FSC Canada elects Louis Bélanger, Associate Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics at Université Laval, to the FSC Canada Board of Directors on the Environmental Chamber.
As a biologist and a forest engineer Bélanger conducts research on the integrated and ecosystem-based management of Quebec's forests. He is also interested in protected areas, their conservation and management.
For several years, he has been co-responsible for the Forest Commission of Nature Québec, an NGO working to protect the environment and promote sustainable development. He is vice-president of the Quebec Woodland Caribou Recovery Team and also Chair of Aboriginal Forestry at Université Laval.
FSC is a global not-for-profit organization that sets the standards for what is a responsibly managed forest, both environmentally and socially.