07 November 2008
- Feature
While two Board membersgot re-elected during this year's election, the Environmental Chamber of the FSC Board of Directors welcomes Margareta Renström as a new member.
07 November 2008
- System updates
Contribution by Uwe Sayer, Director of FSC-Germany The members took a big step towards a new era of our network.
06 November 2008
- Perspective
Interview with Richard Donovan, Head of the Forestry Division of the Rainforest Alliance How did the idea of forming the Forest Stewardship Council emerge? “The idea of FSC started back in ’88-’89 leading to the first meeting November ’89 where a bunch of certification people met at the “…
06 November 2008
- Perspective
FSC General Assembly 2008: The exact future role of FSC certification in relation to carbon projects involving forests needs more thorough exploration; however, it seems evident that FSC should play a key part.
06 November 2008
- Editorial
Contribution by Sofie Tind Nielsen, CPET Forest certification schemes are essential for the implementation of timber procurement policies.
06 November 2008
- Editorial
It's a sligthly boring subject, and quite far from the woods; nevertheless it's important - also in the FSC system. Securing the long-term financial viability of the FSC network may necessitate changes in the system's fee structure.
06 November 2008
- Feature
FSC is not the only organisation in the world where multi-stakeholder groups are trying to improve the wellbeing of nature and local communities.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Yesterday Alan Knight, founder of Single Planet Living, asked whether the NIs should be in front of the cameras driving the market, or rather in the engine room lobbying politically for the FSC cause.
06 November 2008
- Editorial
News from the FSC General Assembly 2008 - editorial by Søren Dürr Grue, NEPCon. The presentation of the new FSC Market survey on Wednesday morning highlighted the positive development of the FSC brand.
06 November 2008
- Feature
Contribution by FSC-International The first day of formal FSC General Assembly business got underway today in Cape Town as almost 300 delegates (many of them carrying proxies) from more than 70 countries gathered to vote on motions.