FSC-PRO-30-006 Ecosystem Services Procedure: Impact Demonstration and Market Tools
This procedure set out the requirements for FSC-certified forest managers to credibly demonstrate the impact of their activities on the maintenance, conservation, restoration or enhancement of ecosystem services, providing them with improved access to ecosystem services markets through the use of FSC ecosystem services claims.
Key objectives of this revision process are:
- Streamline the procedure to ease implementation and accelerate demand.
- Make it more comprehensive, while increasing clarity and simplicity.
- Lower the costs and make it easier to access, in particular for smallholders and communities.
- Facilitate and enable further impacts and quantitative measurements for the impact demonstration while enhancing qualitative approaches.
- Wesley Snell, ETIFOR (Economic)
- Jens Kanstrup, Forest of the World (Environmental)
- Alan Smith, Individual (Social)
- Ana Vaz, NBI - Natural Business Intelligence & CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources of the University of Porto (technical expert)
- Rachele Perazzolo, FSC Italy (technical expert)
- Carlos Paixao, Independent consultant (technical expert)
Timeline
Revised Ecosystem Services Procedure V2-0 is published
The <FSC-PRO-30-006 V2-0 Ecosystem Services Procedure: Impact Demonstration and Market Tools> is published.
In this news article you will find more information about alignment with ISO requirements and the German national accreditation body “DAkkS”, the revised Guidance document, validity of impacts verified or validated under the previous version V1-2, and webinars.
Important dates and the transition period:
- Publication : 1 January 2025
- Effective date : 1 July 2025
- Transition end date : 31 December 2026
Consultation reports are available:
The revision process included two public consultations. The first and second public consultation reports are available on this website under the section “Consultation documents”, or by clicking the links above.
Revised Ecosystem Services Procedure V2-0 is approved.
FSC Board of Directors approved the revised version of <FSC-PRO-30-006 V2-0 Ecosystem Services Procedure: Impact Demonstration and Market Tools>
FSC hosted the fourth face-to-face meetings with the technical working group in Aarhus, Denmark (2-5 July)
The second public consultation is open between 10 April to 9 June 2024 and will be used to collect stakeholders’ feedback on a series of questions regarding Draft 2-0 of the procedure. FSC encourages all interested stakeholders to participate and provide their feedback during this period. Consultation translated into Spanish and French.
- Click here to go to FSC’s Consultation Platform.
- Find more information on the news article, here.
- The presentation of the webinar can be found here
- The recording of the webinar can be found here
We're seeking participants for the desk test of ES PRO. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to the improvement of Draft 2-0 by providing feedback on its clarity, coherence, and feasibility. Participants can be FM certificate holders, CH managing SLIMF or community forests, project developers, sponsors, certification bodies, FSC Trademark Service Providers. Participants are encouraged to review the information below (1) Terms of Reference, (2) Application Form and, (3) Privacy Statement. Participation takes place on a voluntary and unpaid basis.
Submit your application by filling in the Application Form and sending it to Francesco Patiño, Policy Manager, at forestmanagement@fsc.org.
FSC will keep the call for applicants open until the desired number of selected participants has been reached.
The desk test will take place during the second public consultation of the revised Draft of the ES PRO (expected dates April – May 2024).
FSC hosted the third face-to-face meetings with the technical working group in Bonn, Germany (16-19 January)
The Policy Steering Group approves the new technical working group member.
Due to a vacancy in the technical working group revising the Procedure, we are looking for applicants with expertise in carbon project development and carbon finance. Please find below (1) the application form, which includes all technical and other skills we are looking for (e.g., knowledge of the FSC system, results-based payments, soft skills, etc.); (2) the Terms of Reference V1-2 and (3) the Privacy Statement for working group members. The call for applicants is open until 31 October 2023.
FSC hosted the second face-to-face meeting with the technical working group in Lisbon, Portugal (13-16 June).
FSC invites all interested stakeholders to attend explanatory webinars about ongoing public consultation of the draft procedure. The webinar presentation can be found here.
- First webinar, Jan 24, 2023 09:00 AM (CET)
- Second webinar, Feb 21, 2023 05:00 PM (CET)
- Webinars public with simultaneous translation to Spanish and French
The first public consultation open between 16 January and 17 March 2023 and will be used to collect stakeholders’ feedback on a series of questions regarding the proposed first draft version of the procedure. FSC encourages all interested stakeholders to participate and provide their feedback during this period. Consultation translated into Spanish and French.
FSC hosted the first face-to-face meeting with the Technical Working Group in Bonn, Germany (30 August -2 September).
The Technical Working Group for the revision of the Ecosystem Services Procedure has been established. Read the news article here.
Call for applicants for the establishment of the Technical Working Group
Terms of References approved by the Policy Steering group.
Board of Directors approves the establishment of a Technical Working Group formed by 3 interest balanced members and 2 to 3 technical experts at its 91st meeting
Motion 48/2021 Streamline the Ecosystem Services Procedure, incorporate more services and maximise its potential is supported by the FSC members at the FSC General Assembly
Review Report recommending a revision of the procedure is consulted
