Upcoming Events
V Certified Brazil Trade Fair - Sao Paulo, Brazil • 10-12 April 2012
The Certified Brazil Trade Fair brings together business leaders, experts and corporations from all over the world that are committed to sustainability and socioenvironmental certification. The fifth edition of Certified Brazil, which is the only trade fair in the world to focus on both FSC and SAN certification, has become a special place for networking and conducting business. World renowned experts and corporate executives will discuss the various issues related to sustainability and socioenvironmental certification. Learn more >>
Rio+20 Conference - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • 20-22 June 2012
The Conference will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document. Learn more about FSC involvement in Rio+20>>
2012 IUFRO Conference - Division 5 Forest Products - Lisbon, Portugal • 08-13 July 2012
The conference will bring together researchers in forest products and related fields from around the world. he 2012 D5 Conference hopes to address some of the major issues concerning forests and forest products now and into the future with Keynote talks and technical sessions. Learn more>>
IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012 - Jeju, South Korea • 06-15 September 2012
The Congress theme will be Nature+, a slogan that captures the fundamental importance of nature and its inherent link to every aspect of people's lives. The Congress will explore many of the most pressing environmental and development challenges from this perspective and how strong and resilient nature is intricately linked to solving these issues, including Nature+climate, nature+livelihoods, nature+energy and nature+economics. Learn more>>
Past Events
COP 17 - 5 Forest Day
FSC was strongly represented at COP 17 with an official side event, an information booth at Forest Day 5 and participation in a panel discussion. This year, FSC further strengthened its role as a key advocate for positive change with regards to climate change issues.The well attended FSC side event, which took place on 5 December, focused on the important potential of forest certification towards low-carbon forestry, providing safeguards and co-benefits for A/R and REDD+ projects. Learn more>>
International Bonn Forest Days - Bonn, Germany • 6-9 October 2011
The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, in close cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), hosted the International Bonn Forest Days focussing on the central IYF-topic “Forests for People”. Different associations, organisations, companies and international partners presented in a large theme show the wide diversity of uses from our forests.
DPI/NGO Conference - Bonn, Germany • 3-5 September 2011
The global UN and NGO conference ahead of Rio+20, held in Bonn on 3–5 September 2011, called on governments: “to pledge, at Rio+20, concrete and systematic support and promotion of multi-stakeholder managed forest certification systems in all parts of the world, with particular emphasis on tropical rainforests.” FSC participated in the three-day event, organized by the Department of Public Information (DPI) in partnership with the DPI/NGO Executive Committee, the Federal Government of Germany and the UN Volunteers (UNV) program. Learn more >>
6th FSC General Assembly 2011 - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia • 26 June – 01 July 2011
The 6th FSC General Assembly 2011 took place in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malasya, from 26 June to 01 July 2011. The FSC General Assembly is FSC’s highest decision-making body. Every three years, members of the social, environmental and economic chambers of FSC come together to discuss a sustainable future for the world’s forests and the people who inhabit them. Read Newsletter compilation
FSC Certified Plantations and Local Communities: Challenges, Activities, Standards, and Solutions
Workshop and field trips, April 11-13, 2011
On April 11-13, FSC brought together communities, companies, researchers and practitioners from all over the world to explore company-community collaborations in the FSC system. The workshop featured a number of independently-researched case studies from around the world and a field trip to one of two local FSC-certified operations. This workshop builds on goals 2 and 3 of FSC Global Strategy, ensuring equitable access to the benefits of FSC systems and securing the integrity, credibility and transparency of the FSC system.
