The intersection between the two controversial topics of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) and high conservation values (HCV) was explored in a side event […]
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FPIC and HCV: A human approach to landscapes and communities
Support Motion 16 to Harvest Impact Data and Tell Positive FSC Stories
by Laura Terrall, Director of RA-Cert Policy Motion 16, proposed by the UK Confederation of Forest Industries, is a forward-thinking motion that is somewhat flying […]
Day Six of the FSC GA 2017
Protecting FSC’s reputation
The purpose of this side meeting was to mark and identify the scope of controversial activities by actors associated with FSC, such as certificate holders, […]
Three Questions to Clarify Controlled Wood Risk Assessments
As a starting point for the complex subject of controlled wood risk assessments, we should ask ourselves three questions. First of all, what is controlled […]
The Importance and Challenges of Boreal Forests
The boreal forests, located in Canada (our general assembly host country), Russia, and Nordic countries, “represents a vast land of carbon storage for the planet”, […]
What Role Should FSC Play with Respect to Bio-energy?
Bio-energy is ‘renewable’ energy made from biological sources, including wood and wood waste. Over the coming years, its use is expected to grow by 150 per […]
A United Agenda on SDGs is the Key for Sustainable Forest Management
Eleven out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are, in some way, related to forest certification. This was one of the main claims of […]
Highlighting the Value of the FSC Digitalization
A session on the FSC digitalization really could not take place through a traditional panel of speakers with PowerPoint presentations. Instead, a system called Sli.do […]