As featured by PEFC International PEFC Italy has announced the stunning winners of its 2020 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. The images entered into the fourth edition of the contest show the beauty of Italy’s forests, mountains and landscapes. The winning images were chosen taking into consideration the rating of a jury of foresters and photography experts, as well as the…
THE sustainability managers from the construction team behind Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project in recent years, have accepted the 2019 Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management. The award and prize recognises the life of a man devoted to the forest industry, both in Australia and internationally. Awarded for the first time to…
As featured by PEFC International PEFC and the World Architecture Festival (WAF) are continuing their collaboration, awarding the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize for the third time. Due to the current global pandemic making physical meetings difficult, the World Architecture Festival will go virtual in December, and be back as a live event in June. The entry deadline has been extended to 8 January…
As featured by PEFC International The vision to build a hotel entirely of wood has become a reality in the 5* Green Spa Hotel MalisGarten. The hotel opened in June in the Zillertal valley in Austria. MalisGarten is the world’s first 5-storey hotel made entirely of solid wood. PEFC-certified glue laminated timber (binderholz glulam) and cross laminated timber (binderholz CLT BBS) supplied…
As featured by PEFC International This August, we hear more about the photo ‘Three generations’, that has brought Peter Vörös a runner up position in our 2019 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest. Peter tells us more about the image and why it is so important to show children the wonders of the forests. How do you feel about forests, both…
Do you want to give feedback on the draft Australian / New Zealand Standard for Sustainable Forest Management but feel you need more information on how this document is changing? Make sure you register for our upcoming workshop. Taking place on Tuesday, September 15 2020 (12.00pm AWST, 2.00pm AEST and 4.00pm NZST), the workshop will introduce and explain the main…
Responsible Wood is sharing the stories from those at the frontline, managing and preserving forests amidst the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season, Black Summer, the impact of those fires and the recovery efforts over recent months. In the last of this three-part series, we look at the longer-term recovery efforts to salvage burnt timber resources, support local timber communities and rebuild…
On 20 August 2020, Responsible Wood launched its new Small Grants Program aimed at supporting local communities connected to Responsible Wood certified forests around Australia. The program provides access to local communities connected to Responsible Wood certified forests, supporting community groups in developing positive projects in their local area. Responsible Wood Community Grants are awarded for collaborative community-based projects, activities…
Public comment is now being sought on a revised draft for the Australian / New Zealand Standard for Sustainable Forest Management – AS / NZS 4708. The Australian / New Zealand Standard, along with the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody for Forest Products (AS 4707) was developed by Responsible Wood and are key components of the Responsible Wood Certification…
Responsible Wood is sharing the stories from those at the frontline, managing and preserving forests amidst the 2019/2020 Australian bushfire season, Black Summer, the impact of those fires and the recovery efforts over recent months. In the second of this three-part series, we look at the impact on the forest infrastructure and the recovery efforts post-fire. Following the 2019-20 bushfire…