Big forest deal in Canada: boost or blow to FSC? … The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) is a truly big deal. …

Knowledge on FLEGT – first step to compliance … On 30 August 2016, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner SFMI launched an online training platform on FLEGT - the EU’s programme aimed at combatting illegal logging, improving forest management and promoting …

… Global Forest Risk Assessments: FSC announces 33 new countries in pipeline … FSC’s ambitious project to map the global risk of … milestone. With the first 20 countries almost completed, FSC now continues with 33 more. China and Indonesia are …

UK Timber Trade Federation requires panels to be species tested … The UK Timber Trade Federation decided in March 2017 to make it mandatory for all their members to get wooden panels from outside the EU independently tested to verify what species they are …

Supply chain mapping – a step to mitigate risks of illegality in the Malaysian timber industry … The study “Supply Chain Mapping of Malaysian Timber and Wood-based Industries” seeks to provide an overview of the Malaysian timber trade and offer insights …

… Alliance (RA) have recently launched a revised agriculture certification standard. The Standard raises the bar on …

Cameroonian SMEs determined to enter the EU timber market … Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Despite tough challenges, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon are working hard to deliver the assurance of timber legality required by their …

Risk profiles: New free tools for legal timber sourcing … NEPCon has published the first four in a series of free, user-friendly Forestry Risk Profiles. Each covering one country, the profiles include information helping companies to assess and address …

Russian Roundwood Act: implications for legality risk assessments … An analysis published by Forest Trends explores the ramifications of the recent Russian Roundwood Act with regard to legal timber …

New project to boost legal timber trade in Vietnam … On 1 March 2014, NEPCon and our Vietnamese partner Sustainable Forest Management Institute (SFMI) launched a new project. The aim is to equip Vietnamese small and medium sized enterprises with the …

Nargiza ensures successful service delivery, following Preferred by Nature’s principles and in accordance with accreditation requirements, manages external relationships with clients and stakeholders, as well as internal relationships within the Africa …

… holds the position as Preferred by Nature’s Senior Supply Chain Manager, based in Czech Republic. Her main responsibility under this position is to conduct Chain of Custody (CoC) audits in accordance with Forest …

Prior to joining Preferred by Nature, I had undergone training at Preferred by Nature since 2020 and acquired the skills of a trained and qualified lead auditor/lead inspector.  … Liya Chen is responsible for providing high quality audit services to …

As a Certification Support Coordinator, Hiram's responsibilities include acting as the certification administration for Agriculture, Forestry and other assurance systems. Aside that, he is also involved in Trademark review and approval, while …

Her main responsibilities as a member of the Preferred by Nature Communications Team include implementing a wide range of internal and external communication activities across the organisation. This is done to build awareness on sustainable land use, …

Vanessa’s day-to-day work involves helping in the process of issuing certificate to clients by conducting quality checks of each audit engagement prior to closing. This is to ensure accuracy and completeness of all data and records, while making sure that …

Giedre leads efforts to optimise data workflows, improve processes, enhance data quality and governance, and create impactful dashboards using Power BI and other tools—all that it takes to deliver actionable insights aligned with organisational goals and …

Andrew’s role in Preferred by Nature centres on conducting audits and writing audit reports. He also manages Preferred by Nature’s East Africa certification database for all certification, verification and validation services in line with Preferred by …

Steve is the Preferred by Nature key contact within the sub-region of Central Africa for clients and stakeholders. His position involves ensuring implementation of the organisation’s mission by focusing on designing and executing the region’s strategy, …

… Task Manager with a focus on agriculture services related certification and verification. This includes, but not … Angga serves as one of the contact persons for agriculture certification services at the Asia Pacific regional office, …