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Harvesting in parts of Natura 2000 areas is also common in other EU countries including Denmark. It can always be discussed if the protection zones are designated correctly and if restrictions on commercial activities are appropriate. 

LIFE Legal Wood to launch free online workshops to update wood product professionals on the EUTR.

Reducing carbon emissions across operations and its facilities is becoming a priority for most organisations. Komerční banka, one of the leading banking institutions in the Czech Republic…

INTERVIEW: For decades nations have been signing international decrees and pledges to stop deforestation, but to little avail: Primary forests are still disappearing at an alarming rate and within only two decades, the total tree cover has decreased by 9.7 percent. It…

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 Shmatkov, Director of FSC Russia, which is now stepping up efforts to prevent…

Inspired by Preferred by Nature, Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping liner, is considering rice as part of its future fuel mix in efforts to become carbon neutral in 2050, according to Danish business daily Børsen.

Preferred by Nature has launched a guide for practitioners to understand the impact on wood and wood products trade following the UK’s departure from the EU.

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 digital tools for accredited, intensive Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) Expert…

In the chaos that ensued the disintegration of the Soviet Union, forest monitoring and inventories were largely neglected. Decades later, the lack of reliable data is still a challenge, but an explosive demand…

Certification is no silver bullet and cannot guarantee supply chains and products, which are 100% free of child labour, deforestation or any other negative impacts, they have been created to fight. Brands, schemes and certification bodies should be more vocal about what ecolabels can…

Questions and answers related to our brand name change, from NEPCon to Preferred by Nature, as of 1 October 2020. 

NEPCon – Preferred by Nature is inviting stakeholder input for the first draft of the Sustainability Framework through a public consultation launching today.

From luxury resorts to high rise buildings, engineered wood is quickly becoming a popular construction material. As regulations are changing across the world, suppliers are now eyeing timber as a potential for an alternative to traditional materials. 

NEPCon is inviting interested stakeholders to participate in public consultation on the first draft of the Standard for Field Verification of Forest Ecosystem…

While feeding nearly 3.5 billion people, rice is one of the most polluting crops on the planet with greenhouse gas emissions equal to the entire global aviation sector. Moreover, every year millions of tons of rice straw are burned in paddy fields, creating…

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 Estonian forests are actually doing quite well, says Peter Feilberg, Executive…

Where should our biomass originate from and how do we ensure that it is produced sustainably? In Denmark, lawmakers are preparing to introduce…

NEPCon, Preferred by Nature and the Accountability Framework initiative have agreed to work closely together to mainstream the Accountability Framework’s principles and guidance for companies seeking to advance on their ethical supply chain journey.…

Despite improved efforts to combat illegal logging, Russia’s forestry sector continue to struggle with corruption, overharvesting and illegal timber export. Official statistics are not showing the full picture, says Nikolay Shmatkov, Director of FSC Russia. 
 

The Rainforest Alliance (RA) recently launched far reaching changes affecting millions of producers and buyers around the globe. While the nonprofit promises the revised standard will help certificate holders produce “better crops, adapt to climate change, increase their productivity,…