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
FSC Publishes the National Forest Stewardship Standard for Indonesia
FSC Indonesia is pleased to announce that the National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) for Indonesia was published on 18 August 2020. After several years of development, this comprehensive tool for promoting responsible forest management in Indonesia was approved on 30 June 2020 by FSC International in Bonn, Germany. The NFSS for Indonesia aims to enhance … Continue reading FSC Publishes the National Forest Stewardship Standard for Indonesia
PT. Ratah Timber Gains Ecosystem Services Certification
Forest on the watershed of the Ratah River. Photo credit: Bantista Adies Kuncahyo Earlier this summer, PT. Ratah Timber, an FSC certificate holder in Indonesia, was officially verified for the Biodiversity Conservation portion of its FSC Ecosystem Services claim. Located in East Kalimantan on Borneo Island in Indonesia, the company first obtained permission for a … Continue reading PT. Ratah Timber Gains Ecosystem Services Certification
FSC Publishes the Interim National Standard for Cambodia
Good news! The interim national standard (INS) for the Kingdom of Cambodia will be effective on 21 October 2020. The INS applies to all types of organisations, including small and low-intensity managed forests (SLIMF) and all types of forests. It also applies to seven types of non-timber forest products, which are listed under the section … Continue reading FSC Publishes the Interim National Standard for Cambodia
We Need to Talk About Forests
The ways in which we choose to interact with the natural world can have huge consequences, not just for our environment but also, as we have seen from the COVID-19 pandemic, for human health at large. But who is stepping up to help and who is looking the other way? By FSC International, July 2020 … Continue reading We Need to Talk About Forests
