FSC’s Ecosystem Services Procedure confirms the positive environmental impacts of 16,300 ha of forest in southeast China A small village inside Shunchang forest farm Shunchang, a state-owned forest farm located in China’s southeast, recently becomes the first forest farm in China to adopt the Forest Stewardship Council’s Ecosystem Services Procedure to verify its positive impacts … Continue reading China Forest Verifies Positive Impacts through New FSC Procedure
Action Taken on Potential Fraud in Plywood Supply Chains
FSC has suspended and terminated several FSC certificates in the plywood supply chain. This move comes after systematic violations of FSC certification requirements were uncovered in an extensive investigation by ASI and FSC into plywood supply chains using tropical face veneers. The violations were made by companies that were trading non-certified plywood products as certified. … Continue reading Action Taken on Potential Fraud in Plywood Supply Chains
FSC Officially Launches National Forest Stewardship Standard for Indonesia
The standard, adapted to local geographic and forest management conditions, will encourage and expand sustainable forest management across Indonesia 15 December 2020, Bogor, Indonesia – Today, the Forest Stewardship Council Indonesia (FSC Indonesia) held an event to officially launch the National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Indonesia. The event, held both virtually and physically, marked … Continue reading FSC Officially Launches National Forest Stewardship Standard for Indonesia
Invitation: FSC Webinar on the Baseline Assessment of APRIL
On the 7th and 9th of December, FSC will be hosting two webinars on the APRIL baseline assessment. In 2013, Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd. Group (APRIL) was accused by Greenpeace, WWF-Indonesia and Rainforest Action Network of being involved in large-scale deforestation activities in Indonesia and bringing negative social and environmental impacts to areas … Continue reading Invitation: FSC Webinar on the Baseline Assessment of APRIL
FSC Friday 2020 Wrap-up
The last Friday of every September marks FSC Friday – an annual awareness day to increase knowledge, encourage commitment and raise appreciation for responsible forestry. This year’s theme of “Forests for All Together” embraced the fact that despite the pandemic, we are still one global family that shares this planet. Many of our stakeholders … Continue reading FSC Friday 2020 Wrap-up
FSC Celebrates Forests for All Together on FSC Friday
Photo by Rahmat from The Borneo Initiative After a year of worldwide climate protests, Earth Day 2020 – the 50th anniversary of this important day – was poised to be a defining moment in the fight against climate change. But a global pandemic eclipsed the celebrations with uncertainty and fear, as nations battled to "flatten … Continue reading FSC Celebrates Forests for All Together on FSC Friday
Third Public Consultation to Finalise FSC Policy on Conversion
FSC has decided to launch a third public consultation to further develop and finalise the FSC Policy on Conversion. This 60-day consultation is now open and available through the FSC consultation platform until 6 November 2020. Please participate! The previous consultation on the second draft of FSC-POL-01-007 V1-0 D2-0 FSC Policy on Conversion ended in … Continue reading Third Public Consultation to Finalise FSC Policy on Conversion
Support Responsible Forestry on FSC Friday 2020
On 25 September 2020, the Forest Stewardship Council will once again be hosting FSC Friday. This is an annual event held to raise awareness for FSC by encouraging consumers, companies, communities, and stakeholders to share their commitment to FSC and responsible forestry – whether through forest management practices, or through sourcing and buying FSC certified … Continue reading Support Responsible Forestry on FSC Friday 2020
Philippines Launches FSC Interim National Standard
This interim national standard will become effective on 01 December 2020. FSC approved the interim national standard (INS) of Philippines on 16 March 2020. It applies to all types of organizations – including small and low-intensity managed forests (SLIMF) – working in plantations only. The INS does not apply to non-timber forest products. The INS … Continue reading Philippines Launches FSC Interim National Standard
National Forest Stewardship Standard for Japan Version 1.1 Approved
This version 1.1 becomes effective on 01 December 2020. The unscheduled partial revision of the Japanese standard focuses on the incorporation of new indicators of the international generic indicators version 2.0 and on the addition of specific indicators (and other respective requirements) for non-timber forest products. The high conservation values national framework for this version … Continue reading National Forest Stewardship Standard for Japan Version 1.1 Approved
