As we will soon become active in the plantations campaign, we would like to suggest a topic for discussion: the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the certification of wood produced in large-scale industrial tree plantations. As a number of WRM affiliates participate actively within the FSC, it would be important to reach a consensus on this particular issue, to try to push in the same direction, both from within and from outside the FSC. All opinions are welcome. However, the above is only a suggestion.
Bulletin articles
The forest crisis: clear commitments and accountability
Ricardo went to Ecuador invited by the Third World Ecological Studies Institute (Instituto de Estudios Ecologistas del Tercer Mundo) to deliver a number of conferences and a one week course of forests and plantations. Quito, Riobamba, Esmeraldas and Cuenca were the cities where the conferences were held, with an average of 100 people attending each. The course took place in the Amazonia.