When you apply to become a member, you must agree not to become involved in any activities which are unacceptable to FSC. These include:

• illegal logging or trade in illegal wood or forest products
• violation of traditional and human rights through forestry operations
• destruction of high conservation values through forestry operations
• conversion of forests to plantations or non-forest use
• use of genetically modified organisms in forestry operations
• violation of workers’ rights through forestry operations.