FSC International, on behalf of the FSC Board of Directors, has announced the election of three new FSC Board Members: Alan Smith (Northern Social); Ralph Schmidt-Liermann )Economic South); Alan Thorne (Economic North and the re-election of four FSC Board Members: Martha Nunez (Southern Social); Anthony Conrad Sebastian (Southern Environmental); Fran Raymond Price (Northern Environmental); Hans Djurberg (Northern Environmental).

February 4, 2016 (Bonn, Germany) - In an open letter to Canadian stakeholders, the Forest Stewardship Council Director General and the President of FSC Canada would like to express our acknowledgement for receiving strong stakeholder support and constructive feedback during a Canadian tour during the last week of January 2016.

4 February 2016 (Bonn, Germany) - Following an unwillingness on the part of Resolute Forest Products (Resolute FP) to be involved in mediation efforts to resolve its suspended Canadian FSC certificates, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has abandoned its efforts to engage Resolute FP in such a process. Rather, FSC will continue to engage many other Canadian organizations that are willing to find solutions.