WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forest certification standards from twelve nations have called on the USGBC to end its discrimination against wood and accept all credible sustainable forest certification standards. The certification programs pointed out that wood is one of the best environmental choices for construction as long as it is from a responsible source - and that fibre certified to the 26 national forest certification programs recognized by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) meets this demand. Currently, the USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating tool only recognizes wood certified to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. The USGBC is involved in a process to evaluate forest certification programs,...
... with what is broadly described as boreal forest. (Bittner and Rongstad 1982, p. 154; McCord and Ca... under Tribal authorities, policies, and programs than through Federal regulation wherever possible ... exclusions, participates in forest certification programs, such as Sustainable Forestry Initiative ...
SFI Says Get the Facts, Ignore Pressure Tactics WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a guest column ("") posted on GreenBiz.com, Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) President and CEO Kathy Abusow writes that ForestEthics' "pressure tactics" on companies are "undermining not just SFI, but all of the valued forest certification programs," which "could have unintended consequences for forests and communities across North America.
... to address storm water runoff from forest roads generally. The NOI describes the steps the..., state, tribal, local, and voluntary programs.". Throughout its NOI, the EPA emphasizes that i...-based state, tribal and voluntary certification programs for managing storm water discharges from ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maine Governor Paul LePage signed an executive order today directing that "any new or expanded state buildings shall incorporate 'Green Building' standards that give certification credits equally to forest products grown, manufactured, and certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard, Forest Stewardship Council, American Tree Farm System, and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification systems. This policy is great news for North American communities and shows that the Governor and people of Maine are true leaders by being the first jurisdiction in North America to take this important position," said Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) Inc. (SFI Inc.). "Inclusive and lea...
... the full range of forest certification programs, we are advancing Maine's forest industry and the ...
As debate continues over proposed changes to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, forest certification is emerging as a heated issue. Under the 2009 system, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was the only system eligible for LEED forest certification credits, which sparked a backlash from other certification groups, particularly the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
... will lay out criteria that certification programs must meet in order to be approved. The USGBC publi...
... (NYSE:VRS) was presented the Sustainable Forestry Initiative([R]) (SFI) President's Award for its pa... by creating a more cost effective certification process and offering resources to support responsi... to be a supporter of the certification programs in Maine and the Midwest, where the company operat...
Members of Congress Weigh In as USGBC Receives Petition with Nearly 6,000 Signatures WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R- VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to "accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating system" including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. On the heels of the letter from this bipartisan group of Members of Congress, USGBC today received a petition with nearly 6,000 signatories calling for LEED recognition of all "wood and paper products certified to independent, respected and credible standards including SFI, ATFS, CSA, FS...
... LEED to other forest certification programs "could stimulate the market for American produced ...
AUGUSTA - One of the world's leading forestry certification programs recently recognized Maine for achievements in forest stewardship and outreach to the community. The Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or SFI, granted its SFI Implementation Committee achievement award to Maine's committee this fall. Maine's SFI committee includes representatives from forestry companies, private landowners, public agencies, universities and conservation organizations.
...INTEGRATING PRIVATE CERTIFICATION AND PUBLIC LAW: A REDD FRAMEWORK FOR COBENEFITS A.... regulation, these private governance programs have had little impact on tropical deforestation l...
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