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PEFC welcomes Green Building Council of Australia’s’ recognition of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS)
3 Dec 2009

...We welcome the decision by the Australian Green Building Council to give recognition for wood from all internationally accredited certified sustainable forest management schemes...


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LONG DERSERVED RECOGNITION OF AN AUSTRALIAN STANDARD IN SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT BY GBCA
30 NOV 2009

The Green Building Council today has finalised the highly controversial issue that has been in debate for over three years. The recognition of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme that is underpinned by two Australian Standards for forestry and chain of custody of wood and wood products, AS 4708 and AS 4707


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Green Building Council releases revised Timber credit
30 NOV 2009

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has announced the release of a revised Green Star Timber credit effective January 1, 2010, which allows for equal consideration of Australian forestry schemes.


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Timber Design Awards - Announce 2009 Winners
17 NOV 2009

The 2009 Australian Timber Design Awards grand prize has been awarded to Brian Hooper Architect & m3architecture (architects in association) for the Tree of Knowledge Memorial in Barcaldine, Queensland.


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ABC - Greenwash - Article by Mark Poynter
10 NOV 2009

Reportedly, an increasing proportion of Australians are not convinced that human activities are solely responsible for global warming.
While this is generally assumed to reflect the increased airing of contrary views by climate change sceptics, it may also reflect increasing cynicism about rhetorical messages of catastrophe that flow all-too freely from 'green' activists campaigning on many fronts.

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CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF AUSTRALIA'S SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY PRACTICES -Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
7 NOV 2009 [pdf 121kb]

State, territory and federal governments yesterday called on the Green Building Council of Australia to recognise sustainable forestry practices in the domestic industry.

The issue was discussed during yesterday’s Primary Industries Ministerial Council in Perth.

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In The Balance - article courtesy of In-wood Magazine
26 OCT 2009 [pdf 207kb]

Zany Rating System Puts Spoke In The Wood Works

The Green Star rating process created and implemented by the self-styled international arbiter of sustainable construction, the Green Building Council, seems to confirm the view of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule.” Peter Harington’s report on the New Zealand situation adds weight to the notion.

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Standards in Turmoil - article courtesy of In-wood Magazine
26 OCT 2009 [pdf 122kb]

Restructuring of Standards Australia has thrown the timber industry into a spin,

and the preservations sector appears to be particularly affected, writes Arch Wood Protection executive Peter Carruthers.

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Last update: August, 18, 2009
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   Sustainable Forest Management... the world cannot survive without it!
Why Choose The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS)?
Standards contribute to the protection of human beings, animals, property, forests and the environment against hazards of all kinds, ensure inter-changeability and inter-operability, and facilitate communication by means of common terminology.

Standards are independently certified; when standards are absent we soon take notice.

In the domestic market your organisation can make the claim that they support the sustainable management of Australian forests, promote Australian produced and made products and support the work force in Australia.

The AFCS has the only Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and the only Chain of Custody (CoC) certification process that are Australian Standards®;
Australian Forestry Standard - SFM Certification - AS 4708
Australian Forestry Standard - CoC Certification - AS 4707

   AFCS - Has Australia covered!!! Nearly 10 million hectares certified.

Total Australian Native (timber harvesting) Forests & Plantations 11,370,000 hectares
9,922,574 hectares certified under AS 4708 - Australian Forest Certiication Scheme
  • This is 87% of Australias Native (timber harvesting)Forests and Plantations.

  • Providing availability and supply of locally sourced timber and fibre to the wood & wood products industry.

  • Reducing the carbon footprint of timber products by having local supply not imported.

  • Providing product for the Chain of Custody supply chain.
AS 4708 and AS 4707
106 Certificates - 224 Certified sites
 
Sustainable Forest Management and Chain of Custody certifications are increasing rapidly as organisations meet the consumer demand and seek the recognition for corporate social responsibility in supporting sustainable forest management

Congratulations to all the organisations that have achieved AFS certification.

Download the complete AFCS Sustainable Forest Management certification register: [pdf 101kb] Click Here
    17 Certified Organisations under AS 4708
    106 Certified sites under AS 4708
    9,922,574 hectares certified under AS 4708 (Defined Forest Area)

Download the complete AFCS/PEFC Australia Chain of Custody certification register: [pdf 181kb] Click Here
    89 Certified Organisations under AS 4707
    118 Certified sites under AS 4707

Review the full list of certified organisations and their Logo Licences on the PEFC interactive database  Click Here

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