Better Buildings and Sustainable Sites: Enhancing Efforts with SFI Standards

In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate sustainability, the pursuit of greener and more eco-conscious buildings has undergone a remarkable transformation. Gone are the days when the focus was [...]

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26
Sep
Career Pathways for SFI Staff Lydia Kidane, Alix Olson, and James Thordarson

These three SFI staff members may work full-time, but that didn’t stop them from furthering their professional education.

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29
Aug
“Remain Resilient” – Networking and Growing Skills at the SFI Annual Conference

Over the past year, I have been participating in various professional development webinars offered by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Project Learning Tree (PLT), and PLT Canada, including [...]

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15
Aug
SFI Joins the 2023 National Jamboree to Educate 3,300 Youth about Sustainable Forestry and Green Jobs

SFI, with help from forest sector volunteers, joined the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) 2023 National Jamboree in Summit Bechtel Reserve (an SFI-certified property) near Beckley, West Virginia, from [...]

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07
Aug
PLT’s Ana Leirner: A Passion for Forest Literacy

Although Ana Leirner was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil—with a population of about 12.4 million people, it’s the world’s fourth largest city—her parents and teachers instilled in her a love of [...]

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18
Jul
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
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