ICFPA Opens 2026–2027 Blue Sky Awards for Young Researchers and Professionals

SÃO PAULO – The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) today announced the opening of the 2026–2027 Blue Sky Awards, a global competition recognizing innovation across the forest products sector. The 2027 edition marks the 10th anniversary of the awards. The competition has two categories: Young Researchers, for students and researchers aged 30 […]

Forestry and Forest Products Sector Releases Global Sustainability Progress Report

September 28, 2026 – Today, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) released its biennial Sustainability Progress Report which demonstrates progress in seven key areas of sustainability. The 2026 report also highlights the role the forest products sector can play in helping meet global climate goals. “As the 2026 Sustainability Progress Report makes […]

Driving the Forest-Based Bioeconomy: A Call to Action from the Private Forest-based Sector

Forest-based value chains represent the most advanced and scalable foundation of the global bioeconomy. Through sustainably managed forests and efficient, circular use of biomass, the sector delivers renewable materials, carbon storage & material substitution, biodiversity co-benefits, and quality employment, particularly in rural areas. Recognizing and strengthening the role of the forest-based value chains is essential if bioeconomy strategies are to […]

Concerns Regarding ISO’s Proposed Collaboration with the GHG Protocol and Support for ISO Standards to Remain as Independent Initiatives

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) serves as a forum of global dialogue, coordination and co-operation. Currently, the ICFPA represents 16 pulp, paper, wood and fibre-based associations that encompass 27 countries, including many of the top pulp, paper and wood producers around the world. ICFPA and its members participate in various ISO […]

ICFPA Launches Blue Sky PRO Innovation Awards to Empower Young Professionals in the Global Forest Products Industry

WASHINGTON – The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA announced an exciting new awards program to promote and incentivize innovation in the global forest products sector. The Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award is a global competition for students and young researchers. With great success of the award program in its 5th edition, […]

Forestry and Forest Products Sector Releases Global Sustainability Progress Report

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) presented its biennial Sustainability Progress report at its CEOs Roundtable in Amsterdam on May 26. The 2023 report demonstrates progress in seven key areas of sustainability and highlights the role the forest sector can play in helping meet global climate goals. “Forestry workers and consumers of […]

ICFPA Announces Winners of International Forest Innovation Awards Program

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2022-2023 Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards program, a global initiative that helps recognize and promote young researchers who are driving innovation and advancing positive change in the field of forestry, harvested wood products, and forest products innovation. […]

New Report Recommends Growth in Sustainable Forestry via Nationally Determined Approaches to Meet Climate Driven Demand for Fibre and Timber

New research, auspiced by the FAO Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-Based Industries (ACSFI) and the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and launched at the World Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt, recommends ‘a call to action’ for countries to take nationally determined approaches to growing their sustainable forest industries, thereby addressing an emerging […]

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