Friday, 14 December 2018
Consultation open on proposal for FSC forestry contractor certification
The New Approaches for Smallholders and Communities Certification project has established an international working group to develop a proposal on the inclusion of forestry contractors in the FSC system. A consultation on the proposal will be open until 6 January 2019. read more …
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Have yourself an FSC Christmas!
It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid… there are plenty of festive FSC-certified products available in the shops this year! read more …
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
New UK Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment Published
A revised controlled wood National Risk Assessment (NRA) for the UK, approved this month by FSC International, concludes that there is a low risk of wood coming from five categories of unacceptable sources read more …
Wednesday, 05 December 2018
Controlled wood strategy process extended to March 2019
© FSC GDOn 5 November 2018, the controlled wood strategy process advisory group recently requested that the FSC International Board of Directors extend the deadline for publishing the controlled wood strategy from December 2018 to March 2019. The FSC International Board of Directors approved this extension. read more …
Wednesday, 05 December 2018
FSC establishes technical working group for group certification standard revision
© FSC GD/Christian IrrgangSeven technical experts will revise the FSC-STD-30-005 V1-1 FSC Standard for Group Entities in Forest Management Groups within the scope of FSC forest management certification. One of the proposed changes calls for the standard under revision to be now titled as FSC Group Certification Standard. read more …
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Small Woods Project update
© FSC UK / E. ParkerWhat is a small wood, and what are the issues to address in an FSC standard? read more …