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- Press ReleaseTwo years ago, Indonesia's Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve was on the rocks after the country’s Ministry of Forestry turned more than half of its 80,000 hectares over to palm oil interests – an act that prevented it from becoming the…
- Press ReleaseBy John Parnell The launch of the largest project in the world to preserve forest carbon under the UN REDD+ scheme could help attract funding for similar projects, according to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) expert. REDD+ (Reducing…
- Press ReleaseRimba Raya, the world's largest REDD+ project, has finally been approved by the Indonesian government and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading certification standard for carbon credits. The 64,000-hectare forest…
- Press ReleaseIncreased number of FSC certificate Congratulations to two new FSC certified forest companies: PT Dwima Jaya Utama (127,300 ha, Central Kalimantan) under coaching from TFT PT Ratah Timber (97,600 ha,…
- Press ReleaseBill Langdon of Fisherman’s Market cuts halibut at the Bedford highway store Tuesday. (TED PRITCHARD / Staff) Atlantic Canada’s halibut fishery has been given the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainable seal of…
- Press ReleaseAluminium rolling and recycling company, Novelis, has announced the launch of the ‘industry’s first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specifically for the beverage can market’. The ‘evercan’ body sheet, developed to…
- Press ReleaseOura transboundary complex between Cameroon and Chad. Ministers asked to include the Central African Republic in the accord, subject to follow-up tripartite meetings in Ndjamena in…
- Press ReleaseSCS Global Services is a 30-year-old food auditing, testing, training, and certification services company that performs food safety audits and a variety of certifications for companies at every point in the supply chain, from farmer to manufacturer/…
- Press ReleaseBy Nathan Gilles Photo by Noelle Yochum From the shadows of her dimly lit Newport, Oregon lab, biologist Noelle Yochum reaches into the dark waters of her experimental tank. Using a long-handled net she pulls out a squirming female crab, its…
- Press ReleaseDIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd., a manufacturer of agile interior construction solutions, announces that its Thermafoil wrapped medium density fiberboard (MDF) tiles have earned SCS Indoor Advantage Gold, a leading indoor air quality…
- Press ReleaseThe RSB Services Foundation, the implementing entity of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) which has developed a global sustainability standard and certification system for biofuel production, is pleased to announce that Piedmont Biofuels…
- Press ReleaseAlready one of the most important events of the year for the Forest Stewardship Council, this year’s Greenbuild was also significant because LEED v4 was open for public comments and the event was held in the Bay Area, one of the biggest markets for…
- Press ReleaseWords: Robin Lancaster There was a time when a survey of the world’s carbon markets would focus almost wholly on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). But the times they are a…
- Press ReleaseAs global outcry increases over Africa’s blood diamond industry and the environmental impacts of traditional mining, one Scottsdale diamond company, Avilan Diamonds, is trying to fight back by recycling the precious stone. Instead of purchasing new…
- Press ReleaseAvilan Diamonds has been named the first-ever Responsible Source for diamonds by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification. To achieve SCS certification, Avilan, based in…