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Iturup pink and chum salmon fishery starts MSC re-assessment process
The first Russian fishery to be MSC certified, the Iturup pink salmon (Onorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum salmon (Onorhynchus keta) fishery, has commenced the re-assessment process. MSC certification is valid for five years and then a fishery…
Perseverance Pays Off For World's Largest REDD Project
Two years ago, Indonesia's Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve was on the rocks after the country’s Ministry of Forestry turned more than half of its 80,000 hectares over to palm oil interests – an act that prevented it from becoming…
Huge Indonesia forest project could unlock funding for REDD+ - See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/06/04/huge-indonesia-forest-project-could-unlock-funding-for-redd/#sthash.WGgiZgpZ.dpuf
By John Parnell
The launch of the largest project in the world to preserve forest carbon under the UN REDD+ scheme could help attract funding for similar projects, according to a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) expert.
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Indonesia's first REDD project finally approved
Rimba Raya, the world's largest REDD+ project, has finally been approved by the Indonesian government and verified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), a leading certification standard for carbon credits.
The 64,000-hectare…
Region’s halibut fishery certified
Bill Langdon of Fisherman’s Market cuts halibut at the Bedford highway store Tuesday. (TED PRITCHARD / Staff)Atlantic Canada’s halibut fishery has been given the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainable seal of…
NOVELIS LAUNCHES ‘HIGH-RECYCLED CONTENT’ ALUMINIUM
Aluminium rolling and recycling company, Novelis, has announced the launch of the ‘industry’s first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specifically for the beverage can market’.
The ‘evercan’ body…
PT Dwima Jaya Utama Earns FSC Certification
Increased number of FSC certificateCongratulations to two new FSC certified forest companies:
PT Dwima Jaya Utama (127,300 ha, Central Kalimantan) under coaching from TFT PT Ratah Timber (97,600 ha, East-Kalimantan) under coaching…A New Market-Based Tool for Conservation: Improving Aquaculture through ASC Certification
Oura transboundary complex between Cameroon and Chad. Ministers asked to include the Central African Republic in the accord, subject to follow-up…
Food Safety: A Third-Party Auditor’s View
SCS Global Services is a 30-year-old food auditing, testing, training, and certification services company that performs food safety audits and a variety of certifications for companies at every point in the supply chain, from farmer to…
What does it take to be a sustainable fishery? Scientists reveal the secrets of Oregon Dungeness
By Nathan Gilles Photo by Noelle Yochum
From the shadows of her dimly lit Newport, Oregon lab, biologist Noelle Yochum reaches into the dark waters of her experimental tank. Using a long-handled net she pulls out a squirming female crab…