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Dr. Subhra Bhattacharjee named Director General of the Forest Stewardship Council International

Subhra Bhattacharjee brings over 20 years of experience in public policy and programming in climate change and sustainable development

On behalf of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) (https://Africa.FSC.org/), 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. Subhra Bhattacharjee brings over 20 years of experience in public policy and programming in climate change…

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    • Ghana's forests: integral to economic growth and environmental sustainability Photo : Jonathan Perugia/FSC
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New Interim Forest Stewardship Standard validates responsible forest management in Ghana

Ghana's forests: integral to economic growth and environmental sustainability

FSC (https://FSC.org) is pleased to announce the official release of the new FSC Interim Forest Stewardship Standard (IFSS) for Ghana. It is applicable for all categories of Management Units, including provisions for Small or Low Intensity Managed Forests (SLIMFs) and certification of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs). Ghana is a country…

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    • Introducing FSC: Ensuring Forests for All, Forever
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    • Trees planted on a 1000 ha of degraded landscape at the West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve in Eastern Uganda. FSC
    • Tree nursery worker smiles as he nurses seeds at the West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve, Eastern Uganda.FSC-Smith
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Milestone achieved with Eastern Africa's First Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Ecosystem Services Claim

The Uganda Timber Growers Association (UTGA) receives Eastern Africa's first the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Ecosystem Services (ES) Claim for restoring and protecting 1,000 hectares of forest in the West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve in Eastern Uganda

The Uganda Timber Growers Association (UTGA) has obtained an Ecosystem Services Claim alongside the expansion of its FSC-certified (https://FSC.org/) forest area by 1000 hectares of the West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve (CFR) in Eastern Uganda. The ES Claim verifies and confirms UTGA’s positive impacts in restoring the CFR while reversing…

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    • Nyani Quarmyne Iroko seedlings being tended in the nursery on a Precious Woods - CEB forestry concession in Bambidié, Gabon
    • Seedlings are used to repair damaged areas and accelerate the recovery of harvested areas
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The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Joins the Global EverGreening Alliance to Promote Responsible Forest Management and Restoration

The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is pleased to announce its membership of the Global EverGreening Alliance (the Alliance) to promote responsible forest management and restoration

The Alliance is a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform working to address the global challenges of food insecurity, rural poverty, climate change and land degradation. Through the collaborative design and implementation of massive-scale land restoration programmes, it supports and leverages innovation, knowledge sharing and synergies between its member organizations. For three decades,…

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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certifies Three National Parks in Uganda

The national parks, managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), have a combined area of 211,100 hectares (ha)

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a government agency responsible for the management and protection of wildlife in and outside protected areas, obtained the FSC (www.FSC.org) forest management certificate for three national parks. With a combined area of 211,100 ha, the three parks—Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), Rwenzori Mountains National Park…