New FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Natural Forests in Brazil: Advancing Sustainable Forest Management

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New FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Natural Forests in Brazil: Advancing Sustainable Forest Management

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Forest Brazil
(© FSC Brasil / Célio Cavalcante Filho
April 1, 2025
Category : General news

The new standard will contribute to promoting responsible forest management, focusing on the inclusion of small producers, biodiversity management, and the protection of Indigenous rights. It will come into effect on 1 October 2025.

Key topic webinars for FSC Principles, Criteria, and Indicators revision

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Key topic webinars for FSC Principles, Criteria, and Indicators revision

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Webinar
Judit Peter / Pexels
April 1, 2025
Category : General news

FSC invites all interested stakeholders to participate in a series of webinars focused on the ongoing revision of the Principles and Criteria (P&C), International Generic Indicators (IGI) and other forest management normative documents. These sessions will provide an opportunity to engage with key aspects of the revision process, covering social aspects, climate change and biodiversity conservation, and outcome orientation.

Newly revised standards for certification bodies published and a re-publication of the Continuous Improvement Procedure and the Ecosystem Services Procedure.

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Newly revised standards for certification bodies published and a re-publication of the Continuous Improvement Procedure and the Ecosystem Services Procedure.

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FSC Data Standard
FSC IC / Phil Sharp.
April 1, 2025
Category : General news

The joint revision of FSC's general and scheme-specific standards for certification bodies has been completed and the updated versions are now published with clarified and improved  certification body requirements. The alignment with certification body requirements has led to republication of the certification requirements for ecosystem services and continuous improvement.

The revised Ecosystem Services Procedure V2-0 is published

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The revised Ecosystem Services Procedure V2-0 is published

Ecosystem services
January 2, 2025
Category : General news

The revised FSC-PRO-30-006 Ecosystem Services Procedure V2-0 is the conclusion of a more than two-year revision process and offers managers of FSC-certified forests and sponsors improved and new ecosystem services impacts, more robust impact demonstration requirements, clearer promotion and sponsorship requirements among other improvements!