Thepaperelaboratesindetailscertificationmechanismforsustainableforestmanagement,includingthedefinition,contents,objectives,costs,benefits,characteristics,proceduresandimpactsofcertificationaswellasmaincertificationsystems.ItalsointroducesindetailsthelatestprogressanddevelopmentperspectivesofcertificationinChinaandaroundtheworld.Certificationisamarket-basedmechanism,whichaimsatenhancingandstrengtheningthereasonableutilizationofforests.Itusua...