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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Publication of Advice Notes for Revised CoC standard

After the publication of the revised CoC Standard (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-0) last year, we received a lot of positive feedback from our stakeholders. However some stakeholders reported issues with the implementation of the requirements. read more …


Monday, 19 February 2018
Public consultation open; is UK sourced wood low risk?

A public consultation is now open, running from 19 February to 20 April, on a revised controlled wood national risk assessment for the United Kingdom. read more …


Monday, 19 February 2018
Rattan keeps forests standing in Borneo

Rattan furniture being made at the Danlao Co. in Laos (© T.Thammavongsa / WWF-Laos)© T.Thammavongsa / WWF-LaosIn a move that could benefit smallholders and biodiversity alike, a district on the island of Borneo has become only the second place in the world to produce rattan certified by FSC. read more …


Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Find your closest FSC certified forests in the UK

Map SouthOur online forest map shows all the forests covered by FSC forest management certification in the UK. read more …


Tuesday, 13 February 2018
UK environment minister pledges EUTR will remain after Brexit

EUTRUK environment minister Dr Therese Coffey has assured the timber sector that the EU Timber Regulation and FLEGT will continue after Brexit. read more …


Tuesday, 06 February 2018
Global Joint FSC and PEFC Certification Figures

In 2017, FSC and PEFC agreed to jointly collect and publish data about double certification on a country by country basis in response to requests from stakeholders. read more …



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