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The RSF’s Stakeholder Sustainable Forests Action Strategy is Available

(Just posted!)The final draft of the stakeholder Sustainable Forests Action Strategy (SFAS) is now electronically available at http://www.sustainableforests.net/docs/SFAS.Final.mgb.1.pdf, along with its companion document, Annex 2 at http://www.sustainableforests.net/docs/SFAS_Annex_2.pdf. The final draft of the SFAS was refined based on stakeholder discussion and comment at the October 14 & 15, 2009 National Roundtable meeting in Washington, DC. The document is based on the 2003 and draft 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests referenced below. To learn more about the SFAS and how to engage in the recommended actions, please contact the Meridian Institute at info@sustainableforests.net. We look forward to hearing from you! A press release regarding the SFAS is attached for your convenience at http://www.sustainableforests.net/docs/RSFActionStrategy_PressRelease_2_10.pdf.

Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests: 2010

The Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests: 2010 is available electronically at http://www.fs.fed.us/research/sustain/2010SustainabilityReport. This draft is the second report in a series that began in 2003. New to this edition are fresh data that illustrate changes during the last five years and provide more regional detail; new indicators that better reflect contemporary concerns; and examples of recent applications using the Montreal Process criteria and indicators to foster sustainable forests. Conditions and trends are reported using the 7 criteria and 64 indicators of the Montreal Process. The report also contains analyses of significant conditions, highlights important issues, and describes recent activities at local, State, and regional levels for improving sustainable forest management.

Becoming an Outreach Partner

The Communication and Outreach Work Group of the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests has initiated a special initiative to collaborate with organizations, agencies, and individuals to convey information about sustainable forests. To find out how you and your organization/agency can benefit from becoming an Outreach Partner, please click here.