29 June 2011
- Market news
- Perspective
Traceability is perhaps the single most important issue within retail today, explains Kingfisher. As forest resources are depleted, timber supply resilience becomes a pressing issue. Knowing where the timber comes from is the first precondition for securing this.
28 June 2011
- Editorial
FSC General Assembly 2011: Today’s editorial coins the term "isofication" in describing the direction FSC's accreditation programme Accreditation Services International (ASI) is taking to control certification bodies. NEPCon Director shares his perspective on the danger for FSC if it…
28 June 2011
- Market news
Close to 300 million trees are currently standing underwater, yet this vast resource remains largely untouched and ignored by the global timber market. Canadian-based Triton Logging has pioneered the field of underwater logging over the past 10 years, creating the technology necessary to…
28 June 2011
- Feature
- System updates
A side meeting yesterday FSC IC confirmed that key challenges remain for smallholders. Perspectives from three regions were offered on their success in applying the Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest (SLIMF) standard.
28 June 2011
- Editorial
Is the FSC system - including its quality control body ASI - ensuring sufficient focus on field performance? Jakob Ryding from Forests of the World - formerly known as Nepenthes - sets out to discover the answer.
28 June 2011
- Perspective
Can we put a price on drinking water, Orang-utans, cultural or historical sites in pursuit of conserving these values? Issues around these questions were raised during yesterday’s meeting on ecosystem services.
28 June 2011
- Editorial
In this extended online interview, Grant Rosoman Global Forest Solutions Coordinator for Greenpeace International, shares why he first jumped on board the FSC ship and remains a loyal ally. He urges FSC to ask itself the question: is it about forests or timber? He shares a new perspective…
27 June 2011
- System updates
FSC has announced that it is in the process of developing an online platform for tracing FSC-certified timber products throughout the certified supply chain.
27 June 2011
- Editorial
There had to be a cut-off date, and FSC chose the year 1994. After that point, certification of plantations converted from natural forest is excluded. But FSC certification was invented as a market-based tool for change, and the Director of Sabah Forestry Department argues this may bar…
27 June 2011
- Feature
- System updates
The fundamental principles for good forest management, the global Principles & Criteria (P&C) were heavily debated among FSC’s members over the weekend. A key issue of concern was whether they resulted in reduced access for smallholders and the forests of the South.