Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam approved

The standard becomes effective on 01 January 2023. 

The Regional FSC Forest Stewardship Standard (RFSS) for Smallholders in Vietnam has now been approved by FSC. This standard is for use by smallholders who own or manage individual units of plantations that are smaller than 20 hectares in size in Vietnam. The standard applies to rough wood and non-timber forest products (NTFPs). 

The RFSS for Vietnam is an adaptation of the approved RFSS for Asia Pacific for Smallholders in India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The national adaptation for Vietnam has been developed and it is now published to pilot test the indicators developed for specific local circumstances. For more details on the scope, please refer to sections C and E of the standard. 
 
For any queries on the standard, please contact Thesis Budiarto, Policy Manager FSC Asia Pacific: t.budiarto@fsc.org. 
 

The RFSS for Vietnam (English version) can be consulted in the FSC Document Centre.