The prohibition of two active ingredients that constitute 50% of the total amount of herbicide used on planted forest land certified by the FSC would severely impact current forest weed control operations, unless viable, cost effective, alternative weed management options were found.
There can have been no pesticides used on land certified organic for seven years in the United States.[1] Meat, eggs, and other animal products that are certified organic must have been fed feed certified organic.
As over 60% of the planted forest land is certified by the FSC (New Zealand Forest Owners Association 2011/2012), there is a need for the forest industry to critically examine herbicide use and, where possible, consider a reduction in application there-of.
This graph from the government of Alberta's own website shows how much of the oil sands is "disturbed" and how little of the land is "certified reclaimed" or in the process of being reclaimed.
"If the land was cleared before November 2005, irrespective of who logged it or cleared it, any plantation on that land can be certified to produce sustainable oil, provided there are no land conflicts over that land and the company has not broken any laws in establishing the plantation," said Dr. Rao, a plant biologist.
And demand increased for soy, beef, and cotton grown on land that was certified as in compliance with the law.
State environmental authorities certified that the land was safe several months ago, he added.
The easiest solution would be to allow timber and lumber companies, even in far off lands, to be certified by U.S. officials.
It has been claimed that it reduces land related disputes as land is registered and certified (Assefa 2010; Deininger et al. 2007).
The contract contained standard language requiring Edwards to recognize all pre-existing Spanish and Mexican land titles in his grant area, to raise a militia to protect the settlers in the area, and to allow the state land commissioner to certify all deeds awarded.
With Catonian zeal, Mr Carville declared on September 27th that he would "roll into battle" against Newt Gingrich, the House speaker, a man he has characterised across the land as "a sanctioned, certified, adjudicated and confessed liar".
