Wednesday, 03 May 2017
ASI lifts suspension of Bureau Veritas
© FSC GDEffective on 28 April 2017, Accreditation Services International (ASI) has lifted the suspension of certification body Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS after the company has satisfactorily addressed and corrected the non-conformities that led to the sanction in place since October 2016. read more …
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
UK national forest stewardship standard conditionally approved
© FSC UK / C. DaviesThe revised draft of the FSC national forest stewardship standard for the UK has received conditional approval from FSC International’s Policy and Standards Committee (PSC). read more …
Friday, 28 April 2017
On the Road to Recovery – Pine Martens in Wales
© VWT / R.CruickshanksAlthough once common throughout Britain, the pine marten is now one of the rarest mammals in the UK, after undergoing huge declines in the 19th century. By 1915, pine martens were almost extinct in Britain, with the exception of the North-West of Scotland and the uplands of Northern England and Wales where the species survived. Since the mid-20th century, the Scottish pine marten population has been recovering well, but unfortunately that has not been the case in England and Wales. read more …
Thursday, 27 April 2017
A Visit to Bangor University
For the third consecutive year, FSC UK Forest Standards Manager Dr Owen Davies, was invited to speak with students at Bangor University about FSC forest management certification. Owen, himself a Bangor forestry alumnus (BSc Forestry 2001, PhD Forestry 2007), ran two sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate forestry students. read more …
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
National Forest Stewardship Standards: A Call for Submissions from Standard Development Groups
FSC is calling on standard development groups (SDGs) to help identify problems related to the normative framework for national forest stewardship standard (NFSS) development and act on them. They are looking for solutions and to build from grassroots experiences. The deadline for submissions is 26 May 2017. read more …
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
‘G’day’ & ‘Kia Ora’ from FSC Down Under
© FSC AUFSC Australia and New Zealand have had a presence in the Asia-Pacific / Oceania region since 2001. The current mission of their subregional office is to make FSC valued and respected by stakeholders. read more …