taking this double certification into account the worlds total certified forest area as of may was about million hectares which is of the total global forest area billion hectares nevertheless substantial growth in these regions seems far away and it may be time for diversification and new approaches to certification for example a monitoring tool for redd is under discussion the drivers and incentives of certification could be enhanced if certification schemes could be used simultaneously to ensure sustainable forest management monitor illegal logging and deliver other accountability benefits the igis are now available to be used in the development of national or subregional fsc standards fsc b this resulted in the immediate termination of dlhs fsc membership while the suspension of its fsc certificates was to take effect within three months