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FSC Indigenous Foundation Launches Global Development Alliance for Indigenous Peoples

The Indigenous Peoples Alliance for Rights and Development aims to create solutions to empower world’s Indigeno

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FSC Joins #Together4Forests Movement

FSC has joined 100+ NGOs supporting the #Together4Forests movement urging citizens to take part in a European Commission public consultation on def

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FSC Collaborates with Amazon on Climate Pledge Friendly Program

Through this initiative, Amazon is helping to transform the global market for FSC-certified products and helping to protect the world’s forests for

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Maderacre: Protecting Biodiversity in the Heart of the Amazon

The FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure has helped Maderacre verify its positive impacts on biodiversity and carbon, supporting the protection of the

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Agriculture
FSC-STD-30-005 Pilot testing type III group model
Agriculture
Revision of FSC-STD-40-004A FSC Product Classification
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Task Force on Species Information in FSC Product Groups
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Collaborate with us - Retail

As a professional retailer, you have thousands of FSC certified wood species and products to choose from globally to meet your consumers' expectations. Contact us for a license, we are ready to help.

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We're looking forward to it! Stay tuned for more information on this upcoming podcast series

We're looking forward to it! Stay tuned for more information on this upcoming podcast series.

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Collaborate with us - Construction

As a construction professional, you have thousands of FSC-certified wood products and species to choose from globally to meet your construction or design needs. Contact us to get certified, we are ready to help.

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PSC Resource Centre

The Policy and Standards Committee plays a crucial role in the standard setting process.

The PSC is a six-person group of advisors to the FSC Board of Directors on a wide range of issues including the approval of new and revised FSC policies, and national forest stewardship standards.

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Members' Portal

Membership doesn’t just give you a seat at the decision-making table. It allows you to become part of a vibrant international group of individuals and organizations. Start your application via the members’ portal today.

Members have exclusive access to dedicated resources personalized to their needs in the FSC members’ portal. 

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When we look after forests, we look after our future. #ThursdayThoughts

When we look after forests, we look after our future. #ThursdayThoughts

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Annual Report 2019
FSC Annual Report 2019 – 25 Years of Making a Difference

Our 2019 Annual Report celebrates not only our achievements for the year, but also the hard work in the preceding 25 years that made it all possible.

November 17, 2020
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Spanish Experimental Plot Adopts the New FSC Forest Carbon Monitoring Tool

The Galician Forestry Association (abbreviated in Spanish as “AFG”), recently used the new FSC Forest Carbon Monitoring Tool to measure the positive impacts of their forest management practices on carbon sequestration.

September 8, 2020
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New COVID-19 Update for Certification Bodies

Given the recent developments around the global outbreak of COVID-19 and increasing travel restrictions, we have updated the derogation that allows certification bodies unable to conduct on-site audits to either postpone the audit or replace it with desk audits.

April 28, 2020
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Good Forestry Saves the Cantabrian Brown Bear from Extinction

The Cantabrian brown bear – one of the last native bear species in western Europe – is in danger of extinction. In its home region of Asturias in north-west Spain, the Asturian Wildlife Protection Fund (abbreviated as ‘FAPAS’ in Spanish) is improving the bear’s habitat to preserve the species, while highlighting the value of its home forests.

November 17, 2020
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FSC Looking for Experts to Revise the FSC Forest Management Evaluations Standard

FSC is seeking candidates for a technical working group to revise its Forest Management Evaluations Standard and its associated addenda. The call for applicants has been extended until 30 November 2020.

October 30, 2020
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Visit the FSC Risk Assessment Platform

The FSC risk assessment platform beta version has been launched, providing easy reference material about FSC risk assessments.

December 1, 2020
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FSC’s Feedback on the EU Sustainable Products Initiative

FSC has shared its feedback on a new EU initiative, which will revise the EU Ecodesign Directive, aiming at making products placed on the EU market more sustainable. More info here.

December 1, 2020
COVID
Updated and New COVID-19 Derogations for Certification Bodies

Due to the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), vast areas of the world continue to be subject to travel restrictions, affecting certification bodies’ ability to perform on-site audits. FSC has issued one new derogation and has updated two derogations to address this situation.

December 1, 2020
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FSC has contributed to the EU public consultation on the EUTR and FLEGT

As experts in the field of responsible forestry, FSC took this important opportunity to share input that will help combat illegal logging in the EU.

December 1, 2020
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Invitation: FSC Webinar on the Baseline Assessment of APRIL

On the 7th and 9th of December, FSC will be hosting two webinars on the APRIL baseline assessment.

