Liza Murphy … Have you ever met a person who would pursue a career in financial business with the ultimate aim of conserving the environment? Well, now you have: Liza Murphy, currently Director of the FSC business unit, FSC Global …

CPET reassessment endorses FSC and PEFC … The UK Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) recently reassessed five certification schemes for compliance with the UK criteria for the legality and sustainability of …

Poznan climate change … Should forests be part of the next climate protocol, should there be a parallel protocol or should forestry-based carbon credits remain a voluntary …

Contractor project in Denmark … In collaboration with the Danish Forest Contractors' Association and the Danish Forestry Extension, NEPCon is launching the project "Contractor Certification - a shortcut to certifying small scale forestry …

FSC NI Norway … The FSC National Initiative in Norway is now officially accredited. …

Panama … A broader inclusion of tropical forests in certification schemes seems more realistic as indigenous and local communities' land ownership rights are becoming …

EU countries committed to buying green … At least 50% of the public purchases in EU countries must fulfil green procurement criteria within the next year. The EU Green Public Procurement criteria are likely to include the FSC and PEFC labels for …

… by the Dutch Ministry of Environment has accepted FSC as well as the national PEFC schemes in Germany and …

Who owns the forests … Clarification and enforcement of forest ownership and user rights for local communities and indigenous peoples are important for the development of forest certification - especially in the tropical …

UNECE market report … While the general wood products market is losing ground , the commitment to certification in the marketplace for wood-based products remains strong in Europea as well as North …

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 …

… … Interview with Gisbert Schlemmer, Special Representative International Affairs for the Woodbranches in IG Metall, …

FSC Germany perspective … Contribution by Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC-Germany The members took a big step towards a new era of our …

Guille … Nobody has been working for FSC longer than her. …

FSC General Assembly 2008 … By Peter Feilberg, Director of NEPCon The fifth FSC General Assembly is over. …

Social issues - motions … For the first time in the history of FSC, core International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions are to be included in all parts of the FSC certification system, following the passing of Motion 39 by the FSC General …

… Controlled wood - motions … It has been the best covered …

Climate motions … By passing the motion 43 on forest based carbon offset, the FSC community recognized that forests can have an important role to play in addressing climate changes and that FSC should explore its potential engagement in forest based …

FSC’s nye strenge krav til auditoruddannelse: NEPCons kursusprogram det første til at blive godkendt … Vores nye FSC Ekspert kursusprogram er blevet godkendt til at opfylde FSC’s nye, strengere krav til uddannelse af auditorer. Det nye kursusprogram …

… FSC’s rigorous new requirements for auditor training: NEPCon’s training course the first to be approved … Our new FSC Expert Training Programme has been endorsed as fulfilling FSC’s …