Thursday, 24 January 2019
FSC produces positive environmental impacts – university research
© (c) FSC GD / Vlad SokhinFSC certification produces positive environmental impacts overall compared to non-certified forestry operations, a literature review from the University of Wageningen confirmed.
Strong positive impacts were particularly reported for fauna. FSC certification helped to preserve animal species, including some listed as endangered and vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. read more …
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Falcon: New interim tool for formatting of transaction verification data
© (c) FSC GDFSC will soon introduce Falcon, a new secure and efficient tool to assist certificate holders in formatting their transaction verification data. read more …
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Review report of FSC Principles and Criteria is open for public consultation until 6 March
The report on the revision of the FSC Principles and Criteria (Version 5-2) is available for a public consultation until 6 March 2019. The main proposal is that FSC should wait until 2023 to revise its Principles and Criteria because the transition of all FSC national standards to the latest Principles and Criteria (Version 5-2) is still ongoing. read more …
Friday, 04 January 2019
Packaging Innovations
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Wednesday, 02 January 2019
Royal Forestry Society training courses for 2019 announced
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has announced its programme of training courses, designed for new and novice woodland owners as well as those keen to develop their knowledge and skills, for the year ahead. read more …
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
FPIC working group meets face-to-face to develop draft v1.0 of revised FPIC guidelines
The free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) working group recently met to continue revising the FSC Guidelines for applying FPIC within the forest management certification scope. The group included six FSC International members, one technical advisor from a certification body and three liaison persons, one to the Board of Directors, one to the Policy and Standards Committee and one for the Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee. They were supported by a technical writer, a facilitator and the project coordinator. read more …