FSC AUNCHES BIG PUSH IN AUSTRALIA

摘要

MORE than 300 representatives of corporate business, chain-of-custody clients and the forest and paper industries were in Melbourne in March for the launch of the Forest Stewardship Council of Australia. ESS THAN A YEAR after efforts to develop the national initiative began, almost 40 Australian companies are participating in the global ESC system for verification of wood and wood products from responsibly managed forests. The organisation has almost 50 members representing 50,000 ha of tree plantations, including 24 companies, nine environmental groups and five social groups.