OL in Russia … The world's largest forest owner, Russia, is supporting responsible forestry as part of its environmental guidelines for the Winter Olympic Games …

PEFC beer … The Italian brewery Gino Perisutti now offers two types of speciality beer brewed on PEFC-certified ingredients. …

New COO … NEPCon’s top management now includes Søren Dürr Grue, Chief Operational Officer in charge of business development in EU …

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 …

Dutch procurement … The Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Environment has accepted FSC as well as the national PEFC schemes in Germany and Finland as proof of sustainable forest …

Gisbert interview … Interview with Gisbert Schlemmer, Special Representative International Affairs for the Woodbranches in IG Metall, Germany and former president of the Woodworkers' Union, Germany GHK Certified Wood Update: How big a problem is the …

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 …

Networks that network … FSC is not the only organisation in the world where multi-stakeholder groups are trying to improve the wellbeing of nature and local …

GRA update … Throughout the General Assembly, it has become clear that most members recognize the ineffectiveness of the existing approach to Controlled Wood risk assessments, whereby companies are responsible for conducting the assessments …

Stakeholder involvement … Interview with Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC-Germany The Baltic I-III projects are jointly implemented by the FSC National Initiatives around the Baltic Sea, led by FSC …

FSC - Africa … Contribution by FSC International within the program of the FSC GA 2008, the forest conference sessions began Tuesday morning with welcoming remarks from FSC Board of Directors Chairman Roberto Waack and an update to members from FSC …

Mega-forestry … A side meeting about FSC certification for mega forestry operations turned into a discussion about whether large concession areas with intact forest landscapes are FSC certifiable at …

CPI 2008 … In the FSC Controlled Wood standard, the corruption level of a country is one of 4 indicators used for evaluating the risk of sourcing illegal wood from that …

FSC P&C review … While most FSC standards and rules have been developing fast, the true backbone of the FSC system - the global FSC principles and criteria for responsible forest management - has remained constant throughout the 15 years since the Forest …

Plantations IMAFLORA … An Impact Assessment recently conducted by researchers from Sao Paulo University shows clear benefits of FSC certifying plantations in the Southern part of …

Greenpeace report … A report released by Greenpeace on Monday confirms that FSC is already deeply engaged in solving its credibility issues, while much can still be done to …

SGS moratorium … The FSC certification body SGS has put a moratorium in place for its FSC forest management certification services. …

Cocoa with a purpose … The first phase of Preferred by Nature’s project, developed in collaboration with the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Ecuador project of German Development Cooperation (GIZ) has delivered the results. This …

Public procurement … So far, no country has found the Philosopher’s Stone regarding public procurement policies (PPPs). …

Smallholder certification … If you’re the owner of a small piece of forest land, FSC certification may not be your first strategic business choice - unless the certification process is relatively straightforward and adapted to small-scale …