Dec 17, 2013. /Lesprom Network/.
Three FSC certificates held by Resolute Forest Products, Canada’s largest forest
enterprise, will be suspended from 1
January 2014. The decision by the Rainforest Alliance comes
following the finding of major non-conformities not being sufficiently
addressed on the part of Resolute Forest Products, and affects a forest area of
over 8 million hectares, as FSC said in the press release received by Lesprom
Network.
The three affected forests are Lac St-Jean and Mistassini-Péribonka in Quebec, and Black Spruce
& Dog River in Ontario. The major
non-conformities relate to indigenous peoples’ rights, environmental impact,
forest benefits, monitoring and assessment, and High Conservation Value
forests.
FSC is a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion
of responsible forest management worldwide.
