Portugal low risk for Controlled Wood … Portugal has joined Australia, Chile, Switzerland and more recently the UK to have a national FSC-endorsed Controlled Wood risk assessment in place, providing guidance for buyers of FSC Controlled …

Greenpeace: FSC needs to work harder … Rapid expansion of the FSC system combined with long-standing issues affecting the system’s credibility. That is a cocktail which stakeholders of the FSC system are increasingly unwilling to swallow. Greenpeace has …

Risk assessment for the UK … Companies manufacturing FSC Mixed Sources products will now find it less burdensome to control their non-certified timber when sourcing from UK …

Help us report directly from the next FSC General Assembly … NEPCon is the first organization to report comprehensively on an FSC General Assembly, and is looking to continue this initiative at the upcoming event in June.  …

Large concessions in Africa embark on legality verification … Three concessions held by the company SODEFOR in the DR Congo have successfully gone through Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) assessments carried out by the Rainforest Alliance. The …

Chatham House meeting: EU illlegal timber law requires urgent action … What steps can European companies take to keep up to speed with the new EU timber legislation? And do they have enough time? At Chatham House last week, the European Commission shed …

Facts and fiction in Al-Jazeera's "Latvia's Pulp Fiction" … Does FSC allow logging practices that lead to widespread deforestation and threaten unique natural values? This is the core message of a TV program entitled "Latvia's Pulp Fiction" produced by …

FSC an asset for timberland investment in Canada … An investor brief published in January 2011 makes a strong case for investing in FSC-certified forests in Canada. It reveals that FSC is superior to competing systems in terms of mitigating risks and …

Transitory FSC requirements: register for extended deadline … Companies operating under the FSC transitory requirements for FSC labeling of chip/fiber products or using uncontrolled co-product inputs in their FSC products, should be aware of the nearing …

Finnish national FSC standard in place … It was an historic moment when the FSC International Center endorsed the proposed Finnish FSC standard on 21 January …

FSC remains sole forest scheme for LEED Green Building … Should the forestry benchmark of LEED - the US rating system for green building – be changed, permitting non-FSC schemes to earn green building credits? This question has been buzzing in the …

FSC pushes ahead in three tropical countries … FSC has endorsed three new forestry standards adapted specifically to the conditions of smallholders and …

New PEFC Chain of Custody standard: deadline for transition … All PEFC Chain of Custody audits, assessments og reassessments shall be carried out according to the new CoC standard (PEFC ST 2002:2010) after the transition date of 26 November …

New PEFC logo usage toolkit launched … PEFC has revised its logo usage toolkit. …

Furniture design inspired by nature … The socio-environmental conditions under which wood is harvested are becoming increasingly important among furniture …

New Google tool may revolutionize forest monitoring … What is happening in the world’s forest? Until now, it has often been difficult to determine the real condition of forest areas, especially if they are located in remote parts of the …

Australia gets ready to ban illegal timer import … The Australian Government has announced that it is taking "strong action to restrict the importation of illegally logged timber into Australia by introducing new …

Six PEFC core documents revised … The PEFC Council has endorsed the revision of six PEFC documents covering PEFC's requirements for sustainable forest management, group forest certification, chain of custody certifiation, trademark use, and standard …

Cancún climate talks led to sound forest deal … Key issues were still up in the air during the last day of the 16th world climate conference (COP 16), the 12th of December; negotiations had been exhausting and often seemingly …

Study unveils strong business case for responsible forestry … Businesses that invest in ecosystem services will be best positioned in a market that is becoming increasingly tough on ethical sourcing, according to a new …