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2010

FSC Certification

Environmental Certifications  posted 3-28-10
FSC Canada certified Forest Land up 2.3 Million Hectares  posted 3-14-10
FSC Canada Facts & Figures  posted 1-17-10
Global FSC Certificates  posted 1-17-10

FSC Principles and Criteria

Swedish FSC Standard for Forest Certification  posted 3-14-10
Collaboration strengthened between FSC and China  posted 3-14-10

FSC Products

What's in Your Paper? posted 3-28-10
Ancient Forest Friendly Tissue Products  posted 3-14-10
Choose FSC Certified Products  posted 3-14-10
Office Depot Recycled Copy Paper Now FSC-certified  posted 3-14-10
Grammy Nomination for Package Design  posted 1-17-10
Green Printing  posted 1-17-10
Retailers Costco and Amazon.com Flunk Sustainable Paper Use, WalMart and Target Fare Little Better  posted 1-17-10 

2009

FSC Certification

Eco-Certification in the Great Bear Rainforest
AbitibiBowater Receives FSC Certification of Forestlands in Quebec
FSC Germany Receives ‘Oscar for Sustainability’

First Meeting of the Regional Council for the Congo Basin and West Africa
Reducing emissions from forest degradation

Dutch Newspaper Printed on FSC Certified Paper
IV Certified Brazil
A Paperbuyer's Guide to Forest Certification

Join FSC at COP15 in Copenhagen
FSC-US Holds First Regional Forum in the Pacific Northwest
FSC Russia Launches Awareness Campaign

Great Apes and Logging
Streamlined Standards Benefit Group Certification
New FSC Good Practice Guide Focuses on Biodiversity 
What is FSC?
Outcomes and Impacts of FSC Certification
FSC Reaches 100 Million Acres in the U.S. and Canada
FSC Certification of Small Forest Holdings
FSC Forest Carbon Working Group Established
FSC Certification Improves Socio-Environmental Conditions
What is FSC?
FSC Drives Change in the Tropics
FSC's Standards Tougher than SFI 
President Barack Obama Chooses FSC Certification Again

FSC Principles & Criteria

FSC Forum Brings Indigenous People Together for Consultation  
New FSC Guide to Pest Management 
FSC Invites Comments on First Comprehensive Review of Principles and Criteria  Family Forests Alliance Releases Report on Certification Field Test  
News & Notes from the Forest Stewardship Council 

FSC Products

A Shopper's Guide to Tissue Products  
Greenpeace and Kimberly Clark  
First Green Book Retailer 
J. K. Rowling Backs Forest-Friendly Books  
Luxury Packaging Follows Fashion Industry Trend toward FSC Certified Paper  
Designing & Building with FSC Awards 2009 
Dell Goes Green With Bamboo Packaging  
Green Grades 2009  
Staples Signs Rainforest Alliance Sourcing Agreement 
FSC Certifified Mahogany for Crate and Barrel Furniture 
Kimberly-Clark Makes Major Commitments to FSC Sourcing and Labeling  
Green Grades Report Gives FedEx Office and Office Depot Good Marks for Paper Practices   
Kimberly-Clark Sets Preference for FSC  
FSC Certified Timber for 2014 Winter Olympics   
Why Should You Choose an FSC Product? 
Sustainable Printing and Us  
Designing & Building with FSC Award Applications Due October 1, 2009  
Find FSC Retailers 
Marriott Chooses FSC for ‘Green’ Events in Europe  
Biomass Pellet Mill Receives FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certification  
Garden Furniture Scorecard  
Whole Foods Market® Offers FSC Certified Paper Bags 

2008 

Eco-Friendly Wood for the Greater Good  
Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood Program Certifies Largest Forestry Group to FSC Standards  
Congo Basin Forest Is Biggest for Approved Logging  
FSC accredits National Initiatives in Nepal, Norway and Honduras  
Clearcuts, Kleenex and Forest Campaigns 
The Science behind the Ancient Forest Friendly Brand  
Local Control Saves Forests  
Sustainable Forestry in the Congo Basin  
FSC-US Standards Revision  
World Wildlife Fund says ‘FSC Still the Best’  
FSC's Impacts and Outcomes in the Forest  
Washington State Adopts Ambitious Green Paper Law 
Winner of Fourth Annual Designing & Building with FSC Award  
Environmental Practices and Preferences of Paper Buyers  
New FSC-Certified Printers  
Eco Friendly Flooring Guide  
FSC Coalition Brings Washington’s Oldest Hardwood Mill Good Markets in Hard Times  
FSC General Assembly 2008 Summary 
Voices from the FSC General Assembly 
Rona Vows to Buy Only FSC Certified Lumber  
Green Publishing and the Future of the Book 
Magazines Become More Forest-Friendly 
City of Madrid recognizes FSC in Procurement Policy  
New Pretenders Album Printed on FSC-Certified Paper 
Anderson Lithograph Certified for Forest-Friendly Printing 
Alternatives to Forest Destruction 
Buy Forest Friendly
The Nature Conservancy Joins Northwest Certified Forestry  
Chain of Custody  
Forest Stewardship Planning Class in Everett, WA  
Sustainable Woods Network  
The Entrepreneurial Forester  
Washington DNR Certifies 145,000 Acres to FSC  
HSBC invests in forest-friendly paper   
Mitsubishi Imaging Offers Forest Friendly Inkjet Paper  
What Is FSC Certification?  
The Rainforest Alliance's Guide to Green Holiday Gift-Giving  
Ecuador Defines Indicators  
Eco-Friendly Corporate Holiday Greeting Card Brand  
The Stolen Forests  
The Next Chapter in Recycling 
FSC Wood Blocks on "Hot Toy" List 
FSC Has Best Standard for Green Paper 
Comments Needed in Support of Forest Stewardship
New Study Finds FSC Provides Better Forest Protection
NCF Membership Scholarships Offered
US Amendment to Lacey Act Bans Illegal Wood Imports
Certification Opportunities for WA DNR Timber Purchasers
Green Garden Furniture Goes Mainstream
Staples offers FSC Recylced Paper
State Praised for Logging Sustainably
NBC Nightly News spotlights a FSC certified forest
Legal Timber Protection Act, House Bill 1497

2007

Office Depot Offers FSC Paper
Northwest Certified Wood Source

Ainsworth Certified for OSB Mills

2006

FSC at Work in SW Washington - Reading Room Article
Forest Certification on a Military Base? - Reading Room Article
Changing the World, One Shopping Cart at a Time

2005

Ecotrust and FSC: A Model for Linking the Market
Largest FSC Certification in the World
Tembec is Awarded FSC Certification for Nearly 3 Million Acres of Forest