Alan Thorne began with FSC in 1998, while working in British Columbia, where he helped complete one of the first ever FSC scoping analyses in Canada. Since 2006, he has been involved directly with FSC certification as Chief Forester for Tembec in Ontario. He has also been indirectly involved on many projects including: an IGI field test in 2014; chain of custody certification, FPIC pilot in 2014; controlled wood pilot in 2015; carbon model testing 2014 – 2015; and the large forests project. Within the FSC system, he was an active participant on the Principles and Criteria committee as Economic Chamber North representative.
In joining the FSC International board he intends to use his experience to help continue to build the FSC brand in a responsible way. This means prioritizing the ongoing core policy work to achieve the right balance of modernization to ensure FSC remains the leading certification standard, while also moving forward at a suitable pace to allow Organizations to properly adjust. Including smaller organizations (SLIMFs) in the FSC system is a core element that requires clear focus.
Alan will be joining fellow Canadian Larry Joseph who has sat on the on the FSC International Board since 2011. The FSC Board of Directors will assume office at the meeting of the FSC Board of Directors in March 2016.
FSC International Board
Economic Chamber
- Alan Thorne, Tembec, Canada
- Estevao do Prado Braga, Suzano, Brazil
- Hans Djurberg, SCA, Sweden
- Ralph Schmidt-Liermann, Montes del Plata, Uruguay
Environmental Chamber
- Antony Conrad Sebastian, individual, Malaysia
- Barbara Bramble, individual, USA
- Fran Raymond Price, The Nature Conservancy, USA
- Mauro Jose Capossoli Armelin ,WWF Brazil, Brazil
Social Chamber
- Alan Smith, individual, Germany
- Larry Joseph, individual, Canada
- Martha Nunez, individual, Ecuador
- Rulita Wijayaningdyah, Timber Employees Union of Peninsular, Malaysia