tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post4638672415761685934..comments2024-02-06T02:55:38.691-05:00Comments on Eco-Libris blog: ForestEthics is fighting the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certificationRaz Godelnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16563394691076298729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-13280153795735087792009-12-18T10:38:17.934-05:002009-12-18T10:38:17.934-05:00I think the best way to evaluate these programs is...I think the best way to evaluate these programs is by what they practice as it is seen on the ground. Draw your own conclusions by looking at pictures and reading the article about forest destruction in Nova Scotia. It does not speak well for SFI nor Neenah, the American company that leases its lands to irresponsible whole-tree harvesters.<br /><br />http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/2241Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-77954407051117829012009-09-17T16:44:10.553-04:002009-09-17T16:44:10.553-04:00ForestEthics and two other NGOs have employed a ta...ForestEthics and two other NGOs have employed a tactic using legal challenges of SFI, the Canadian Standards Association certification system, and the Canada/US softwood agreement's side agreement on sustainable communities on 14 different occasions since the Spring of 2007. All of them have either failed or been abandoned. This is number 15 and it will fare no better. The SFI marque is considered equivalent to the FSC in every EU public wood procurement program. And the same is true in North America - except under the LEED building rating system. Unfortunately, the certified wood credit in LEED also requires more documentation than any other material, and there is scant supply. As a result FSC wood is ignored by design teams. The unforeseen consequence of this kind of squalid politics is that all types of wood are generally ignored in LEED certified buildings. The claim that FSC certification requirements somehow exceed the two leaders - SFI and the Canadian Standards Association - comes only from ENGOs who sit on the FSC board.Marshall Lesliehttp://www.buildgreenschools.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-44426266187103362112009-09-17T15:05:25.125-04:002009-09-17T15:05:25.125-04:00Raz says it’s "indisputable" that FSC is...Raz says it’s "indisputable" that FSC is considered "the best". Wow! For sure? Fact? Indisputable? Perhaps Raz should broaden his research. Take a look at http://www.fsc-watch.org and you will that Raz’s claim is actually being disputed by many. And this kind of narrow-minded thinking can do damage to forest certification, including FSC: see Chapter 10 of the recent UN report http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=208. Is the point here to protect forests or protect FSC market share?Forest Advocatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-28414090860318431872009-09-17T03:07:17.529-04:002009-09-17T03:07:17.529-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.calangute beachhttp://calangute-beach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com