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Good forestry Saves the Cantabrian Brown Bear

FSC has joined 100+ NGOs supporting the #Together4Forests movement.

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Watchtower in a forest
Urban Forest of Riga Now Certified

The FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure has helped Maderacre verify its positive impacts on biodiversity and carbon.

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How the Indigenous Baaka of the Congo are saving forests

Companies committed to sustainable forest management in the Congo are doing their part to advance the life of Indigenous Peoples, like the Baaka, with dignity.

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Bosco delle Lame
A Tale of Three Forests: Oasis along the Italian Po River Valley
Certified cork
FSC Launches the FSC Brand Hub
Forest
Advancing EUDR: a time to act and make it a reality
Ugandan birds
The outcomes of COP 16.2 create momentum for the forest sector to strengthen its commitment to biodiversity
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Sustainability Certification in Wartime
Tropical timber
Investigation into FSC’s Teak Corridor
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Strengthening Indigenous communities
A canal in Amsterdam
The Journey of Tropical Wood: How Tropical Timber from the Congo Basin keeps Amsterdam Afloat
Conifer and birch forest
Addressing misconceptions about FSC’s certification system
Forest
FSC suspends APP’s remedy process
Giant tree in Gabon jungle
FSC Core Labour Requirements ‘Question and Answer’ Document Available
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Taiwan Becomes First in Asia-Pacific to Achieve 100% FSC Certification for Public Forests
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FSC requirements updated to enforce decision to reject FSC material from Russia, Belarus and conflict areas in Ukraine
Jamaica IFSS
Explore FSC Trace: Reoccurring Webinars for FSC Licence Holders
Indonesian Forests
Investigation Report finds no corporate control between Paper Excellence and Asia Pulp and Paper
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Groundbreaking study confirms FSC standards are vital for thriving wildlife in tropical forests
Forest from above
Forest management: Practical tools for thriving forests
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Part 3: Combatting the climate crisis and biodiversity loss: How verified forest data is benefitting businesses
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Part 2: Leveraging credible climate action for business success
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Forest stewards and FSC make it easier to invest in environmental protection
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FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Papua New Guinea
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-PG
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Poland
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-PL
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Romania
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-RO
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Sweden
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-SE
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Slovenia
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-SI
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Slovakia
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-SK
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Thailand
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-TH
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Turkey
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-TR
FSC Centralized National Risk Assessment for Viet Nam
Controlled Wood Risk Assessment (CW)
FSC-CNRA-VN
FSC Directive on Forest Management Evaluations
Directive (DIR)
FSC-DIR-20-007

The highest decision making body in FSC

FSC / Juan López
The board of directors is the highest decision-making body in the organization after the FSC General Assembly. The FSC membership elects four members each from the economic, social, and environmental chambers to guide and provide oversight to the organization for a term of four years.
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FSC / Juan López

Social Chamber

portrait of Zandra Martinez

Zandra Martinez

Vice-chairperson

Social South 

Individual 

Mexico 

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FSC / Arturo Escobar

Linda Fienberg

Social North 

Individual 

Australia 

Portrait of Marcus Colchester
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Marcus Colchester

Social North 

Individual 

United Kingdom 

Portrait of Mark Asante Ofori Mark Asante Ofori
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Mark Asante Ofori

Social South 

UTB. TP. BPS 

Ghana 

Economic chamber

Portrait of Elston Dzus Elston Dzus
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Elston Dzus

Economic North 

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. 

Canada 

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Maurem Lima Alves

Economic South 

Klabin 

Brazil 

Portrait of Janne Näräkkä Janne Näräkkä
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Janne Näräkkä

Treasurer

Economic North 

Metsäliitto Cooperative

Finland 

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FSC / Arturo Escobar

Stuart Valintine

Chairperson

Economic South 

Individual 

Zimbabwe 

Environmental chamber

Portrait of Lincoln Quevedo Lincoln Quevedo
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Lincoln Quevedo

Environmental South 

Individual 

Bolivia 

portrait of Amanda Carvalho de Andrade

Amanda Carvalho de Andrade

Vice-chairperson

Environmental South 

Individual 

Brazil

Portrait of Per Larsson Per Larsson
FSC / Arturo Escobar

Per Larsson

Environmental North 

WWF Sweden 

Sweden 

 

portrait of Rowan Braybook (woman standing in front of tree)

Rowan Braybrook

Environmental North

Northwest Natural Resource Group

United States

 

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