Successful test of new concept to FSC certify family forests … Small forest operations in Estonia now have easier access to become FSC certified: Pilot testing by the project “Smallholder Certification in Estonia” has proven the viability of a new model …
FSC Trademark training course in Spanish, French and Mandarin versions … Certificate holders can now explore the FSC trademark training course in Spanish, French and Mandarin versions, in addition to English version. It is absolutely …
World Tourism Day special: Exploring the impacts of responsible tourism … “Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all”, is the theme of this year’s World Tourism Day; and at NEPCon, we would like to commemorate it by highlighting the various impacts of …
Musim Mas and NEPCon take a leap forward in POIG verification … The Musim Mas Group (Musim Mas) has marked a milestone in their efforts as a responsible palm oil producer by becoming the first Southeast Asian company to be verified against the Palm Oil …
Near record deforestation rates in the Amazon due to the agricultural sector … “Unchecked development” in the Amazon has pushed deforestation rates to near-record levels throughout the world’s largest tropical forest, says a new report titled “ Nearing …
Palm oil verification scheme that pushes for sustainability innovations in the industry … There are a number of schemes for palm oil plantation traders and processors, as well as retailers and manufacturers to demonstrate their sustainability efforts and …
Auditing standards remain in place despite COVID-19 challenges … Never before has auditing been faced with such overwhelming challenges, but remote auditing, risk management and client goodwill are making it all …
… of ethical supply chain commitments … NEPCon, Preferred by Nature and the Accountability Framework initiative have … and others on the journey to protect forests and other natural ecosystems as well as to safeguard human rights …
As the COVID-19 virus is gripping the world, auditing goes online … It may never fully replace field visits, but as COVID-19 is spreading around the globe, remote auditing combined with a risk-based approach is proving invaluable, tells NEPCon Executive …
First legality certification in the Democratic Republic of Congo in eight years … Compagnie Forestière de Transformation (CFT) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently obtained third-party legality certification for their forest management …
Certifying Siberia: How auditing is raising forestry standards in Russia … 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 …
… a rapid transition to the virtual environment, Preferred by Nature jumped on to the online learning bandwagon and …
“Global pledges are failing. We should stop playing games.” … 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 …
Fact check: Is logging permitted in Nature 2000 areas in Estonia? … 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 …
Sustainable tourism companies prove more resilient during pandemic … While COVID-19 has dealt a severe blow to the global tourism sector, the pandemic provides an opportunity to reimagine tourism and build it back with sustainability as its cornerstone, …
Lacey Act bares its teeth, but does it have a future? … On Monday 6 August 2012, a three-year investigation of Gibson Guitar Corp.under the US Lacey Act regarding imports of allegedly illegal ebony and rosewood from Madagascar came to an end, as the …
New e-training course to improve the legality of timber imported into Vietnam … To strengthen due diligence implementation in Vietnam, Preferred by Nature and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have launched a free …
Online training is the climate friendly alternative – and it’s here to stay … The pandemic has sparked a wave of innovation in workplaces all over the world. Preferred by Nature is now offering most of its expert training courses online, benefitting both …
Klubhuset: A summerhouse with FSC™ Project Certification inspired by Danish Hygge … It is an old Danish tradition to own a summerhouse and the Danes love it. For Kent Skovgaard, he took this aged-old tradition a notch above. Besides injecting a dose of …
CMPC becomes first in Chile to achieve FSC™ Project Certification … The new CMPC ( Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones) corporate building in Los Ángeles - the capital of the province of Bío Bío - is the first building in Chile to achieve FSC Mix …