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Forest Management Groups
FSC-STD-30-005
This standard specifies the requirements for group entities (the certificate holder) managing a group of forest management units under a single certificate, a process referred to as ‘group certification'.
FSC Standard for Project Certification
FSC-STD-40-006
This standard specifies the requirements for FSC chain of custody (CoC) certification of projects. For the purposes of this standard a project is defined as the production or renovation of a construction or civil engineering project (e.g. an office building, a condominium of houses, event infrastructure such as concert stages, stand in a trade fair, timber bridge), individual art or decorative object (e.g. sculpture), or transport vehicle (e.g. maritime vessels) that is made of or contains forest-based materials.
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.
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. Version 4-0 is still applicable to those territories which have FSC certified forests but do not have Forest Stewardship Standards based on Version 5-0. Version 4-0 is available for download here: FSC-STD-01-001 Principles and Criteria for Forest Stewardship V4-0
Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood
FSC-STD-40-005
This standard outlines the requirements for a due diligence system for FSC Chain of Custody certified organizations to avoid material from unacceptable sources.Special note: The Requirements for Sourcing FSC Controlled Wood (FSC-STD-40-005) does not require disclosure of price or cost information to be shared among organizations seeking certification. The standard requires disclosure only as far as necessary to verify compliance with particular control measures, and pricing information is not included therein. FSC recommends that all pricing information be redacted from documentation that is shared to verify compliance. The Spanish language version can be found here.
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.
Forest Management Evaluations
FSC-STD-20-007
The objective of this standard is to provide the requirements for FSC-accredited certification bodies to assess conformity of The Organization against applicable requirements of the FSC normative framework with regards to forest management certification, as well as reporting and decision making.
FSC Controlled Wood Standard for Forest Management Enterprises
FSC-STD-30-010
This standard specifies basic requirements applicable at the forest management unit (FMU) level for forest management enterprises to demonstrate to a company or third party certification body that wood supplied is controlled. It allows forest management enterprises to provide evidence that the wood they supply has been controlled to avoid wood that is illegally harvested, harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights, harvested in forest management units in which high conservation values are threatened by management activities, harvested in areas in which forests are being converted to plantations or nonforest use or harvested from forests in which genetically modified tress are planted.
Forest Management Evaluations Addendum – Forest Certification Public Summary Reports
FSC-STD-20-007b
Please note that the content of this normative document has been streamlined into FSC-STD-20-007 Forest Management Evaluations Standard (V4-0) Publication date: 1 February 2023 Effective date: 1 July 2023 End of transition period: 31 December 2024 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.
Standard for evaluation of FSC Controlled Wood in Forest Management Enterprises
FSC-STD-20-012
This standard is designed to provide a credible guarantee that all forest management units (FMUs) included in the scope of a FSC Controlled Wood certificate comply with the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Controlled Wood standards for forest management enterprises FSC-STD-30-010 (Version 2-0).
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FSC_Policy_responses_Ukraine__2022-12-19
FSC-STD-RAP-01-2021
FSC-STD-01-003 SLIMF Review Report
Focus Forests Landscape Dialogue – Info Sheet_EN
First Draft - FSC-STD-50-002 V2-0 EN
2018.07 New Members EN- FSC Internacional
2020.12 New Members EN - FSC Internacional
FSC core labour requirements self-assessment_USA V1-0
FSC core labour requirements self-assessment_Australia V1-0
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Document Code

FSC-STD-01-003

Document Purpose

The objective of FSC-STD-01-003 is to provide consistent definitions of 'small' and 'low intensity' managed forests for the purpose of implementing streamlined certification and auditing procedures.

Objective

1. Expand the scope of the standard to cover and include all uses of the SLIMF concept within the FSC system to improve consistency and transparency.

2. Introduce an improved mechanism to develop and approve nationally adapted thresholds for ‘small’ and ‘low intensity’ when a deviation from the default categories is deemed necessary.

Project Coordinator

Joachim Meier-Dörnberg; communityfamilyforests@fsc.org 

Technical Working Group
  • Junia Karst Caminha Ruggiero, Neocert, Brazil
  • Christine Hall, The Nature Conservancy, USA
  • Michal Brink, CMO, South Africa
Related Processes
  • Revision of FSC-STD-20-007: Standard for Forest Management Evaluations
  • Development of FSC-PRO-30-011: Continuous Improvement Procedure 
  • Revision of FSC-PRO-60-010: Incorporating a risk-based approach in National Forest Stewardship Standards
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Timeline

History

A summary of steps taken and process to date

History
September 19 – November 18 2022
Second Public Consultation is Open

The SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria D2-0 is open for public consultation until 18 November 2022

 

Participate in Consultation
November 2 & 3, 2022
Webinars

To support the public consultation FSC is offering three webinars for all interested parties. The webinars will include a question-and-answer period for participants. To register for an upcoming webinar, use the links below:

May 25 and June 2, 2022
Webinars Announced

After a short presentation on the proposed draft of the FSC-STD-01-003 V2.0, SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria, opportunity is given to the audience to provide questions and to receive answers by the Community and Family Forest team at FSC International. Register using the following links:

April 14 - June 13 2022
Public Consultation is Open

The SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria is open for public consultation until 13 June 2022. 

14 September 2021
Technical Working Group Established

Read news item here. 

June 2021

FSC launched a call for applicants that is open until 31 July. See news item here.

June 2021

The FSC Board of Directors approved the revision of the SLIMF standard and the establishment of a Technical Working Group, requiring that the Terms of Reference specify that:

  • All aspects of the application of the SLIMF concept shall be reviewed; and
  • The specific needs of very smallholders, with forest lands of up to 20 hectares, shall be considered.
May 2021

The Policy and Standards Committee recommended to FSC Board of Directors the approval of the revision process.

April 2021

Review report 30 days public consultation. Read more in the news item here. 

October 2020 - January 2021

Internal stakeholder review for preparation of review report and identification of alignment needs

Documents

FSC-STD-01-003 SLIMF Review Report
PDF, Size: 310.62KB
Informe de revisiones de la PSU_FSC-STD-01-003 completo
PDF, Size: 248.47KB
Espanol - Synopsis _SLIMF_1st public consultation_FINAL_ES
PDF, Size: 498.12KB
Synopsis _SLIMF_1st public consultation_FINAL
PDF, Size: 532.99KB
SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria_V2_0_D2_0_EN
PDF, Size: 451.54KB
Espanol - SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria_V2_0_D2_0_ES
PDF, Size: 422.54KB
Synopsis _SLIMF_2nd public consultation_EN_FINAL.pdf
PDF, Size: 501.71KB