Which options in the Surinamese context?

For a Surinamese forest sector, there are several options to start the route for  international recognition of a forest certification.

• The forestry sector makes a choice of a particular scheme which will test the forest management (units) in Suriname. This test can be done with well-known schemes such as: FSC (international), PEFC (Europe), ISO (international).
  The first two schemes are based on internationally recognized principles of sustainable forest management (performance based). All schemes and programs has its own background and vision on sustainability. It needs to be investigated what the advantages and disadvantages of the various schemes and programs are for Suriname.
  ISO certification is an environmental management system (system based), which is not based on international principles of sustainable forestry. It studies the management of a company, and the end product itself does not have to be labeled.
  Performance and system-based act complementarily.
  
  
• Certification can also be done with its own national certification scheme. This scheme is developed locally. It will then be necessary to get  international recognition of their own schedule. This is not easy.
  The forestry sector in Malaysia and Indonesia have chosen to develop their own schedule (MTCC, LEI). They are now seeking international recognition of FSC.

• The forestry sector can also decide to do nothing and let individual franchisees take the initiative. The concessionaire or operator of a forest management unit determines through which format his concession or part of its concession will be certified. In this case, the certification institute does not use the national standards but will translate the international principles of sustainable forestry to local conditions.
  Once the forest is certified, wood processing industries that process wood from certified forests, can ask for "chain-of-custody" certification.