Spanish wood industries call on forest operations to get certified … In a recent communication, three major associations representing the Spanish wood industry - pulp and paper manufacturers, wood processing companies and furniture makers - called for …

PEFC certification does not meet FSC Controlled Wood criteria … A report published by FSC concludes that PEFC certification is insufficient evidence of compliance with the FSC Controlled Wood requirements, and that therefore PEFC certified material should …

Biochar: New weapon to fight deforestation and climate change? … Among the numerous new approaches to mitigate global warming, some may open up new business opportunities for forest …

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 …

Lidl launches FSC-labeled drink cartons on the German market … German consumers will soon become even more familiar with the tick-mark tree and the letters …

Economist on PEFC paper … The Economist is pledging to use PEFC paper for all of its printed magazines. …

Staples … The world's largest office products supplier, Staples, has enrolled in the Rainforest Alliance's SmartSource Program. …

FSC Friday … On 25th of September, FSC invites you to the very first international 'FSC Friday'. …

FSC survey on smallholder demands … FSC has launched a new survey in order to better understand demands for European FSC-certified wood, with a particular focus on supplies from …

Globe and Mail … The Globe and Mail, a major national newspaper of Canada, has announced a procurement policy for newsprint and other papers that puts new demands on its …

Risk Assessment Chile … Companies sourcing Monterey Pine or other plantation tree species as controlled wood from Chile should be aware that a new risk assessment covering all Chilean plantations has been endorsed by …

Russian export duties postponed … According to the media company Forbes, Russia plans to postpone the introduction of higher timber export duties by one …

FSC helps to save the great apes … A new WWF report shows that orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees are all getting a helping hand from …

Stora Enso supports FSC smallholder cert … Small forest operations in Estonia now have improved access to FSC certification, after pilot testing a new model for including small forests in FSC certification has proven it …

Belgian supermarket launches FSC certified till receipts … According to a press release from FSC-Belgium, the Colruyt group is switching to FSC-certified paper for its till receipts for a number of its …

… FSC contractor cert Latvia … The field test of a new model for the FSC certification of smallholders has been concluded with … results: A group of small private forest operations are now FSC certified, based on their use of certified contractors. …

Sourcing legal wood? New corruption index released … Transparency International has released the 2014 figures for the perceived corruption level in most of the world's countries. Gain an overview of the changes and their implications for legal and FSC …

First energy company in Denmark receives FSC certification … NEPCon has issued an FSC chain of custody certificate to the trade arm of the Danish energy company Verdo A/S.  The company is now able to deliver wood chips, pellets and briquettes from …

Agri-schemes top driver of forest loss in Cambodia … A recent study estimates that 90 % of Cambodian timber products are derived from forest conversion, a fact that speaks to the country’s rapid loss of forest cover. The main drivers of deforestation are …

… NEPCon is now an FSC certifier … NEPCon is now an independent FSC certification body. This implies that NEPCon will no longer be providing FSC services on behalf of the Rainforest Alliance. However, …