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Standard for evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood in Forest Management Enterprises
FSC-STD-20-012
This standard applies to forest management-accredited certification bodies assessing conformity with the applicable FSC normative requirements during controlled forest management evaluations including pre-evaluations, main evaluations, surveillance evaluations and step-up evaluations of single management units, forest management groups, and single legal entities managing multiple management units. This standard defines the normative requirements for FSC accreditation for controlled forest management certification.
Structure and Content of National Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-60-002
This International Standard shall be used as a normative document for FSC approval of regional, national or sub-national Forest Stewardship Standards.
Process Requirements for the Development and Maintenance of National Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-60-006
This standard specifies the process requirements to be followed for the development and revision of regional (supra-national, trans-national), national or sub-national FSC Forest Stewardship Standards by registered Standards Development Groups and endorsed National Initiatives.
Requirements for use of the FSC trademarks by certificate holders
FSC-STD-50-001
This standard is mandatory for all FSC certificate holders who are entitled to use the FSC trademarks and sets out how to use the FSC trademarks correctly. The standard covers use of the FSC trademarks on FSC certified products, use for promotion of FSC certified products, and for promotion of the company's status as an FSC certificate holder. This standard forms the basis for evaluation and approval by FSC accredited certification bodies of all certificate holders' FSC trademark use.
Controlled Forest Management
FSC-STD-30-010
This standard specifies the requirements applicable at the level of the Management Unit (MU) that allows persons or entities to demonstrate that the products supplied from that MU come from controlled forest management (CFM). Controlled forest management respects and upholds legality and customary and human rights, including The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. It also maintains or enhances social, cultural, environmental, and High Conservation Values (HCV) of the forests and prevents deforestation and degradation - and is free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Chinese Taipei
FSC-STD-TWN-01-2023 EN
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations in Chinese Taipei, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
Forest Management Groups
FSC-STD-30-005
This standard specifies the requirements for group entities (the certificate holder) managing a group of forest management units under a single certificate, a process referred to as ‘group certification'.
SLIMF eligibility criteria addendum
FSC-STD-01-003a
This document provides an up to date list of countries for which the SLIMF eligibility criteria differ from those specified for international use in “FSC-STD-01-003 V1-0 EN: SLIMF Eligibility Criteria” .
FSC Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship
FSC-STD-01-001
FSC is an international organization that provides a system for voluntary accreditation and independent third-party certification. This system allows certificate holders to market their products and services as the result of environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management. FSC also sets standards for the development and approval of FSC Stewardship Standards which are based on the FSC Principles and Criteria. In addition, FSC sets standards for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (also known as certification bodies) that certify compliance with FSC's standards. Based on these standards, FSC provides a system for certification for organizations seeking to market their products as FSC certified. Version 4-0 is still applicable to those territories which have FSC certified forests but do not have Forest Stewardship Standards based on Version 5-0. Version 4-0 is available for download here: FSC-STD-01-001 Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship V4-0
Structure, Content and Local Adaptation of Generic Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-20-002
This standard defines a hierarchical framework which ensures that all FSC Forest Stewardship Standards can be audited in a consistent manner, providing replicable results. This standard also specifies the requirements for certification bodies to adapt their generic standards to local conditions in countries where there is not yet an FSC approved regional, national or sub-national Forest Stewardship Standard. This standard shall apply to certification body generic certification standards used as the basis for FSC certification.
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Project title

Validation of a proposal for a FSC Continuous Improvement Scheme for smallholder and community certification in Latin America.

Code

Not applicable

Type

Participatory workshop

Project Coordinator

Janja Eke; communityfamilyforests@fsc.org

Start date

February 2018

End date

February 2019

Organizational process assets
Purpose of the project

To collect ideas and inputs to propose recommendations for FSC on how to integrate and implement ‘continuous improvement’ concept in the FSC normative system. The compilation of ideas will focus on:

  • Definition of small forest owners and communities.
  • Analysis of FSC Criteria and definition of critical and continuous improvement criteria.
  • Discuss proposals for a timeline and the stages of a Continuous Improvement concept.
Strategic alignment

At the 2017 General Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, the membership approved Motion 46 that recommended the New Approaches project to conduct several pilot projects in selected countries, to assess the feasibility of different approaches that can improve uptake and maintenance of certification by small forest owners and communities.

Technical working group

No technical working group will be formed. The consultation process will be carried out in 7 countries with the existing national Standards Development Groups, and in Central America with the sub-regional Standard Development Group, which includes 4 countries: Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Additionally, in each country, a smallholder group or community was chosen for a second participatory workshop.

Timeline

History

A summary of steps taken and outcomes in the process to date.

History
November 2019
The proposal for developing a Continuous Improvement procedure was presented to PSC in September and the positive recommendation was formally approved by FSC Board of Directors in November
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October 2019
Incorporating past learnings from Community Certification Tool (Motion 2014:83) into FSC Continuous Improvement concept

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April 2019
Public consultation on proposal for Continuous Improvement concept in Latin America

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January 2019
Preliminary findings on Continuous Improvement series of workshops

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November 2018
Participatory workshops held in Brazil, with the SDG in Curitiba and with the smallholders in Telemaco Borba
November 2018
Participatory workshops held in Bolivia, with the SDG in Santa Cruz and with the members of several communities in Concepción
September 2018
Participatory workshops held in Quito, Ecuador, with the SDG
July 2018
Participatory workshops held in Perú, with the SDG in Lima and with the smallholders in Junajui, Tarapoto
April 2018
Participatory workshops held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, with the regional SDG
April 2018
Participatory workshops held in Concepción, Chile, both with the SDG and with the smallholders
March 2018
Participatory workshops held in México, with the SDG in México DF and with the smallholders in Oaxaca
February 2018
Participatory workshops held in Honduras, with the Standard Development Group (SDG) in La Ceiba and with the smallholders in Yoro.
February 2018
Concept note and work plan approved during FSC Latin America Network meeting
November 2017
Public consultation on a discussion paper titled ‘Reaching smallhoders in the global South: Two stepwise approaches towards FSC certification’

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