November 24, 2020
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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.
FSC Glossary of Terms
FSC-STD-01-002
This Glossary is a collection of the most frequently used terms and definitions that have been approved and are used in documents of the FSC Normative Framework, published in the English language.
SLIMF Eligibility Criteria
FSC-STD-01-003
This standard shall be used by all FSC-accredited certification bodies and FSC-accredited National Initiatives for the purpose of defining small and low intensity managed forests (SLIMFs) eligible for application of streamlined certification procedures.
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” .
General requirements for FSC accredited certification bodies
FSC-STD-20-001
This standard specifies the accreditation requirements for all certification bodies operating FSC accredited certification programs. The objective of this standard is to ensure that these programs are managed in a competent, consistent, impartial, transparent, rigorous, reliable and credible manner, thereby facilitating their acceptance on a national and international basis and so furthering international trade and promoting sustainable development.
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.
Stakeholder Consultation for Forest Evaluations
FSC-STD-20-006
This standard is designed to give certification bodies and stakeholders more clarity as to the nature and extent of stakeholder consultation required for evaluation of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards.
Forest Management Evaluations
FSC-STD-20-007
The objective of this standard is to clarify the principles to be followed by certification bodies when sampling FMUs and sites, and integrating the observations to come to a reliable certification decision.
Forest Management Evaluations Addendum – Forest Certification Reports
FSC-STD-20-007a
The following requirements aim to ensure that the certification body decision making entity has sufficient information on which to base its decisions with respect to conformity with FSC forest stewardship standards, and to help FSC ensure that there is consistency in decision making between different certification bodies.
Forest Management Evaluations Addendum – Forest Certification Public Summary Reports
FSC-STD-20-007b
The social impacts of forest management mean that forest management is a social as a well as a technical activity. It is not possible to involve all stakeholders in every forest evaluation. It is therefore essential that forest certification and its results should be open to public scrutiny. This is the only way to demonstrate to all interested or affected parties that the certification decisions are justified and acceptable. It is a basic requirement of the FSC scheme that certification bodies make a summary report of each certified forest operation publicly available.
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Impact Stories from Around the World

Reflecting positive social, environmental and economic change in communities across the world.

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FSC Labels
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What It Means When You See the FSC Labels on a Product

Each label provides information about the origin of the materials used to make the finished and labeled product. FSC labels can be found on millions of products around the world – from toilet rolls to your favourite book, to that milk carton in your fridge, and other food products. What does the label mean? Simply put: by choosing products with FSC labels, you are helping to take care of the world’s forests.

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Lottery Company Bets on a Biodiversity-Restored Area in France

Française des Jeux has signed a sponsorship deal with International Paper (IP) Forêt Services to support a crucial biodiversity restoration project in south-western France. The funding helps maintain good forest practices verified through the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure.

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Callería: an Indigenous Community Safeguarding the Forest for Future Generations

It was an early morning start in the Peruvian Amazon, but we had a lot of ground to cover that day...

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FSC For Members

For Members & Potential Members

Our members are essential to shaping our strategies. Joining as a member provides many benefits, including access to our exclusive members' portal.
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For Certificate Holders & Certification Bodies

Find relevant information on standards and how to implement them, tailored for your needs. Explore the tools we offer to support your work.
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FSC For Business

For Businesses

Consumers are increasingly demanding eco-friendly and responsible products. FSC provides many benefits to business, including marketing support.
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Impact Stories

Callería: an Indigenous Community Safeguarding the Forest for Future Generations

It was an early morning start in the Peruvian Amazon, but we had a lot of ground to cover that day.

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Integrity Stories

FSC Introduces New Okoume Transaction Verification

The new round of transaction verification for okoume will cover FSC claims made between 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. The deadline for certificate holders to submit requested transaction verification data is 29 September 2020.

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Innovation Stories

Auditing from the sky: FSC launches new FSC GIS Portal

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Good News for #Caribou. Learn how FSC Canada helped guide an incredible team on their mission to...
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From satellite to Canadian pine or Norwegian Spruce - FSC on the Map allows our stakeholders to find...
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The key to good #woodland management is sustainability, so that the woodland ecosystem remains in...
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Today we're celebrating the immense biodiversity of forests by introducing you to some of the...
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FSC’s principle decision-making platform, the triennial General Assembly, has been postponed to 2021...
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"Building with timber can ameliorate climate change, as it produces less greenhouse gas emissions...
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Great to see our event 'The Value of FSC to Europe's Public Forests' is going well in Prague. Stay...
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Root of the matter

Thoughts from FSC’s Director General

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