Greenpeace, organizaciones indígenas y otras ONGs habían
señalado que Resolute, la mayor empresa forestal de Canadá, no cumplia con
algunos de los criterios de sustentabilidad que exige el FSC: amenazaba a
especies en peligro de extinción como el caribú y no tenía el consentimiento de
los pueblos originarios de la región.
Ayer, FSC le suspendió la certificación a Resolute de una
zona que abarca 6,7 millones de hectáreas.
Abajo comunicado de Greenpeace Internacional (en inglés)
Canada’s
largest logging company Resolute loses three sustainability certificates,
proving forests mismanaged
12 December
2013 (Montreal) – Three of Resolute Forest Products’ Forest Stewardship Council
(FSC) certificates were suspended yesterday. The suspensions prohibit Resolute from
labeling their pulp, paper and wood products from a vast area of Boreal Forest
in Quebec’s Lac St-Jean and Ontario’s Black Spruce-Dog River Matawin regions.
Rainforest
Alliance, the auditor for Resolute, based its decision on the company’s failure
to meet a number of key FSC sustainability principles, including the free and
informed consent of First Nations, the conservation of old growth forests and
woodland caribou, and support from stakeholders for its operations.
“These
suspensions will severely restrict the marketability of Resolute’ products,
with many large customers who require FSC certification for their purchases of
pulp, paper and lumber” said Greenpeace Canada Forest Campaigner Nicolas
Mainville. “We are encouraged that FSC and Rainforest Alliance are taking
action to ensure compliance with the core principles of the certification
system: respect for Indigenous people’s rights and the conservation of species
at risk."
Yesterday’s
suspension of FSC certificates RA-FM/COC-004525, RA-FM/COC-005956 and
RAFM/COC-005587 covering an area of more than 6.7 million hectares, follow
complaints filed by the Grand Council of the Crees, which represents nine First
Nation communities, and environmental organizations, including Greenpeace.
Lack of
suitable protection for high conservation value forest areas, threatened
woodland caribou herds, and missing consent from aboriginal communities are at
the heart of these suspensions and other open challenges by Greenpeace and others
against Resolute’s operations.
“No company
is too big to fail – not even Canada’s biggest logging company,” added
Mainville. “We hope Resolute will take good look at their operations, rethink
their approach and avoid risking the economic viability of communities and the
health of the forest."
Greenpeace
is founding member of the FSC, a national member in many countries and has sat
on the Canadian and International boards of the organization. Greenpeace considers FSC to be the only
credible forest certification system.
Lic. Hernán Giardini - Coordinador de la Campaña de Bosques
- Forests Campaign Coordinator tomado de envio de Greenpeace
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