“Travel with a purpose”: An overview from Saúl Blanco Sosa … An expert with more than two decades of experience in the travel sector talked about how travel can help people learn and make the world a better place, and how tourism businesses can achieve …
Approaching the EU Deforestation Regulation and traceability for the products in scope … The clock is ticking for compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation: how does it impact traceability for the products in …
NEPCon to assist in Natura 2000 protection in northern Cyprus … The conservation of marine turtles in northern Cyprus will soon be safeguarded, along with other precious nature of the region. A new project will assist the Turkish Cypriot community in its …
Using a risk based approach to avoid illegal timber … The risk assessment process can be difficult to grasp. Different systems use different terms for risks, and understand risks in different ways – below we will try to provide a clear overview of how …
Got an idea for a nature-based start-up company? … NEPCon is taking part in an initiative to increase the value placed on the natural world by helping people bring business ideas on ecosystem services to fruition. This article provides some information …
FSC certification explained: gain insight and auditor competence … Rainforest Alliance and NEPCon have developed a training course focusing on FSC TM auditing and offering comprehensive insight into the inner workings of the FSC system whilst also …
The FSC Controlled Wood system undergoes major change … A new version of FSC’s Controlled Wood (CW) Standard addresses major weaknesses as part of a long-pending overhaul of the CW system. FSC certificate holders sourcing CW should brace themselves for …
Timber Legality Risk Assessments: Exploring the results and lessons … If you are importing timber into the EU, the US or to Australia, you must exercise "Due diligence". This means minimising the risk that you are placing timber on the market that was …
… FSC certification pays off for Brazilian rainforest people … In …
NEPCon and Imaflora partner to provide LegalSource™ certification in Brazil … A new partnership agreement between NEPCon and Imaflora will expand LegalSource certification offerings to Brazil, with Imaflora conducting LegalSource assessments in the …
… FSC system updates for FSC CoC certificate holders … Due to the alignment process of …
New corruption figures: implications for legal timber sourcing … On 5 December 2012, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) …
Revised FSC Chain of Custody Directive: key changes … FSC has published an expanded version of its Chain of Custody Directive (FSC-DIR-40-004), including three new advice …
… affect business? … In the future, FSC chain of custody (CoC) certificate holders at all levels of the supply chain …
The EU Timber Regulation: check your suppliers now … Many enterprises trading in wood or paper products are about to enter purchase agreements with suppliers located outside of the …
New corruption figures: implications for legal timber sourcing … On 5 December 2012, Transparency International released the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) …
Revised FSC Chain of Custody Directive: key changes … FSC has published an expanded version of its Chain of Custody Directive (FSC-DIR-40-004), including three new advice …
FSC pushes forward on EU Timber Regulation alignment … On 31 October, FSC released an expanded version of the FSC chain of custody directive (FSC-DIR-40-004), including changes that are essential for the system's alignment with the EU Timber …
World Bank: time to get tough on forest crime … In recent years, a number of initiatives have been launched to address the problem of illegal logging, such as the EU FLEGT program addressing forest governance in tropical countries and initiatives in the …
Malaysian timber scheme rejected by Dutch Board of Appeal … The Board of Appeal of the Dutch Environmental Foundation has ruled to uphold a judgement made last year by the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC). TPAC found that the PEFC …