The FSC 2025 General Assembly, held from October 26–31 at the Playa Bonita Hotel in Panama, convened over 700 members, including more than 50 from Africa. Following a week of intense debate and decision-making on motions spanning restoration, remedy, markets, and traceability, members of...
At the FSC General Assembly in Panama, experts and industry leaders called for renewed collaboration between certification, policy, and markets to ensure that tropical forests—and the communities who depend on them—can thrive.
From Nairobi’s school amphitheaters to Kisumu’s youth forums and Kampala’s policy halls, Forest Week 2025 unfolded as a mosaic of action. Each step, whether a child’s pledge, a government reform, or a youth debate, responded to the global call to “Do One Thing for Forests.”
Cameroon's forests, spanning nearly 20 million hectares, are among the most biodiverse on the continent, housing thousands of plant and animal species, including gorillas and elephants. These ecosystems support around 6% of Cameroon's GDP through the timber sector.
The Interim Forest Stewardship Standard for Ethiopia ready to unlock the largest bamboo resource in Africa. The standard becomes effective on15 December 2024.
5th August 2024 – FSC concluded a multi-stakeholder workshop in Liberia today. The workshop, attended by 28 local and international participants examined how to build a sustainable future for Liberia’s forests
The Technical Working Group (TWG) responsible for developing the Forest Stewardship Council®'s (FSC®) Interim Forest Stewardship Standard (IFSS) for Sierra Leone is pleased to invite all forest stakeholders to participate in the first public consultation on Draft 1 of the standard.
