… Marie-Ève embarks on a green journey, from a nature lover to an FSC-certified forest owner(Danish) … After Marie-Ève … the duo started a company, Lesy Novy Berstejn s.r.o. to manage their 1,800-hectare forest. The forest is now FSC …

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 …

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 …

FSC certified gin from Belgium … Old but still developing: The Begian distillery Leukenheide, founded in1883, can now offer bottles of gin proudly carrying the FSC …

The Rainforest Alliance and NEPCon disassociate from Woodcert … On 1 October 2018 , NEPCon (Nature Economy and People Connected) acquired the certification and auditing division of the Rainforest Alliance. NEPCon is an international non-profit …

Mangrove mania: Snapshots from a field audit … During a field audit in mangrove forests, our auditor team learned about the woes and wonders of this enchanted …

Fact check: Where does biomass come from? … The issue of biomass consumption in Denmark has garnered wall-to-wall coverage on Danish media over the past few days. The coverage gives an impression that all biomass comes from wood that has been cut from …

NEPCon: Criticism of biomass imports from Estonia is unfounded … In an open letter, a Danish and an Estonian organisation are accusing Danish taxpayers and the Danish import of biomass of being complicit in the destruction of Estonian forests. But …

… “Travel with a purpose”: An overview from Saúl Blanco Sosa … An expert with more than two decades of experience in the travel sector talked about how travel can help people learn and make the world a better place, and how tourism businesses can achieve long-term commitments through …

Verified legal teak furniture from Indonesia hits the market … “When most of the industry shifted away from Indonesia in the late 1990s,” says Rene De Kok, ScanCom International’s commercial director, “we continued to build our presence there, investing …

… Bulgaria joins FSC network with support from local stakeholders … Bulgaria now has official … as FSC's local partner strengthens the country's commitment to responsible forest management, with support from organisations such as Preferred by Nature helping to …

FSC™ interactive virtual training gets boost from participants … When the COVID-19 pandemic led a rapid transition to the virtual environment, Preferred by Nature jumped on to the online learning bandwagon and harnessed Zoom, Training Hub, and other …

… ASI announced: NEPCon suspension decision deleted from the record … Accreditation Services International …

Improving rural livelihoods through wood from sustainable sources … The project strives to support sustainable livelihoods of 6,000 poor and low income rural farmers in the Quang Tri province of Vietnam, and to improve access to affordable and clean …

… Lithuanian State Forest Enterprise: From carbon footprinting to carbon neutrality … You cannot improve if you do not … Forest Enterprise has been able to reduce the emissions from its operation and become carbon neutral via strategic …

Help us report directly from the next FSC General Assembly … NEPCon is the first organization to report comprehensively on an FSC General Assembly, and is looking to continue this initiative at the upcoming event in June.  …

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Tetra Pak: A road map from sustainable sourcing to a more circular economy … Only 9 per cent of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. The plastic waste problem, especially packaging waste – must be addressed for a more sustainable future. …

The business case for getting sustainability certification for timber or palm oil: a case study from Malaysia … Getting certified costs money. It’s worth doing from an environmental point of view, but is it worth doing from a purely business point of …

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