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 milestone for smallholder certification has been achieved in the midst of difficult times with the coronavirus pandemic and increased unemployment in South Africa.
For the first time in Africa, a FSC-certified charcoal production project is rolling out on traditional communal land, linking informal microenterprises in remote areas with big business and markets around the world.
According to a recent Accenture global survey (Webber, 2020) 83% of people surveyed believe it’s important or extremely important for companies to develop products that are meant to be reused or recycled