… in the sustainable forestry debate, while the concept of FSC was still bubbling in its primordial soup. Twenty years … in sustainable forest management, and a firm supporter of FSC. Meet Tim Synnott, the first FSC Executive Director. …

… Disparity in Latin America … Home to the world’s first FSC-certified forest and FSC’s Secretariat Office, Latin America holds a special place in FSC’s history. Certification in the region has been …

… Program Manager and Network coordination team leader of FSC International, the FSC system needs to deliver more benefits to the small …

… Mega-forestry … A side meeting about FSC certification for mega forestry operations turned into a … large concession areas with intact forest landscapes are FSC certifiable at all. …

… SIG certified … The company SIG Combibloc has obtained FSC certificaction covering its four European production facilities, and may now start to offer FSC-certified packages to the marketplace. …

… PEFC endorses African certification scheme … After a slow …

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Pioneering eco-labels in Bolivia … CIMAL/IMR – a Santa Cruz, Bolivia based company known for its high-end FSC certified outdoor furniture - launches FSC certified Chiquitano Charcoal in Bolivian …

… Global P&C … While many FSC rules have changed rapidly during the last years, the FSC principles and criteria (P&C) for forest management have …

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… Alliance has developed a Chain of Custody standard for FSC-certified forest operations wishing to sell their forest products as FSC-certified.   …

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… found at good compromise” said the Executive Director of FSC Andre de Freitas in his opening speech at the FSC general assembly. …

… held on Monday, the status of the review process for the FSC global Principles and Criteria (P&C) was presented The P&C form the overall framework for all FSC forest management certification worldwide. …

… Switzerland and more recently the UK to have a national FSC-endorsed Controlled Wood risk assessment in place, providing guidance for buyers of FSC Controlled Wood. …

… Good news for publishers … FSC has released a new advice note which allows … and catalogue producers to have their publications FSC-labeled, if they buy the paper and have it shipped to a …

… are opening for small private forest operations in Sweden: FSC-Sweden is launching a project developing special FSC forest management indicators for small and low-intensity …

… – the Congo Basin – is a largely untouched potential for FSC. Participatory approaches and alignment with the EU FLEGT scheme may be part of the recipe for FSC's expansion in Africa. …