{"id":18274,"date":"2010-05-20T22:42:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T22:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=18274"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:10:23","slug":"sfiinvestsconservationcommunitypartnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfiinvestsconservationcommunitypartnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Invests In Conservation And Community Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>\u00a0WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2013 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae\u00a0 (SFI\u00ae ) forest certification program announced its new\u00a0Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program today, furthering its long-standing commitment to\u00a0research and bringing together diverse partners, including SFI Program Participants, conservation groups, and\u00a0several government agencies, to deliver conservation benefits across North America and tackle illegal logging\u00a0issues globally.<\/p>\n<p>SFI Inc.\u2019s initial commitment of $675,000 to fund nine projects includes a contribution of $307,500 in 2010\u00a0alone. SFI Inc. chose projects that met key criteria, which included, supporting requirements of the SFI 2010-\u00a02014 Standard, showing how SFI certification complements existing government initiatives in North America,\u00a0and building partnerships which promote responsible forestry. Through the involvement of partners, the\u00a0projects are expected to leverage additional resources and achieve a total value of $2.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKey components of the SFI program are support for research and landowner outreach, and these requirements\u00a0in our standard have already led to countless benefits in forests and communities across North America,\u201d SFI\u00a0President and CEO Kathy Abusow said today. \u201cThese projects are directly linked to standard requirements and\u00a0will facilitate partnerships so even more benefits are gained on-the-ground \u2013 they will reach far beyond certified\u00a0lands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The projects announced today include partnerships with numerous SFI Program Participants and are led by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bird Studies Canada , along with the Canadian Wildlife Service and Regroupement Qu\u00e9becOiseaux will\u00a0work to conserve bird biodiversity across Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Clemson University\u00a0 will help South Carolina landowners adopt and implement practices to improve\u00a0wildlife habitat on managed forest lands in partnership with local conservation organizations and\u00a0government agencies.<\/li>\n<li>Forest Trends\u00a0 will hold the fourth Potomac Forum on Illegal Logging &amp; Associated Trade, helping U.S.\u00a0suppliers navigate legality in the global supply chain.<\/li>\n<li>South Coast Conservation Program , in partnership with nine First Nations holding tenure in British\u00a0Columbia, will help identify and protect habitat and populations of forest-dependent species at risk along\u00a0British Columbia\u2019s Pacific Coast.<\/li>\n<li>The American Chestnut Foundation\u00a0 will help restore the American Chestnut, including test plantings of\u00a0blight-resistant trees.<\/li>\n<li>The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement , working with State Natural Heritage\u00a0Programs and NatureServe will pilot a habitat-based approach to protecting at-risk imperiled species and\u00a0communities.<\/li>\n<li>The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation , along with 11 state agencies and two Canadian provinces,\u00a0will enhance the biodiversity of young forest habitats, helping to reverse the declines of some 80 species at\u00a0risk.<\/li>\n<li>The Ruffed Grouse Society\u00a0 will hold six Wisconsin Coverts workshops, in partnership with the University\u00a0of Wisconsin\u2019s Extension and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology to help private landowners in\u00a0the Great Lakes Region manage their land for wildlife.<\/li>\n<li>World Resources Institute\u00a0 will create an online dynamic risk assessment tool to reduce illegal wood\u00a0imports into the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Close to 200 million acres\/80 million hectares are certified to the SFI forest management standard in North\u00a0America \u2013 making it the largest single forest standard in the world. The SFI 2010-2014 Standard is based on 14\u00a0core principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality,\u00a0biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value. As well as helping\u00a0program participants meet the SFI Standard\u2019s comprehensive requirements, the projects will build knowledge\u00a0that will become part of future standards.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1995, SFI-certified organizations have invested more than $1.1 billion US for research activities that\u00a0improve the health, productivity and responsible management of forest resources. The program also responds\u00a0to diverse local needs across the United States and Canada through a unique network of 37 SFI Implementation\u00a0Committees.<\/p>\n<p>Marvin Brown, Chair of the SFI Board of Directors and Oregon State Forester, said the Conservation and\u00a0Community Partnerships Grants complement the work of state and provincial agencies in the United States and\u00a0Canada. \u201cSFI certification already achieves more on the ground by going beyond legal requirements, and these\u00a0collaborative projects will take this even further,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is building on the enthusiasm, creativity and\u00a0knowledge of conservation groups and others who are keen to find ways to protect all forest values and\u00a0advance forest management practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This grant initiative demonstrates SFI&#8217;s leadership \u2013 it harnesses the power of its many partnerships to build\u00a0knowledge and raise understanding that enables all those concerned about responsible forest management and\u00a0procurement to more effectively deal with emerging issues and opportunities,\u201d said Dr. John A. Helms, Professor\u00a0Emeritus in Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the SFI External Review Panel.