On behalf of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the FSC International Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Subhra Bhattacharjee as the new Director General, effective 01 October 2024.
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Eastern Africa is delighted to unveil our latest story, offering a glimpse into our ongoing collaboration with smallholders in Kenya striving for certification.
The European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) is the new EU initiative to limit deforestation and degradation caused by forestry and agricultural activities all over the world. Some changes to the FSC system will need to be made to fully align with EUDR requirements. Although...
In September 2023,the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) celebrated Forest Week 2023 in two Congo Basin countries. In Cameroon and Gabon, where FSC held activities, the campaign reached over 300 people.
A new study reveals compelling evidence that forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) in Gabon and the Republic of Congo harbour a higher abundance of larger mammals and critically endangered species, such as gorillas and elephants, compared to non-FSC certified forests.
A team from FSC Africa attended the conference on Accelerating Nature-based Solutions convened in Livingstone, Zambia in March. The conference was organised by the Global Evergreening alliance (GEA) in association with Conservation International and other sponsors.
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Eastern Africa is thrilled to announce Damaris Nyambura, a student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, as the winner of the FSC Campus Challenge.