FSC has launched a public consultation this month to collect feedback from stakeholders on a Discussion Paper that explores how its system could be adapted to include contractors and ultimately boost certification among...

The CeFCo project has propelled FSC to explore how its system could be adapted to include contractors to help smallholders overcome some of the financial and procedural barriers to certification. FSC is considering a policy to...

The results of Certification of Forest Contractors (CeFCo) Project activities in five European countries were unveiled at a European meeting in February 2012. An encouraging turnout of 80 forest managers, contractors, auditors,...

The CeFCo Project European Workshop is set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on 6-8 February 2012. Join us to find out how effective certification of contractors is to facilitate greater forest certification in Europe.

Following the success of Portugal’s first national workshop in June 2011 and given the increasing interest and importance of the project, planning for a second workshop is now underway. With the new EU timber legality regulation...