… a Santa Cruz, Bolivia based company known for its high-end FSC certified outdoor furniture - launches FSC certified Chiquitano Charcoal in Bolivian stores. …

Australian Timber Bill endorsed … Australia has come considerably closer to adopting a new Timber Act, after a special committee of the Australian Senate has given its full support to the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition …

… FSC makes headway in Greenland … FSC certified wood is now available for the booming housing … professional builders merchants has expanded its multi-site FSC certificate to cover its stores in Greenland. The five …

Celebrate FSC Friday today … Individuals, companies and organisations are all doing their bit today to celebrate the wonders that forests have to offer and how FSC helps us to continue to enjoy them for the years to …

… FSC renames certified products … FSC has released a revised version of its product … companies’ product groups as well as to feed into the FSC database info. …

… Plantations - the step-child of FSC … Forestry expert Berty van Hensbergen takes a nuanced stance on FSC’s requirements for plantations including the infamous …

… Voting on FSC’s future – Part I … Yesterday was the first voting day at the 2011 FSC General Assembly. We present some of the key decisions made by FSC members, asking for changes that are set to change the …

… year’s most conspicuous motions is Motion 4, which asks FSC to follow up on motions in a more transparent and reliable way. The Brazilian NGO Imaflora asks FSC to engage in stakeholder dialogue and regular reporting …

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 …

Carbon investors turn to forestry … At an Environmental Finance conference this month, financers signalled strong interest to invest in forest carbon …

Will the EU Timber Regulation be effective? … Tim Grabiel from the organisation of activist lawyers ClientEarth puts the EU Timber Regulation on trial: will it effectively exclude illegal timber from the EU marketplace? The answer rests in the detail …

Furniture design inspired by nature … The socio-environmental conditions under which wood is harvested are becoming increasingly important among furniture …

… Carrefour commits to the FSC label … Today, Tetra Pak and Carrefour France announced the launch of 100 million FSC-labeled liquid food cartons on the French market. …

New FSC-standard for Sweden … A new version of the Swedish standard for forest management, replacing the 1998 version, has been approved by …

FSC adapts to climate change … During the FSC General Assembly held a year ago, the membership asked FSC to explore its role in climate …

PEFC logo usage rules … A new set of PEFC logo usage rules was adopted by the PEFC Council. …

New Spanish FM standard … FSC has approved a revised version of the Spanish forest management standard that finally allows plantations in Spain to become …

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 …

… FSC survey on smallholder demands … FSC has launched a new survey in order to better understand demands for European FSC-certified wood, with a particular focus on supplies from …

Russian export duties postponed … According to the media company Forbes, Russia plans to postpone the introduction of higher timber export duties by one …