EU timber legislation … On the 17th of October, the EU revealed a package including two initiatives that aim to curb global deforestation and reduce the EU's import of illegal …

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 …

Editorial … Editorial by Peter Feilberg, Director of NEPCon When FSC welcomes its members to the 5th ordinary assembly in Cape Town, South Africa, the organisation can also celebrate a truly impressive growth in number of certificates as well as positive …

CB performance side event … “Regaining Credibility and Rebuilding Support” is the title of a joint statement released today by a powerful group of 6 key organisations within the FSC System: FERN, Greenpeace, Inter-African Forest Industry, Precious Woods, …

Plantations IMAFLORA … An Impact Assessment recently conducted by researchers from Sao Paulo University shows clear benefits of FSC certifying plantations in the Southern part of …

Greenpeace report … A report released by Greenpeace on Monday confirms that FSC is already deeply engaged in solving its credibility issues, while much can still be done to …

Draft advice note helps publishers … FSC has just sent out a new draft advice note regarding the use of chain of custody certified contractors. This draft policy promises to help solving a current bottleneck in the CoC …

Risk assessments available … Risk assessments developed by companies certified through NEPCon according to the FSC controlled wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005 version 2.1) may now be found at …

18 Denmark printing houses … Prinfo Denmark, a consolidation of 35 Danish graphic companies, has obtained the largest FSC multi-site certificate issued to date in …

SGS moratorium … The FSC certification body SGS has put a moratorium in place for its FSC forest management certification services. …

CW advice note 2 … The FSC has amended its advice note about Controlled Wood certification, FSC-ADV-40-016. …

FSC price premium … In March this year, Swedish forestry group Sveaskog announced that it would start paying an extra 25 Swedish crowns per m3 if the wood comes with an FSC …

FSC still hot … The demand for FSC inputs from the paper & printing sectors is starting to exceed supply. …

Extreme growth and bottlenecks … The fast growth of the FSC scheme continues, according to a prognosis presented during the FSC Global Paper Forum held on 9-10 June in …

Public procurement … So far, no country has found the Philosopher’s Stone regarding public procurement policies (PPPs). …

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 …

CW advice note … The FSC recently sent out detailed guidance on the interpretation of the FSC Controlled Wood standard. …

NEPCon moves towards the East … NEPCon Asia - NEPCon's sixth daughter company - is now registered. Based in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, NEPCon Asia will develop our services in the Eastern part of Russia as well as neighbouring …

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 …

Smallholder certification … If you’re the owner of a small piece of forest land, FSC certification may not be your first strategic business choice - unless the certification process is relatively straightforward and adapted to small-scale …