° Mandatory for Professionals and Students
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| SUGGESTED INFORMATION SOURCE
| REQUESTED INFORMATION
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| Main used wooden species
| Example: Oak, Quercus petraea
| [common name and scientific name]
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| Possible secondary wooden species
| Example: Ash, Fraxinus excelsior
| [common name and scientific name]
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| Region or Country of origin of the used species
| North America species: http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/little/
European species:
http://www.euforgen.org/distribution_maps.html
Tropical species:
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/resources/databases/agroforestree
| [list one or more country or region in which the species grows spontaneously or in plantation]
|
| Indication of at least one forest owner with FM/COC FSC certification, which can sell wood of the chosen main species
| FSC Database http://info.fsc.org
| [indicate the name and the certification code OR number of license code of the certified company]
|
| Indication of at least one company with COC FSC certification which can manufacture the product with the chosen main species
| FSC Database http://info.fsc.org
| [indicate the name and the certification code OR number of license code of the certified company]
|
| Don’t you find the specie as FSC certified? Check if it is an endangered species!
| List of species protected by CITES conventionhttp://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
Red list of IUCN http://www.iucnredlist.org/
| [search for information referring to possible extinction risks of chosen species]
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° Mandatory only for Professionals (optional for Students)
| Advantage
| [explain why it could be convenient using this species]
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| Disadvantage
| [explain why it could be inconvenient using this species]
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° Optional (for both categories)
| Alternative species
| A list of lesser known species, in alternative to the better known ones, is available here: http://pre.fsc.dk/index.php?id=262
| [identify any alternative species, substitute of the chosen main one and explain the reasons why]
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OTHER USEFUL LINKS:
https://ic.fsc.org/certification.4.htm
http://rainforests.mongabay.com
http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm
http://www.wri.org/project/global-forest-watch
