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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
FSC Germany perspective … Contribution by Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC-Germany The members took a big step towards a new era of our …
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 topic in Certified Wood Update during the general assembly. …
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 new, stricter requirements for auditor training. The new Training …
Nowe rygorystyczne wymagania FSC dotyczące szkolenia na auditora: szkolenie NEPCon zatwierdzone jako pierwsze … Nasz nowy Program Szkoleniowy Eksperta FSC spełnia nowe restrykcyjne wymogi i został zatwierdzony przez FSC. Szkolenia obejmują 5 dni kursu na …
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 …
… recognize the ineffectiveness of the existing approach to Controlled Wood risk assessments, whereby companies are …
CPET … Contribution by Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPET Forest certification schemes are essential for the implementation of timber procurement …
CW motions update … Throughout the GA, the CW motions have been repeatedly amended, changed, tweaked and tuned. …
Forest Conference: Which role does FSC have to play in carbon emissions mitigation? … FSC General Assembly 2008: The exact future role of FSC certification in relation to carbon projects involving forests needs more thorough exploration; however, it seems …