Dress yourself up in FSC Bamboo … The next fashion trend may become forest-friendly street wear made from FSC certified bamboo viscose …

Version 2 of the Global Forest Registry launched … The second version of the Global Forest Registry is now online. Among its brand new features, you may now use this free online tool to get information on the risk of sourcing unacceptable wood at …

Recognition for the VLC scheme by the Danish government … New Danish public procurement guidelines recommend the Rainforest Alliance's Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) scheme as assurance for meeting the Danish government's requirements for legality …

The Rainforest Alliance frog jumps in Europe … European consumers are getting more and more familiar with the Rainforest Alliance Certified …

Big brands disclose their forest footprint … The UK-based Forest Footprint Disclosure Project has published its first report on major companies' 'forest …

Minor FSC components hit the marketplace … Each year, millions of wooden dowels packed on lorries leave the warehouse facilities of the Danish company Nissenpack A/S and travel to buyers across …

Crash course on climate financing and REDD+ … The Global Canopy Programme - an alliance of 37 scientific institutions in 19 countries - has produced two excellent and user-friendly books on climate change …

Biomass boost: Implications for FSC and PEFC … Green energy is on the rise in the EU, and leading European bioenergy producers will soon be demanding woody biomass from responsible origins. This could add value to FSC and PEFC certified forests and wood …

Seven tips from a certification wizard … “The man never stops surprising me with his incredible knowledge about FSC – he has this amazing total recall of all the details. At the same time, he’s a big picture thinker and visionary. I am extremely glad to …

Adaptive forestry: Last minute for action … What will happen with our forests if temperatures increase by 2 degrees - the UN target for average global temperature increase? And what will happen if the world leaders do not manage to make an agreement …

FSC helps to save the great apes … A new WWF report shows that orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees are all getting a helping hand from …

Czech National Park FSC certification … One of the large National Parks in Europe, the Czech Krkonose National Park, has obtained FSC certification for its 35 000 hectares of …

Pandora launches FSC certified jewellery … The globally successful jewellery company Pandora is now introducing Wood Beads, beautiful FSC-certified wooden beads made from lesser known timber …

Minor components - new derogation procedures … FSC-certified companies that are using minor components can apply for a derogation to use non-certified components, when these are not available as certified and when they make up less than 5% of the total …

PEFC endorses African certification scheme … After a slow start, Africa is now the continent showing the fastest growth in FSC-certified forest area, according to updated maps and figures just released by …

Norwegian printer FSC and PEFC certified … Almost symbolically headquartered in an old mansion located deep in the Norwegian forests, Grøset Trykk is the first and only printing house in Norway to offer FSC or PEFC labelling of printed …

Market Initiative trend report 2009 … The organization Market Initiative has released a report focusing on environmental leadership in the paper supply chain The organization calls for green innovation of the sector, and provides examples of fruntrunners …

Large fund invests in responsible forestry … The large Danish pension fund ATP, with a total investment portfolio of more than 50 billion EUR, is planning to invest about 400 million EUR in purchase of …

New CoC standard for forest operations … Based on the Forest Stewardship Council's requirements, the Rainforest Alliance has developed a Chain of Custody standard for FSC-certified forest operations wishing to sell their forest products as FSC-certified. …

Stiff penalties for illegal logging in EU … Traders in illegal timber products are probably facing hard times in the EU. …