FSC’s Community and Family Forest Program begins the revision of the FSC-STD-01-003 SLIMF Eligibility Criteria with a new technical working group dedicated to this process. This revision will result in a streamlined application of small and low-intensity managed forests (SLIMF) throughout FSC as well as formalizing how to develop local thresholds for qualifying as SLIMF. 

Assurance Services International (ASI) has accredited two certification bodies to audit and issue FSC certificates; CSQ in the Czech Republic and Neocert in Brazil.  

FSC invites you to provide your feedback on the Review Report draft 1-0 for the 60-series normative documents. These documents deal with the development, transfer and maintenance of Forest Stewardship Standards. The public consultation is open until 12 October 2021.      

The interim national standard (INS) of Cuba was adapted to the national context considering the diverse environmental, social, and geographical conditions of forest and plantations in the country and will be effective on 15 December 2021.   

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has released new core labour requirements in its chain of custody certification standard to provide added protection for the rights of workers in all FSC certified operations.

Several items supporting the implementation of the FSC core labour requirements are now available including a webinar download, national self-assessment templates, guidance document and more.