Latest Sustainable forest management Stories
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The independent Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) forest certification program is inviting applications for its highly successful Conservation and Community Partnerships Grants program, which is now in its third year and continues to support research and outreach on responsible forestry. "SFI Inc. has invested over $1.1 million in 24 projects since 2010," SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow said today. "With the help...
BOSTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced the launch of its 2011 Sustainability Report, the company's first ever regional report focusing on its environmental and social responsibility performance. The report illustrates how sustainability is fundamental to Sappi's business strategy and future success, underscoring its commitment to corporate transparency. Showcasing the company's strong sustainability performance in North America, the...
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) has released an easy-to-read best management practices manual for all landowners, including orchard managers, professional growers, forest landowners, or amateur enthusiasts, so they can help restore American chestnut trees. The manual is an easy-to-read guide that outlines best practices for planting and raising chestnut trees, including site preparation, fertilization, deer and pest...
ROSWELL, Ga., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Professional is making a $10,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy to support sustainable forest management in Canada's Boreal Forest in honor of xpedx, one of its distributors. Of all of its distributors, the xpedx branch in Harrisburg, Pa., sold the most Kimberly-Clark Professional Forest Stewardship Council(TM) (FSC) certified products to its customers during the first full year that these products were available...
26 State Attorneys General Join Petition to Defend EPA Clean Water Act Interpretation WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bi-partisan, geographically diverse group of twenty-six state Attorneys General joined forest owners and industry groups in filing briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling that rainwater runoff from forest roads used for timber harvest is a "point source" of water pollution under the Clean Water Act....
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) welcomes a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summarizing scientific findings that support the environmental and economic benefits of using wood in green building construction. In a news release today announcing the study, the USDA stated: "Sustainability of forest products can be verified using any credible third-party rating system, such as Sustainable Forestry...
BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Boy Scouts of America received the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®( )(SFI®) President's Award today for its leadership in embracing third-party forest certification and educating youth about the value of sustainable forest management. "This is a natural partnership -- the Boy Scouts of America and SFI share both respect for our forests and a keen interest in showing youth the immense value of sustainable forest...
MONTREAL, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - AbitibiBowater Inc. (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH) is echoing the concerns of Ontario Northeastern municipal leaders with regards to the newly proposed forest management approach on the Abitibi River Forest that would result in the immediate reduction of the conifer wood supply in the area by 25%, with reductions of up to 65% after 20 years. Last week, the Northeastern Ontario Municipal Association (NEOMA) held a press conference in Timmins,...
ForestEthics: Seven More Brands Distance Themselves from 'Sustainable Forestry Initiative' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Another group of Fortune 500 companies has joined a growing corporate movement against the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), a controversial industry-sponsored 'eco-label' that greenwashes environmentally damaging products. The trend began in March when seven other prominent brands, including Allstate, Office Depot and United Stationers...
MONTREAL, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH) announced today that it has received Forest Stewardship Council(®) (FSC) certification for the Black Spruce and Dog River-Matawin Forest areas, north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. This area covers approximately 2.5 million hectares of forest stretching from Lake Nipigon to Quetico Provincial Park. "This certification represents a major increase in the amount of forest AbitibiBowater now manages under FSC,"...