\u00a0\u201cThis initiative is one more example of how the SFI program reaches beyond land certification and leads to\u00a0ensuring that North American forests remain diverse, healthy, and productive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program<br \/>\n<\/strong>Through its Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)\u00a0program has made an initial investment of $675,000 \u2013 $307,500 in 2010 alone \u2013 to support cooperative projects\u00a0that deliver tangible, on-the-ground benefits to forests. Through the involvement of partners, the projects will\u00a0leverage additional resources and achieve a total value of almost $2.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>In its request for proposals, SFI Inc. invited applications for projects that support partnerships between\u00a0organizations interested in improving forest management in the United States and Canada, supporting\u00a0responsible procurement globally. Proposals were also requested to demonstrate how the project complements\u00a0existing government initiatives in North America and which involves collaboration with government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Areas of the SFI 2010-2014 Standard highlighted through the grant application process included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the role of certified forests in the emerging bioenergy\/carbon markets;<\/li>\n<li>avoidance of controversial sources, including illegal logging in the global supply chain;<\/li>\n<li>improved wildlife habitat management and conservation of biodiversity; and<\/li>\n<li>support for activities that benefit communities involving organizations such as government agencies, Aboriginal communities and universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SFI Support for Conservation Research and Community Outreach<br \/>\n<\/strong>The SFI program is the only independent third-party forest certification program that includes research among\u00a0its standard requirements. Since 1995, SFI-certified organizations have invested more than $1.1 billion US for\u00a0research activities that improve the health, productivity and responsible management of forest resources.<\/p>\n<p>The SFI 2010-2014 Standard includes a new principle for research, which states: \u201cTo support advances in\u00a0sustainable forest management through forestry research, science and technology.\u201d Objective 15 of the\u00a0standard calls on program participants to support forestry research, science and technology; and expands the\u00a0definition of relevant research to include the environmental performance of forest products and climate change\u00a0impacts on forests, wildlife and biological diversity. The SFI 2010-2014 Standard is posted at\u00a0www.forests.org\/sustainable_forestry_initiative_standard.php.<\/p>\n<p>The SFI program also responds to diverse local needs across the United States and Canada through a unique\u00a0network of 37 SFI Implementation Committees. In 2009, these committees contributed a total of $3 million to\u00a0support local programs such as education and training for loggers and foresters, and outreach to family forest\u00a0owners \u2013 bringing the total since 1995 to $55.1 million.\u00a0SFI Inc. values and facilitates this research and outreach work through awards and support for collaborative\u00a0activities, including the SFI Leadership in Conservation Research Awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0SFI Standard Requirements<br \/>\n<\/strong>The SFI program introduced a Requirements kit with its new SFI 2010-2014 Standard, bringing together all the\u00a0program components into one binder \u2013 including the forest and chain-of-custody standards, rules for label use,\u00a0procedures, guidance and more. This is in keeping with the SFI program\u2019s efforts to ensure its standard is\u00a0practical and that all guidance materials are clear, avoid unnecessary complexity and are easy to find. The\u00a0materials are posted at forests.org\/sustainable_forestry_initiative_standard.php.<\/p>\n<p>The Requirements kit includes a section for optional modules, allowing the SFI program to offer guidance on\u00a0emerging issues or opportunities such as bioenergy and carbon markets or conservation easements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary of Initial Projects for 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsc-eoc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bird Studies Canada<\/a><\/strong> will lead a three-year project to provide science-based data and tools\u00a0to improve forest habitat management beyond regulatory compliance for the conservation of bird biodiversity\u00a0and species at risk across Canada. Partners include the Canadian Wildlife Service, Regroupement\u00a0Qu\u00e9becOiseaux, and Breeding Bird Atlas projects in the Maritimes, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia, and\u00a0the following SFI program participants \u2013 NewPage, Port Hawkesbury Corporation, Bowater Mersey Paper\u00a0Company Ltd., Abitibi-Bowater, J.D. Irving Ltd., Acadian Timber, and Louisiana-Pacific Corp.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: George Finney, President, Bird Studies Canada<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;l&#x74;o&#x3a;&#103;&#x66;&#105;&#x6e;&#110;e&#x79;&#64;&#x62;i&#x72;&#100;&#x73;&#99;&#x61;&#110;&#x61;&#100;a&#x2e;o&#x72;g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#103;&#x66;&#x69;n&#110;&#x65;&#x79;&#64;&#98;&#x69;r&#100;&#x73;&#x63;a&#110;&#x61;d&#97;&#x2e;&#x6f;r&#103;<\/a>\u00a0 or 519-586-3531, ext 116<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clemson.