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 …
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 …
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 …
Chamber update 6 Nov 2008 … The last meetings in the 3 chambers took place during Wednesday afternoon. …
Richard Donovan - how it all began … Interview with Richard Donovan, Head of the Forestry Division of the Rainforest Alliance How did the idea of forming the Forest Stewardship Council emerge? “The idea of FSC started back in ’88-’89 leading to the first …
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 …
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 leaders at Forest Conference … Contribution by FSC International FSC welcomed delegates to the first day of the Forest Conference with opening remarks from FSC Board of Directors Chairman Roberto …
FSC on smallholder certification … Contribution by FSC International - in 2008, the FSC International Center expanded considerably its activities related to smallholders and community-based …