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. …

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 …

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

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. …

CW motions update … Throughout the GA, the CW motions have been repeatedly amended, changed, tweaked and tuned. …

FSC - Global Development … Contribution by FSC International FSC Global Development (GD) was established in 2007 for the purpose of increasing FSC brand value through market development, marketing and trademark …

Interview Alan Smith … In the opinion of Alan Smith, Social Program Manager and Network coordination team leader of FSC International, the FSC system needs to deliver more benefits to the small forest …

FSC on smallholder certification … Contribution by FSC International - in 2008, the FSC International Center expanded considerably its activities related to smallholders and community-based …

Money, money, money … It's a sligthly boring subject, and quite far from the woods; nevertheless it's important - also in the FSC system. Securing the long-term financial viability of the FSC network may necessitate changes in the system's fee …

FSC chambers update … Prior to the final voting on motions by the FSC General Assembly on Thursday and Friday, all FSC chambers are busy discussing and prioritizing the motions submitted by stakeholders, and already started negotiating with the other …

TFT - CB ranking … What will happen if major NGOs stop supporting FSC? This question was raised by the Scott Poynton, Director of Tropical Forest Trust at the FSC General …

NI governance review … By Loa Dalgaard Worm, director of FSC Denmark and Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC Germany: It is difficult to act when you don’t know what your role is? Try to imagine a theatre with no roles for the actors and consider weather you would …

SLIMF rules in Sweden … New gates are opening for small private forest operations in Sweden: FSC-Sweden is launching a project developing special FSC forest management indicators for small and low-intensity managed (SLIMF) forests in …

EU timber legislation … On the 17th of October, the EU revealed a package including two initiatives that aim to curb global deforestation and reduce the EU's import of illegal …

Freitas Key challenges … Since André de Freitas took office as Executive Director of FSC International Centre in June this year, he is charged with the impressive task of steering the Forest Stewardship Council into the …

Risk assessments available … Risk assessments developed by companies certified through NEPCon according to the FSC controlled wood standard (FSC-STD-40-005 version 2.1) may now be found at …