Deforestation obsevations from space … An international partnership of governments and organizations is building the first global monitoring system for producing annual assessments of forest carbon …
The Netherlands: endorsement of PEFC reconfirmed … Prompted by complaints filed by several NGOs, the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) has re-assessed the PEFC international …
Illegal forestry in Brazil revealed … According to the International Tropical Timber Organization, ITTO, a multi-million illegal logging operation has been detected in the Brazilian state of …
New FSC director … Here’s the man who will henceforth be in primary charge of ensuring the FSC’s credibility worldwide: André de Freitas, newly appointed head of FSC …
Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood? Beware of new corruption figures … If you are sourcing FSC Controlled Wood, you should take stock of new corruption figures released by Transparency International on the 26th of …
… FSC leaders at Forest Conference … Contribution by FSC International FSC welcomed delegates to the first day of the …
New corruption figures: changes in Controlled Wood risk … The new Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International has implications for companies sourcing controlled wood from countries with a CPI fluctuating around …
… FSC - Global Development … Contribution by FSC International FSC Global Development (GD) was established in …
… Program Manager and Network coordination team leader of FSC International, the FSC system needs to deliver more benefits …
Sourcing legal wood? New corruption index released … Transparency International has released the 2014 figures for the perceived corruption level in most of the world's countries. Gain an overview of the changes and their implications for legal and FSC …
… by Nature's certification and verification services data in internal Salesforce database. …
Accessible hospitality for all: Making everyone feel welcome … International Day of People with Disabilities celebrated in the first week of December every year. This international observance is promoted by the United Nations since 1992 and calls for all …
Freitas Key challenges … Since André de Freitas took office as Executive Director of FSC International Centre in June this year, he is charged with the impressive task of steering the Forest Stewardship Council into the …
As the technical lead for the Sustainable Resources (SURE) program and providing technical support for the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) certification schemes, Mikhail is responsible for ensuring compliance with the programs' standards and …
Social issues - motions … For the first time in the history of FSC, core International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions are to be included in all parts of the FSC certification system, following the passing of Motion 39 by the FSC General …
Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood (or PEFC equivalent)? Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 released: find out which countries are now high risk for timber illegality … Transparency International releases its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) today. Find …
NEPCon Establishes South Asian Regional Hub in India … International leading provider of sustainability certification establishes regional hub in India to provide direct service to clients for FSC™, Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture, and other …
A practical guide to CITES for EU timber traders … If you are importing timber into the EU, you should be aware of the species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as well as permit …
… the islands that is certified against two well-recognised international forestry standards. …
Verified legal teak furniture from Indonesia hits the market … “When most of the industry shifted away from Indonesia in the late 1990s,” says Rene De Kok, ScanCom International’s commercial director, “we continued to build our presence there, investing …