Saturday, 12 December 2009
New US Forest Management Standard Close to Final
Last month, the FSC-US Board recommended draft 8.1 of the Forest Stewardship Council's US Forest Management Standard to FSC-International (FSC-IC) for final approval. Their vote marks the final stretch of a two-year standard revision process, which has included extensive involvement by a diverse FSC-US Working Group, Standards Committee, Board of Directors and stakeholders who participated in the two rounds of public comments and conference calls read more …
Monday, 30 November 2009
Plantations management standard comment period open until December 9
The draft standard for plantation management, Principle 10, of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard is available for the first 60-day phase of public consultation. FSC-US is committed to a consensus-based, inclusive and balanced standards development process, and all comments will be carefully considered by the FSC-US Board. read more …
Monday, 10 August 2009
USGBC Plans to Release Second Draft of Forest Certification Benchmark
The Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group (MR-TAG) and staff of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) are finalizing revisions to the second draft of a benchmark with which the USGBC plans to assess the rigor of forest certification systems for recognition in the LEED green building rating system. read more …
Monday, 10 August 2009
Draft FSC-US Family Forest Standard Open for Public Comment in September
A key component of the current process to revise the FSC-US Forest Management Standard is the development of family forest-specific indicators and guidance. (“Family forests” are defined by FSC as being 2,470 acres or less). read more …
Monday, 10 August 2009
Public Comment Period on FSC Principles & Criteria Closes September 4
For the first time in almost 15 years, FSC’s International Center is engaged in a comprehensive process to review and revise the FSC Principles & Criteria (P&C). read more …
Monday, 10 August 2009
Public Comments Sought on FSC CoC Group Eligibility Requirements
FSC-US is currently revising its Group Chain-of-Custody (CoC) Policy, which is slated to be open for public comment by early September. As decided at last year’s FSC General Assembly in Cape Town, group CoC eligibility can now be determined at the national initiative level since the term “small organization” varies from country to country. read more …