Newsletter Stories


Tuesday, 01 January 2002
The Nature Conservancy Joins FSC

FSC is pleased to announce that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has joined the environmental chamber of the FSC membership. The move solidifies the 50-year old organization’s commitment to responsible forest practices around the world. The mission of TNC is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and the waters they need to survive. read more …


Tuesday, 01 January 2002
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - Partner Profile

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has been an FSC social chamber member since 1998. read more …


Tuesday, 01 January 2002
UCS release report highlighting FSC's potential regarding HCVFs

In conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Tropical Forest Sciences, the Union of Concerned Scientists recently released a report titled Logging Off: Mechanisms to Stop or Prevent Industrial Logging in Forests of High Conservation Value. read more …


Tuesday, 01 January 2002
New FSC hang tag program

FSC-U.S. is pleased to announce a new program whereby companies certified for chain-of-custody can print our standard hang tags with their COC number already on them. read more …


Saturday, 15 December 2001
A Year-end Greeting to the FSC Community

As we come to the end of this year, it is reassuring to look back on the activities that we have participated in and the things that we have accomplished. At FSC we have been fortunate to partake in some great successes. We are now well into our third year in Washington DC and have started a successful office on the west coast. read more …


Saturday, 15 December 2001
Rainforest Alliance Launches TREES

by Richard Donovan, Chief of Forestry, Rainforest Alliance read more …