An Urban Forest Inflection Point: Paul Johnson on SFI’s New Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Board of Directors has approved a first-of-its kind Urban and Community Forest Sustainability Standard (UCFSS) for organizations that own, manage, or are [...]

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06
Jul
Celebrating Voices from SFI’s Indigenous Relations Team

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. In the spirit of celebrating the cultures, traditional knowledge, and achievements of Indigenous Peoples across Canada, I’d like to highlight my [...]

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29
Jun
Finding Your Place in the Green Space

In Spring 2022, Dr. Cathy Keeler was beginning to wrap up her Ph.D. in Integrative Public Policy and Development at Tuskegee University and looking for job opportunities. While browsing the [...]

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22
Jun
Daniella (jia lu) Zhang: Wildfire management and indigenous cultural burns—synergies, conflicts, and shared vision for resilient landscapes

I had the pleasure of attending the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC Week in Vancouver, British Columbia, from May 14-18, as a sponsored member of a delegation of 41 students and [...]

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15
Jun
Explore highlights from the SFI/PEFC Annual Conference!

Over 500 people joined us for the SFI/PEFC Forest + People + Nature positive conference. This year's theme highlighted the positive ways in which sustainable forest management can be positive for [...]

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31
May
Jah’Niya Myers: Facing Firsts with Mentorship

As a first-generation college student, Jah’Niya Myers continually faces a number of firsts. But when she was matched with her Project Learning Tree (PLT) green mentor, Lydia Kidane, PLT’s Education [...]

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29
May
Optimism on Earth Day: International Panel Cites Sustainable Forestry as Key to Climate-Change Adaptation and Mitigation

“Invest in Our Planet” is the theme of Earth Day 2023. Earthday.org, which coordinates the day’s events around the world, is “focused on engaging the more than 1 billion people, governments [...]

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19
Apr
Indigenous Learning and Leadership at the SFI/PEFC Annual Conference

SFI is teaming up with PEFC International to host the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC Week in Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 14-18, 2023.

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17
Apr
SFI Celebrates International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day 2023, SFI, Project Learning Tree (PLT), and PLT Canada (PLTC) are highlighting how we #EmbraceEquity.

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08
Mar
Managed Forests are Key to Gopher Tortoise Conservation

Most news articles involving the Endangered Species Act (ESA) describe proposals to list species as threatened or endangered, or the decline of those already listed.

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07
Mar
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