* FSC Certified Teakwood Flooring in the Eco-$mart Catalog

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Teak Wood Flooring
Ecologically Sound!

What does it mean to be Certified by FSC.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. Environmentally appropriate forest management ensures that the harvest of timber products maintains the forest’s biodiversity, productivity and ecological processes.

Forest management certification involves frequent inspections of the forest management unit by an independent FSC-accredited certification body to check that the forest complies with the internationally-agreed FSC Principles of Responsible Forest Management. If the forest complies with FSC standards, then the FSC accredited certification body issues a certificate for the operation. Certified forest operations can claim the forest products they produce come from a responsibly managed forest.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Next to certain softwoods such as pine grown for paper and power production, Teak is one of the best suited trees for "farming". Properly managed, it can be ready for harvest in as little as 15 years while still providing a home for indigenous flora and fauna. In addition, due to the short harvest cycle, efficient land rotation reduces impact on the environment, provides for indefinite land use, and provides oxygen for the environment.

In the Teak Forest - Environmentally appropriate management ensures that the harvest of timber products maintains the forest's biodiversity, productivity and ecological processes.

Economically Viable Forest Management means that forest operations are structured and managed so as to be sufficiently profitable, without generating financial profit at the expense of the forest resources, the ecosystem or affected communities. The tension between the need to generate adequate financial returns andthe principles of responsible forest operations can be reducedthrough efforts to market forest products for their best value.

In the Teak Nursery - Cuttings from the most successful trees ensure efficient use of the forest's resources and minimize impact on local flora & fauna.