- Perspective
While the financial crisis continued to shake the world, environmental awareness kept growing worldwide this year, spurred on by the debate about the world's most pressing problem - imminent climate change.
- Market news
The great success of Swedish forest group Södra's FSC group scheme proves that large scale FSC certification of small private forest land In Europe is possible.
- System updates
FSC has revised and upgraded its database http://info.fsc.org (previously www.fsc-info.org) to eliminate some recurring technical problems. A more stable system should now be in place, and some new features have been added: In the case of federal states, you can get information about certificates issued at state level, e.g. for Germany and the US.