Standard Operating Procedure for pilot testing of FSC-STD-RAP-01-2020 V-1, FSC Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders, PART II – Pilot Test Implementation
The SOP Part II for Pilot Implementation describes the rules and requirements for successful pilot participation by all parties in its chronological order. Related to the SOP are the respective forest stewardship standards, including the regional standard and the nationally adapted standards for India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam as it follows:
- FSC-STD-RAP-01-2021 V-1, The FSC Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders,
- FSC-STD-RAP-IND-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India,
- FSC-STD-RAP-IDN-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Indonesia,
- FSC-STD-RAP-VNM-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam
The objectives of the pilot test are, to give evidence on:
- The consistency of the nationally adapted APAC RFSS with the FSC Principles and Criteria.
- The improved accessibility to FSC certification by its target user group, small management units below 20 hectares.
Laura Paulus; communityfamilyforests@fsc.org
FSC India, FSC Indonesia, FSC Thailand and FSC Vietnam
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand by PSU.
7th pilot test audit takes place in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam.
6 pilot test audits take place in Indonesia and 6 pilot tests in Vietnam.
Third stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Haryana, India.
Second stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Kerala, India, and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Second stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Palembang, Indonesia.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Hyderabad, India.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Vietnam.
The first two pilot test audits take place in Yogyakarta, and Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-VNM-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam by PSU.
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-IND-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India by PSU.
First Stakeholder workshop on Asia Pacific Regional Forest Stewardship Standard (AP RFSS) pilot in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-IDN-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Indonesia by the Performance and Standards Unit (PSU).
Approval and publication of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Part I and II for pilot testing.
Approval of the AP RFSS by the FSC Board of Directors (BoD).
Approval of the 5 years nationwide pilot test by the FSC Board of Directors (BoD).
FSC’s Policy and Standards Committee (PSC) conditionally approves the AP RFSS for smallholders with 12 conditions and 3 observations.
FSC publishes a factsheet on the AP RFSS development.
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) develops the Asia Pacific Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for smallholders. The process included stakeholder consultation and field testing.