Turismul responsabil - impreuna putem intensifica binele! … Calatoriile au fost intotdeauna o parte esentiala a vietii pentru multi dintre noi. Cu toate acestea, pandemia a pus capat acestui lucru, avand un impact asupra industriei turistice din intreaga …
Equality: A matter of humanity - not gender … Globally, March 8 officially marks International Women’s Day. We spoke with Cristina Calvo, co-founder of Asuaire Travel to understand what this day means to her and how her work creates new opportunities for …
India at 'Beginning of the Age of Timber' … 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 …
FSC - CB side meeting … On Monday, Greenpeace released Holding the Line with FSC: Recommendations and progress to date on Certification Body and FSC performance following a critical analysis of a range of ‘controversial …
Launch of National EUTR Workshops … LIFE Legal Wood to launch free online workshops to update wood product professionals on the EUTR. …
A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for sustainability … It’s been under way since 2009. Now the new version of the Sustainability Framework is making a real difference for farmers and companies aiming to improve their sustainability beyond existing …
Update on our situation in Russia … We have been informed by the Sustainable Biomass Partnership (SBP) that we have been suspended from taking on new SBP clients in Russia. This is a direct consequence of the FSC suspension in Russia last …
These are our recommendations for sustainable biomass … Where should our biomass originate from and how do we ensure that it is produced sustainably? In Denmark, lawmakers are preparing to introduce restrictions on biomass …
Pure Design Contest: …and the winners are… … Preferred by Nature was a partner of the Pure Design Contest to seek new designs of eco-friendly children's furniture, organised by Wooden Story. The winning designs were selected and announced in September …
Preferred by Nature approved by China … Preferred by Nature can now operate as a Certification Body in China. This will allow us to fast track a number of new services and ensure more direct communication with our clients, says Xinxin Zhang, Regional …
Tourism drives nature conservation … Businesses have a key role in addressing the threats to ecosystems worldwide. By joining forces, NEPCon and The Long Run will accelerate the expansion of nature conservation by the private sector and within the tourism …
Ecolabels are not perfect. Let’s tell it as it is … 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. …
Green building and fuel wood … The important role of forests as provider of ecosystem services, including mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, is highlighted in two recent press releases from the The Timber Committee of the United Nations Economic …
FSC General Assembly 2008 … By Peter Feilberg, Director of NEPCon The fifth FSC General Assembly is over. …
Chamber update 6 Nov 2008 … The last meetings in the 3 chambers took place during Wednesday afternoon. …
FSC leaders at Forest Conference … Contribution by FSC International FSC welcomed delegates to the first day of the Forest Conference with opening remarks from FSC Board of Directors Chairman Roberto …
Business value of the FSC brand … A market survey presented at the Forest Conference shows that almost 75% of the respondents find that FSC certification brings business value to the company. Less that 6% find that it bring them no business …
GA update 5 November 2008 … “If nobody is happy, but most can accept the result, then we have found at good compromise” said the Executive Director of FSC Andre de Freitas in his opening speech at the FSC general …
Editoral - Wednesday 5 November 2008 … Editorial by Søren Dürr Grue, NEPCon While respecting core ILO conventions is mandatory in FSC forest certification, no such requirements are present in the chain of custody rules applying to the rest of the supply …
FSC - CB side meeting … On Monday, Greenpeace released Holding the Line with FSC: Recommendations and progress to date on Certification Body and FSC performance following a critical analysis of a range of ‘controversial …