Rainforest Alliance: Still room for ‘small adjustments’ in new certification system … The Rainforest Alliance (RA) recently launched far reaching changes affecting millions of producers and buyers around the globe. While the nonprofit promises the revised …
FSC Russia ramps up fight against illegal salvage logging … Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recently acknowledged the spread of corruption within the forest authorities and promised reforms. Unfortunately, there is room for influence, says Nikolay …
Preferred by Nature launches stakeholder consultation on the Carbon Footprint Management Standard … Preferred by Nature invites stakeholders to participate in public consultation on the revision of its Carbon Footprint Management (CFM) …
Brexit: UK companies adjusting to changing timber import-export requirements … Changing timber legality requirements are adding pressure on UK companies already influenced by Covid and Brexit. It is still too early to estimate the impact on the 11 billion …
Preferred by Nature announces consultation on a new version of the standard on ecosystem restoration … Preferred by Nature is welcoming interested stakeholders to participate in the public consultation on the Standard for Field Verification of Ecosystem …
Certified Asturian forests preserve watershed and the native brown bear habitat … NEPCon has issued a certificate on FSC™ (Forest Stewardship Council™) Ecosystem Services Procedure to Biesca Agroforestal y Medioambiente S.L for demonstrated positive …
Upala Agrícola: How a pineapple farm thrives towards sustainable production … Agriculture company Upala Agrícola has thrived in the food production business for almost 13 years now. By adhering to four key pillars, the company has implemented farm …
Buggi 52 marks the first building in Germany to receive FSC™ certification … Buggi 52, an eight-storey wooden residential and commercial building located in Freiburg, has become the first FSC-certified (FSC-P001833) building in Germany. With this …
SBP certified rubber wood to generate new jobs in Ivory Coast … As the global appetite for wood chips and pellets receives a boost from green transitioning, critics of the biomass industry are casting doubt on its sustainability. In Ivory Coast, a small …
State-owned forest in Taiwan receives FSC™ forest management certification … Taiwan is home to an incredible range of biological diversity due to its range of climatic zones and varied topography. As a way of ensuring their business practices respect the …
New guide for companies selling wood-based products into the European Union … Preferred by Nature has published a new guide to provide an explanation why EU buyers might be asking questions about the legality of wood and wood-based products and give some …
New FSC Trademark Standard enables a faster trademark approval process … FSC announced a new version of the FSC Trademark Standard (FSC-STD-50-001 V2-0) which will come into force on 1 March 2018. As well as introducing the trademark use management …
Sauna complex gains Finland’s first-ever FSC project certificate … Hernesaaren Löyly has become Finland’s first building project that obtains FSC Project Certification. The story behind this successful public sauna gives project owners and contractors a …
Natural rubber now included in landmark EU law to halt deforestation … The EU enacted the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to prevent the import of products associated with deforestation and forest degradation. The original draft did not include natural …
Putting ‘social’ into ecosystem restoration – community engagement paying way to success … “It takes a whole village to raise a child” - the same could be true for ecosystem restoration. Indigenous knowledge and practices of local people play a vital role …
Ecosystem restoration: New site verified in Chile against restoration standard … An area of only 1,518 hectares intended for restoration, may seem insignificant in a country that totals more than 756,102 square kilometres. Nonetheless, a patch of Chile's …
SBP verification can now show compliance with EU RED II … Preferred by Nature has completed its first SBP verification that is in conformity with the European Union Renewable Energy Directive II (EU RED II). Our recent audit, carried out on Holzkontor und …
Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise: From carbon footprinting to carbon neutrality … You cannot improve if you do not measure. Starting with its carbon footprint, Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise has been able to reduce the emissions from its operation …
Aligning with the EUDR: Preferred by Nature's Sustainability Framework now open for consultation … Share your thoughts to help shape the future of sustainability practices! Preferred by Nature is inviting interested stakeholders to provide feedback on the …
Sustainable travel practices get a boost with Preferred by Nature's updated standard … For a decade now, Preferred by Nature’s tourism standard has been helping tourism businesses evaluate their travel activities and strive for continuous improvement. The …