Economic globalization and technological innovations have deeply affected forests, which are facing environmental degradation such as loss of biodiversity, species decline and deforestation. Local communities who depends on forests for their livelihoods have also been affected. Governments have failed to address these problems, leading to the creation in 1993 of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which creates incentives for the forestry industry to adopt socially responsible, eco-friendly practices. The challenges of forest management are steeper for developing countries because of economic, political and social factors. Furthermore the success of forest certification is also dependent on consumers from developed countries whose growing consumption habits are feeding tropical forest destruction. IBSSSC