Forest Certification Areas and Standards in Quebec

Forest certification data from the Government of Québec documents a voluntary process where independent bodies assess sustainable forest management. The dataset covers public forests under the Quebec forest regime, tracking compliance with Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. File formats include SHP, CSV, PDF, and GPKG.

Use Cases

• Map certified forest management units and their spatial boundaries using SHP or GPKG geometry data.
• Analyze the distribution of certification standards (SFI vs. FSC) across public forest areas.
• Link certification documents (PDF, HTML) to specific management units for compliance auditing.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government and Municipalities of Québec.
• Provides multi-format access including spatial (SHP, GPKG), tabular (CSV), and document (PDF, HTML) files.
• Focuses on two major international certification systems: SFI and FSC.

Limitations

• Sample data and schema (columns) are unavailable, hindering immediate analysis.
• Scope is limited to public forests managed under the Quebec forest regime, excluding private lands.
• Metadata was machine-translated, which may introduce terminology inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Voluntary certification process assessed by external auditors for sustainable forest management.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Quebec, Canada (public forests under the Quebec forest regime).