMS) that is applied to all facets of the business, including activities carried out by GTFP employees and contractors. The FMS also applies to all forestry activities undertaken by GTFP on private, leasehold and other 3rd party land.
Through the FMS, GTFP ensures it meets the rigorous standards required to maintain certification under the Australian Forestry Standards.
AFS
The Australian Forestry Standards (AFS) 4708:2007 is the leading management standard of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS), which certifies extensive areas of native forests and plantation forests across Australia. The AFS is a world class forestry standard which is endorsed by the world's biggest assessor of sustainable forest management, the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
PEFC
The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is the world's largest forest certification body certifying nearly 200 million hectares of forests worldwide. PEFC has 32 members on six continents with 22 endorsed schemes, including the AFCS, under its mutual recognition framework.