Title

FSC Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship

Code

FSC-STD-01-001 V5-2

Type

Standard

Coordinator

Maria Pilar Melero Bravo / Pasi Miettinen

Start date

December 2018

Objective of the document

The FSC Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship are the essential requirements that determine environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management. They are the foundation of the FSC forest certification scheme.

Purpose of the process

Review FSC Principles and Criteria V5-2 to determine whether the document is to be reaffirmed or revised.

Timeline

August 2019
FSC Board of Directors approves endorses PSC recommendation
June 2019
Policy and Standards Committee recommends to the FSC Board of Directions the approval of the recommended conclusion from the PSU Review Report (i.e. no revision at this point in time and conduct the next scheduled review in 2024)
April 2019
Analyzing stakeholder feedback
15 January – 6 March 2019
Stakeholder consultation

 Link

March 2018
FSC Board of Directors gives the mandate to review FSC Principles and Criteria V5-2 to the Performance and Standards Unit (PSU).
Review report FSC-STD-01-001.pdf
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