While certificates have been suspended in Russia and terminated in Belarus, FSC certification in Ukraine has been maintained. The forestry and woodworking businesses have received significant support in their ability to carry out responsible management following FSC values in areas not...
On November 25 more than eighty participants of the webinar, mostly representatives of the woodworking business found out about the updates of the FSC supply chain standard, in particular, related to new labor requirements.
FSC and ASI have been actively working to strengthen the integrity of supply chains in recent years. The result of such work in Ukraine was the termination of 63 certificates in charcoal supply chains and the suspension of a number of certificates due to violations of FSC requirements.
Forest law experts, representatives of organizations and key players of the forest sector at the invitation of the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) discussed the issues of illegal logging, illegal timber trafficking and low law enforcement in Ukraine. The conclusion is that the lack of systemic reforms in the forestry sector leads to aggravation of problems in forestry.