FSC has selected the working group members to revise the chain of custody standards. Thank you to the applicants who applied to support this process.

The standard becomes effective on 1 September 2025.

The Forest Stewardship Standard for the Democratic Republic of Congo is ready to promote responsible forest management and unlock Africa's largest tropical forest resource.

Join us for an informative session as we unveil the latest updates to FSC’s certification body standards!  

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.

FSC has published a new interpretations document containing all valid interpretations of the FSC normative framework for Forest Stewardship Standards.

The FSC Regulatory Module was divided into separate individual addenda for certification and accreditation standards. This has resulted in the publication of 9 addenda available in the FSC Document Centre here.

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, scope and applicability, climate change and biodiversity, and outcome orientation.

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 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!