Once again, Canada is well positioned. There are three credible certification programs used in Canada - the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)2. They all set thresholds above and beyond regulatory requirements for forest management. All are endorsed by governments around the world. They all address responsible fibre sourcing, environmental performance and social responsibility. They are complemented by chain-of-custody certification, which provides a link between certified forests and certified products. In 2008, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers issued a statement saying CSA, FSC and SFI "demonstrate, and promote the sustainability of forest management practices in Canada."3 Public Works and Go...
... yet of university-level environmental programs offered across the country. From west to east, uni... (BSc) * Applied Biology (BSc) in * Forestry (BSc, animal biology, plant and BScF, MASc, MSc, s... installed, and there Lakes Research certification exams are pilot projects Alliance for after five y...
..., and Sinclair, 1998), to voluntary programs initiated by industry associations (Kernaghan, 199...
.... . • Certification by examination by either the Royal College . . . o... Standards Applicable to All Residency Programs , Appeal Book at p. 144. [10] The Royal College ha... suitability for continued employment as a forest firefighter. The use of such tests had led to the ...
... To counteract these excesses, certification was introduced and developed to provide independen... a former director of forest conservation programs for Scientific Certification Systems. . Industry ...
... to maintain healthy agricultural and forestry industries valued at approximately $50 billion. Th... officials are reviewing all inspection programs with the view to cost reduction or cost avoidance.... for services under the(seed Potato Certification Program (SPCP), potato producers expressed their c...
The home goods industry has become just as enamoured with green buzzwords as the food and fashion worlds have, and "sustainable wood" is one of the most common marketing cries. (Crate and Barrel makes that particular sofa for Earth out of not just wood that is certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative but also from "revolutionary, bio-based materials that are environmentally renewable.") Whether it's a whole building or parts of a building, or wood is used from one piece of furniture to the next," [Deb Snoonian] said, "there are a lot of ways you can repurpose wood that has that history. Focusing on these issues will soon be crucial for retailers in today's eco-conscious world, said ducduc's CEO, Philip Erdoes, in an e-mail interview. "Being smart green is very soon becoming 't...
..."There are a number of programs that certify the way timber is cut down and used,"...* Look for proper certification, often in the form of a label. The most stringent ...
... shaping the fate of Canada's vast boreal forest region. . Exploring what they call internationaliz... of the effectiveness of legislation and programs. (42) As David Boyd notes, the provincial laws tha... with work on eco-labeling and certification schemes. Campaigners bypass domestic politics, usi...
...Today the focus is on certification. Following the success of other consumeroriented c...--led by provincial governments, federal programs, environmental groups, academics, other certificat...
...504; Paul v. British Columbia (Forest Appeals Commission), 2003 SCC 55, [2003] 2 S.C.R. ... management and sexual assault prevention programs, and investigate whether he had sustained brain da... an application by the union for the certification of Cuddy Chicks' hatchery employees. The union cha...
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