Forest Stewardship Council

Lumber is potentially the most environmentally friendly of all building materials, and can be used for surfaces, fences, screens, and supports. In an organic garden it is important to use lumber from sustainably managed forests, whatever the type of wood and the country it comes from. Look for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, which guarantees that the wood comes from a well-managed, sustainable forest. Coppice wood (see p.l58) is also a sustainable resource, cut from mixed woodlands that in themselves are a valuable wildlife habitat. 

The paper used for this book is FSC-certified and totally chlorine-free. FSC (the Forest Stewardship Council) is an international network to promote responsible management of the worlds forests. 

It promotes the use of wood and wood products in construction with fewer restrictions than LEED, which approves of wood if it comes from timber grown under sustainable forestry practices approved by the Forest Stewardship Council, an international accrediting group. 

Forests for life protection of a network of areas representative of the world s threatened and most biologically significant forests correct management of forest areas by the Forest Stewardship Council s (FSC) certification initiative and restoration of the most threatened, deforested and degraded forest landscapes. 

Product group from well-managed forests and other controlled sources www.fsc.org Cert no. SA-COC-1565 1996 Forest Stewardship Council... 

Sustainable origin of D-)ylose from beech trees originating from renewable forest certified by Forest Stewardship Council. 

It is a solvent spun fibre in which the cellulose is directly dissolved keeping the eellulose much closer to that found in nature. The fibre is sourced from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests, and the processing is done in a elosed-loop system where very little pollution escapes into the... 

FIG. F-22 AssiDoman s first delivery of FSC-labeled sawn timber products went to Engiand in November 1997. The FSC trademark indicates that the products come from weli-managed forests, independently certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council (SGS-C-0081). (Source AssiDoman.)... 

Timber certified by tbe Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) guarantees tbat your wood is from a well-managed forest tbat meets strict environmental, social, and economic standards. 

Tencel Lyocell, to give it its full name, is produced exclusively from the wood pulp of Eucalyptus trees certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), and the fibre carries the Pan-European Forest Council (PEFC) quality seal. Eucalyptus is woody and therefore needs energy input to convert it into a soft fibre, suitable for clothing. The Eucalyptus is reduced down then reformed into a spin-able fibre. This is done in a process with similar principles as other semi-synthetic natural fibres, such as Viscous bamboo fabric, but importandy the Lyocell process used to make Eucalyptus is much more benign and eco-friendly. It is simply the most environmentally friendly man made cellulosic fibre available today. 

The growth of recycled polyester (R-PET) fibre is already an established process in a wide range of applications and is likely to grow even further. For example, Wellman International (part of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited) has been at the forefront of this movement. Their new Eco-core polyester staple fibre offers a guaranteed, traceable, sustainable raw material content. This validation of eco-credentials is vital for the future. Fibres that are being offered as environmental solutions need to have clear traceability, similar to that of the successful and widely used forest products, Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) systems. 

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