{"id":1038,"date":"2011-04-07T16:09:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodforforests.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-03-23T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:35:48","slug":"conservation-members-of-sfi-board-release-open-letter-on-forestethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/conservation-members-of-sfi-board-release-open-letter-on-forestethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Members of SFI Board Release Open Letter on ForestEthics."},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier today, the conservation chamber of SFI’s Board of Directors sent an open letter to media regarding ForestEthics.\u00a0 The letter is below.\u00a0 \u00a0I encourage you to demonstrate your support by commenting\u00a0on this letter, the SFI program and all the great work the more than 2,500 organizations involved in our program do.<\/p>\n

An open letter from the Conservation Chamber of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae (SFI\u00ae) Board<\/strong><\/div>\n

As members of the Conservation Chamber of SFI\u2019s Board of Directors, we take strong exception to ForestEthics\u2019 current campaign against SFI.<\/p>\n

It is precisely the power of SFI to sustain fish and wildlife, biodiversity, water quality and ecosystem functions (including mitigating and adapting to climate change) on 180 million acres of forest throughout North America that motivates us to serve on SFI\u2019s board. By serving, we help SFI continue to improve an already strong mechanism to conserve forests and their environmental values.<\/p>\n

Groups that spread misinformation about SFI could well be harming the forest environment. SFI provides a tremendous amount of on-the-ground conservation value \u2013 a value North Americans care deeply about. We believe SFI and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) are both excellent mechanisms that improve the environmental (and social and economic) values provided by forests. There is room and need for both programs.<\/p>\n

The six of us who serve on the Environmental Chamber of the SFI Board have dedicated our lives to conservation. We would not be on the SFI Board if we did not believe it is a credible forest certification program, which we are able to advise and guide through our combined and diverse conservation expertise.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
George H. Finney, Ph. D
\nPresident
\nBird Studies Canada\"Bird<\/td>\n		John M. Hagan, Ph.D.
\nPresident
\nManomet Center for Conservation Sciences\"Manomet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roger Sedjo, Ph. D
\nSenior Fellow
\nResources for the Future\"Resources<\/td>\n		Thomas M. Franklin
\nSenior Director of Science and Policy
\nTheodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership\"Theodore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence A. Selzer
\nPresident and CEO
\nThe Conservation Fund\"The<\/td>\n		Mike Zagata, Ph. D
\nPresident and CEO
\nRuffed Grouse Society\"Ruffed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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