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clemson University<\/a><\/strong> forestry and natural resources department will help South Carolina\u00a0landowners of all sizes adopt and implement practices to improve wildlife habitat on managed forest lands.\u00a0Practices include promoting aquatic and riparian areas, managing for landscape wildlife habitat features,\u00a0conserving rare species and communities, protecting special sites, and encouraging partnerships with natural\u00a0resource agencies and conservation organizations. Partners include Upstate Forever, Nemours Wildlife\u00a0Foundation, Quality Deer Management Program and the National Wild Turkey Federation.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Dr. Greg Yarrow, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Clemson University<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#x67;y&#97;&#114;&#x72;&#x6f;w&#64;&#x63;&#x6c;e&#109;&#x73;&#x6f;n&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gyarro&#119;&#64;&#99;&#108;&#101;&#109;&#115;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a>\u00a0 or 864.656.7370<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forest-trends.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Trends<\/a><\/strong> will receive support for the fourth Potomac Forum on Illegal Logging &amp;\u00a0Associated Trade in the fall of 2010, which will help U.S. suppliers, especially small and medium-sized\u00a0enterprises, navigate legality in the global supply chain. The project involves a workshop and policy brief to help\u00a0U.S. suppliers comply with market and policy demands for legal, wood products, such as the revised U.S. Lacey\u00a0Act and emerging European Commission legislation and public procurement policies. SFI has sponsored previous\u00a0Potomac Forums, along with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Forest Service and\u00a0the World Bank.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Kerstin Canby, Director, Forest Trade and Finance, Forest Trends<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;:&#x6b;&#x63;&#97;n&#x62;&#x79;&#64;f&#x6f;&#x72;&#101;s&#x74;&#45;&#116;r&#x65;&#110;d&#x73;&#x2e;&#111;r&#x67;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#x6b;&#99;a&#x6e;&#x62;&#121;&#64;&#x66;&#x6f;&#114;e&#x73;&#x74;&#45;t&#x72;&#x65;&#110;d&#x73;&#46;&#111;r&#x67;<\/a>\u00a0 or 202-298-3015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sccp.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Coast Conservation Program<\/a><\/strong> will develop materials and tools to identify and protect\u00a0habitat and populations of forest-dependent plant and animal species at risk on 40.7 million acres\/16.5 million\u00a0hectares of forest on British Columbia\u2019s Pacific Coast. The multi-partner landscape-based conservation program\u00a0will build on existing collaborative work to update and expand a field guide\/training tool on species at risk for\u00a0the forestry sector; develop and deliver a training package to field personnel\/forestry practitioners, planners and\u00a0First Nations; and complete a technical review of grizzly bear critical habitat polygons. Partners include the\u00a0British Columbia Ministry of Environment, as well as SFI program participants Capacity Forest Management\u00a0(which has certified forest tenures held by coastal First Nations to the SFI standard) and International Forest\u00a0Products Ltd. (Interfor).<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact:\u00a0 Tamsin Baker, Regional Manager, Lower Mainland Region, South Coast\u00a0Conservation Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;T&#x42;&#x61;&#107;&#x65;r&#x40;&#x63;&#111;&#x6e;s&#x65;&#x72;&#118;&#x61;n&#x63;&#x79;&#46;&#x62;c&#x2e;&#x63;&#97;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#84;&#x42;&#97;&#x6b;&#101;&#x72;&#64;&#x63;o&#x6e;s&#x65;r&#x76;a&#110;&#x63;&#121;&#x2e;&#98;&#x63;&#46;&#x63;&#97;<\/a>\u00a0 or 250-356-2348<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Chestnut Foundation<\/a><\/strong> will receive support to establish some of the first\u00a0plantings of blight-resistant American Chestnuts in the southeastern United States. The American Chestnut,\u00a0historically a critical food source for wildlife and valuable generator of high-value wood products, was\u00a0functionally removed from its historic range (Maine to Georgia) during the turn of the century by an exotic\u00a0fungal disease. This two-year project is a core first step in a process to restore the species, and will also include\u00a0development of a web-based database to monitor and assess test plantings and management guidelines for\u00a0reintroduction. Partners include the Tennessee Tree Farm state committee as well as the Tennessee SFI\u00a0Implementation Committee and program participants Georgia-Pacific and MeadWestvaco (MWV).<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Bryan J. Burhans, President &amp; CEO, The American Chestnut Foundation<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;lt&#x6f;&#x3a;&#98;&#114;y&#x61;&#x6e;&#64;&#97;c&#x66;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#114;g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#x62;&#x72;&#x79;&#x61;&#110;&#64;&#97;&#99;f&#46;o&#x72;&#x67;<\/a>\u00a0 or 828-281-0047<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncasi.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement<\/a><\/strong> will pilot a habitat-based\u00a0approach to protecting at-risk imperiled species and communities. There will be three pilots, one each in the\u00a0Southeast, Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions. In each pilot region, the investigators will develop a\u00a0regional list of imperiled species and communities of conservation concern to the forest products industry and a\u00a0relational database describing key generalized habitat types where the species and communities are known to\u00a0occur. Researchers will summarize known occurrence of the species and communities by key habitat types, then\u00a0develop plans for a field test of a habitat-based approach to protecting them. Partners include NatureServe and\u00a0SFI program participant Weyerhaeuser.