By March 2013, the total area of certified forest worldwide was close to 400 million hectares (about 10 per cent of total forest area). Approximately two-thirds, accounting for about 245 million hectares of forests, are managed in compliance with PEFC�s Sustainability Benchmark [including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), American Tree Farm System (ATFS), Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Malaysian Timber Certification System (MTCS)] . An additional one-third is certified by FSC.