Tuesday, 25 September 2018
From the Africa Director : the potential of Forest Landscape Restoration
I spent the last week of August at back to back conferences in Nairobi on the topic of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) which is the modern jargon for planting trees (and much more too). read more …
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Tanzania publishes its FSC National Forest Stewardship Standards
© FSC ICTanzania have become the second African country to publish its FSC National Forest Stewardship Standards based on the latest version of the FSC Principles & Criteria. read more …
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
LevasFlor looking to expand beyond Mozambique
LevasFlor, an FSC Certified company operating out of Mozambique, is planning to expand their market to Europe and South Africa by 2020. The company founded in 2006 operates a forest concession of 46 000 hectares of Miombo woodlands in Sofala Province. read more …
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Braam Steenkamp wins Sappi Forests FSC Farmer of the year award
Braam Steenkamp of the Warburton Sawmill and farm in Warburton Mpumalanga, South Africa is the winner of the 2018 Sappi Forests’ Forest Stewardship Council Group Scheme Farmer of the Year award. read more …
Tuesday, 25 September 2018
New Forests Company receives first FSC certificate in Rwanda
© FSC ICNew Forests Rwanda Limited has officially received Forest Stewardship Council certification for the Nyungwe Buffer zone plantation in Rwanda. read more …
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
The second draft of the Namibian National Forest Stewardship Standard (NFSS) is out for public consultation
© FSC ICThe Namibian SDG is seeking comments on the field tested Draft of NFSS for Namibia. Public consultation will be open for comment for 60 days from 23 August – 22 October 2018 read more …