by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2018 | Archives
OTTAWA — Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) sees some encouraging opportunities for Canada’s forest products sector in the federal budget including measures to support our transition to a low carbon economy, skills training, and expanding trade. In the...
by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2018 | Archives
Ontario has announced the results of the first joint Ontario, Quebec, California auction of greenhouse gas emission allowances, held February 21, 2018. A total of 98,215,920 current (2016 and 2018 vintage) greenhouse gas emission allowances were sold at a settlement...
by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2018 | Archives
This past December the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) underwent a week-long audit to verify sustainable forestry practices and receive forest management certification for another five years. On January 28, 2018 the EOMF was issued a forest management certificate...
by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2018 | Archives
The draft of the FSC Canada Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment (NRA) is now available for public consultation. The process and structure for developing this draft NRA is based on the FSC International framework for National Risk Assessments (FSC-PRO-60-002 V3-0...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2018 | Archives
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2018 | Archives
SAN FRANCISCO – GUESS, Inc. has announced a new policy on the sourcing of popular but controversial wood-based fabrics, including rayon, viscose and modal, in its clothes. The popular apparel brand’s new policy was created in collaboration with Rainforest Action...
