{"id":18499,"date":"2011-06-21T20:32:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T20:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=18499"},"modified":"2023-03-22T16:33:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T20:33:22","slug":"thenatureconservancysfiexplore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/thenatureconservancysfiexplore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nature Conservancy and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Explore Responsible Sourcing for Bioenergy Feedstocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae\u00a0(SFI\u00ae) launched a pilot project today to help bioenergy companies in the United States support\u00a0responsible forest management through their procurement of woody biomass.<\/p>\n

The joint effort reflects the recognition by both organizations that the bioenergy industry\u00a0provides new market opportunities for forest landowners and managers, but that appropriate\u00a0steps should be in place for the procurement of forest fiber in order to maintain the health of the\u00a0forest resource.<\/p>\n

The project will assist facilities that produce renewable energy or transportation fuels from\u00a0woody biomass to establish a responsible procurement system. SFI\u2019s Fiber Sourcing\u00a0requirements will be applied for the procurement system, and analysis will be conducted to\u00a0identify gaps between existing procurement and SFI Fiber Sourcing requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWoody biomass can be a great source of renewable energy and offers an excellent incentive so\u00a0landowners can maintain their forests as forests \u2013 as long the forest is managed responsibly,\u201d\u00a0said Glenn Prickett, Chief External Affairs Officer for The Nature Conservancy. \u201cTNC is\u00a0interested in this project with SFI to explore how the SFI Standard\u2019s unique Fiber Sourcing\u00a0requirements can address the need of responsible procurement of woody biomass for bioenergy\u00a0facilities while managing for important forest values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the SFI program\u2019s unique fiber sourcing requirements, all SFI program participants \u2013\u00a0whether they own or manage lands or buy fiber \u2013 must take measures to ensure the raw material\u00a0in their supply chain is from responsible sources. Next steps for this project entail the\u00a0identification of bioenergy facilities that can be project participants and will form the basis of our\u00a0shared learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with The Nature Conservancy and project partners will be a constructive undertaking\u00a0to share and learn from our collective knowledge as it relates to responsible procurement. This\u00a0initiative has the potential to demonstrate to policymakers that voluntary certification has an\u00a0important role to play in demonstrating the viability of voluntary measures to address emerging\u00a0issues related to a growing bioenergy market,\u201d said SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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