Feb 28, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. FSC will open an office in Russia on March, 1 2005. Andrei Ptichnikov was appointed head of the Russian office. FSC is one of the most popular voluntary forest certification and management systems supported by the majority of non-governmental and environmental organizations. Russian FSC office will support forest certification countrywide and provide necessary assistance to the companies willing to certify their activity in accordance with FSC rules and principles.