FSC
MOST READ
About
8 Results found. From 1997 - 2023
News
- 19 Nov 2018
Tougher FSC certification guidelines would make forest oversight more transparent in Brazil
Scientists urge revision of some Forest Stewardship Council indicators and audit practices
News
- 2 Oct 2017
Getting a good price on good wood
Study finds success with certified timber to be a matter of management
Analysis
- 20 Jul 2017
Advancing equity and inclusiveness in forest management and certification
Decision-making mechanisms solely based on externally-determined rules could make meaningful involvement of women and marginalized groups difficult
News
- 27 Jan 2015
Certification incentives for reducing illegal logging in Brazil may miss their mark
Smallholders are locked out of markets while real deforestation drivers continue.
Analysis
- 13 Sep 2014
Certifying logging concessions certifies social benefits in Congo Basin
Improved living and working conditions can be traced to Forest Management Units.
Event Coverage
- 26 Jun 2012
Communities are not companies: New approach needed for community managed forests
Research from Brazil illustrates the disconnect between policy and reality.
News
- 18 May 2012
Carving a new future: Jepara furniture industry bounces back after global financial crisis
"The only solution is for suppliers to diversify their markets," explains CIFOR scientist Herry Purnomo.
News
- 28 Oct 2011
Biofuel standards need improvement to protect rainforests
An unclear definition of 'degraded land' is just one of the problems.
Most popular
CIFOR advances human well-being, equity and environmental integrity by conducting innovative research, developing partners’ capacity, and actively engaging in dialogue with all stakeholders to inform policies and practices that affect forests and people. CIFOR is a CGIAR Research Center, and leads the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, with offices in Nairobi, Kenya, Yaounde, Cameroon, and Lima, Peru.
The views expressed in Forests News are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the Center for International Forestry Research.
This site is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Forests News is governed under CIFOR’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.