IGI for the implementation of the FSC Pesticides Policy
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Standard
November 2018
Provide a control framework to ensure consistency in the development of national indicators for the use of highly restricted and restricted HHPs by SDGs and provide indicators for countries with no SDG.
- Develop International Generic Indicators (IGI) and instructions for standard developers to facilitate the implementation of the of the FSC Pesticides Policy.
- Develop instructions for Standard Development Groups and Certification Bodies on how to incorporate the IGI to National Forest Stewardship Standards and Interim National Standards.
- Address potential recommendations and conditions from the Policy and Standards Committee or Board of Directors resulting from the approval process of the revised policy.
| Name | Company/Organization | Nationality | ||
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FSC Pesticides Policy Working Group |
Social member | Lain Dare | University of Canberra | Australia |
| Environmental member | Debbie Muir |
Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa |
South Africa | |
| Economic member | Colin Maunder | Timberlands Limited | New Zealand | |
| External experts in... | Audits | Beth Jacqmain | SCS Global Services | USA |
| Forest Management | Luís Renato Junqueira | IPEF (Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudios Florestais) | Brazil | |
| Standard development | Owen Davies | FSC UK | UK |
Timeline
FSC-STD-60-004 International Generic Indicators V2-1 is published.
Final draft of the international generic indicators for highly hazardous pesticides approved by the FSC Board of Directors.
The indicators will be shared with Standard Developers to be incorporated to Forests Stewardship Standards as per FSC-ADV-60-006-02 and will be published in the next updated of the FSC-STD-60-004.
Two webinars for the second draft of the IGIs for HHPs held.
View English webinar here.
View Spanish webinar here.
Process re-starts. Review revised workplan here.
Process paused due to COVID-19
View webinar here.