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: T. Bently Wigley, Manager Sustainable Forestry Research, NCASI<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x62;&#119;&#x69;&#103;&#x6c;&#101;&#x79;&#64;&#x6e;&#99;&#x61;&#115;&#x69;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bw&#105;&#103;&#108;&#x65;&#x79;&#x40;&#x6e;ca&#115;&#105;&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;<\/a>\u00a0 or 864-656-0840<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfwf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation<\/a><\/strong> will enhance the biodiversity of young forest\u00a0habitats through a two-year project, helping to reverse the declines of some 80 species of highly imperiled birds\u00a0and other wildlife species dependent on shrublands and early successional forest habitat. There will be technical\u00a0assistance to help SFI program participants voluntarily integrate State Wildlife Action Plan and Partners in Flight\u00a0bioregional management recommendations into their forest operations. Project partners include the Ruffed\u00a0Grouse Society, National Wild Turkey Federation and Wildlife Management Institute, and government resource\u00a0agencies in New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan,\u00a0Wisconsin, West Virginia and Virginia. Thirty 30 SFI program participants in 14 mid-west, northeast and central\u00a0east coast states and two Canadian Maritime provinces are also involved.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Daniel R. Petit, Director, Bird Conservation, National Fish and Wildlife<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Foundation <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;d&#x61;&#x6e;&#105;e&#x6c;&#x2e;&#112;e&#x74;&#x69;&#116;&#64;&#x6e;&#x66;&#119;f&#x2e;&#x6f;&#114;&#103;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#x64;&#x61;&#x6e;&#105;&#101;l&#46;&#x70;&#x65;&#x74;&#x69;&#116;&#64;nf&#x77;&#x66;&#x2e;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a>\u00a0 or 330-814-3186<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruffedgrousesociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ruffed Grouse Society<\/a><\/strong> will increase the impact of Wisconsin Coverts \u2013 A\u00a0Woodland Wildlife Management Program for Private Landowners in the Great Lakes Region by holding six\u00a0Coverts workshops over three years. The Wisconsin Coverts Project enlists and educates coverts cooperators\u00a0about management opportunities for their land for wildlife so they can lead by example and help others better\u00a0understand their role as land stewards. Partners include the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Extension, the\u00a0Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW \u2013 Madison, and SFI program participant Louisiana-Pacific US.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Gary Zimmer, Senior Regional Biologist, Ruffed Grouse Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x72;&#103;&#x73;&#122;&#x69;m&#x6d;&#64;&#x6e;e&#x77;n&#x6f;r&#x74;h&#46;&#x6e;&#101;&#x74;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#114;&#x67;&#115;&#x7a;&#105;&#x6d;&#109;&#x40;&#110;&#x65;&#119;&#x6e;&#111;&#x72;&#116;&#x68;&#46;&#x6e;&#101;&#x74;<\/a> or 715-674-7505<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wri.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Resources Institute<\/a><\/strong> will lead a three-year project to create an online dynamic risk\u00a0assessment tool. The Forest Legality Alliance Risk Tool will reduce the proportion of wood and forest products of\u00a0illegal origin that is imported into the United States by helping importers and other stakeholders exercise due\u00a0care within their procurement process. The project is one activity of the Forest Legality Alliance, made up of\u00a0many retail, industry, government and conservation organizations.<br \/>\n<strong>Project contact: Adam Grant, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;:ag&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x74;&#64;&#119;ri&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#97;&#x67;&#114;&#x61;n&#116;&#x40;&#119;&#x72;i&#x2e;o&#114;&#x67;<\/a>\u00a0 or 202-729-7623<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#6b6b6b;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"custom_html-45\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h4><a href=\"\/sfiinbrief\">SFI EN BREF<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<a class=\"fusion-modal-text-link\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".fusion-modal.Brief-signup\" href=\"#\"><b>SIGN UP<\/b><\/a> to receive our Monthly Newsletter.\r\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#d6d6d6;border-color:#d6d6d6;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"custom_html-46\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\" style=\"border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-1 Brief-signup\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-1\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"modal-body fusion-clearfix\">\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/formstack.io\/1618B\" height=\"900\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button class=\"fusion-button button-default button-medium button default medium\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"sidebar-titles\">ABOUT SFI<\/h4>\n<p class=\"subtext\">The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae (SFI) advances sustainability through forest-focused collaborations. We are an independent, nonprofit organization that leverages four interconnected pillars of work: standards, conservation, community, and education. SFI works with the forest sector, conservation groups, academics, researchers, brand owners, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and governments. 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