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Structure and Content of National Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-60-002
This International Standard shall be used as a normative document for FSC approval of regional, national or sub-national Forest Stewardship Standards.
Process Requirements for the Development and Maintenance of National Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-60-006
This standard specifies the process requirements to be followed for the development and revision of regional (supra-national, trans-national), national or sub-national FSC Forest Stewardship Standards by registered Standards Development Groups and endorsed National Initiatives.
Requirements for use of the FSC trademarks by certificate holders
FSC-STD-50-001
This standard is mandatory for all FSC certificate holders who are entitled to use the FSC trademarks and sets out how to use the FSC trademarks correctly. The standard covers use of the FSC trademarks on FSC certified products, use for promotion of FSC certified products, and for promotion of the company's status as an FSC certificate holder. This standard forms the basis for evaluation and approval by FSC accredited certification bodies of all certificate holders' FSC trademark use.
Controlled Forest Management Evaluations
FSC-STD-20-012
This standard applies to forest management-accredited certification bodies assessing conformity with the applicable FSC normative requirements during controlled forest management evaluations including pre-evaluations, main evaluations, surveillance evaluations and step-up evaluations of single management units, forest management groups, and single legal entities managing multiple management units. This standard defines the normative requirements for FSC accreditation for controlled forest management certification.
Controlled Forest Management
FSC-STD-30-010
This standard specifies the requirements applicable at the level of the Management Unit (MU) that allows persons or entities to demonstrate that the products supplied from that MU come from controlled forest management (CFM). Controlled forest management respects and upholds legality and customary and human rights, including The ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. It also maintains or enhances social, cultural, environmental, and High Conservation Values (HCV) of the forests and prevents deforestation and degradation - and is free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Chinese Taipei
FSC-STD-TWN-01-2023 EN
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations in Chinese Taipei, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
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'.
SLIMF eligibility criteria addendum
FSC-STD-01-003a
This document provides an up to date list of countries for which the SLIMF eligibility criteria differ from those specified for international use in “FSC-STD-01-003 V1-0 EN: SLIMF Eligibility Criteria” .
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
Structure, Content and Local Adaptation of Generic Forest Stewardship Standards
FSC-STD-20-002
This standard defines a hierarchical framework which ensures that all FSC Forest Stewardship Standards can be audited in a consistent manner, providing replicable results. This standard also specifies the requirements for certification bodies to adapt their generic standards to local conditions in countries where there is not yet an FSC approved regional, national or sub-national Forest Stewardship Standard. This standard shall apply to certification body generic certification standards used as the basis for FSC certification.
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First Draft - FSC-STD-50-002 V2-0 EN
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Normative Document

As an outcome of this process the following international normative document is expected: New Procedure for Standard Development Groups (SDGs) to determine the placement and extent of Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL) core areas and conservation measures, based on the conditions in the wider landscape.

Background

Mandated by Motion 23: Use landscape-wide approaches adapted to local conditions and strengthen Standard Development Groups (SDGs) to improve protection of Intact Forest Landscapes (General Assembly, 2020), approved at General Assembly 2021-2022 in Bali Indonesia, FSC is developing through engagement with members, SDGs, stakeholders, and partnerships a revised landscape approach for FSC stewardship in forests with high social and environmental values, in particular Intact Forest Landscapes (IFL). As an outcome of this Motion SDGs will be able to implement a landscape approach process to protect and manage IFL following developed, relevant, and published requirements in the normative framework.

At its meeting in August 2023 (BM96) the BoD approved the implementation of “major process” according to FSC-PRO-01-001 V4-0 Development and Revision of FSC Requirements based on a piloting approach, and with the deviations described in the Terms of Reference (ToR).

Motion 23 grants one year to review and revise the current approach to IFL conservation and enable SDGs to identify and recommend improvements to be made. Pilot testing allows the implementation of draft requirements which may result in temporary use of FSC trademarks in the labelling and promotion of FSC-certified products.  

While the revision of the applicable normative framework is expected to be completed by 2026, SDGs will be able to implement a landscape approach process, through pilot testing, to protect and manage IFL, which will enable the consequent certification of management units before this date.

Process Objectives

Strengthening the approaches for identification, protection, maintenance and/or enhancement of High Conservation Values 2, including IFL conservation at landscape level in National and Regional Forest Stewardship Standards, and enabling SDGs through pilots to identify and recommend improvements to FSC’s normative framework.

Process lead

Diana Franco, forestmanagement@fsc.org

Working Group

At BM 96 BoD approved Focus Forest Advisory Group (FFAG) to act as working group for this process.  

The FFAG is composed as follows:

Economic North

Alan Thorne (Organization member), Canada.

Economic South

Caroline Duhesme (ATIBT – RoC office), Africa

Environmental North

Grant Rosoman (Greenpeace, New Zealand), Asia Pacific

Environmental South

Leila Syntiche Wolo, (individual member, Benin), Africa

Social South

Alina Liviet Santiago Jiménez (individual member, Mexico), Latin America

Social North

Leo van der Vlist (individual member, Netherlands), Europe

Get involved

You can stay informed of the developments on this revision process by staying tuned to this process page and by participating in consultations and webinars.

Timeline

History

Summary of steps taken and process to date.

History
January, 2024

25 January: FFAG endorses draft Guidance to support Standard Development Groups (SDGs) in incorporating landscape considerations into the development of indicators for Intact Forest Landscape (IFL).

November - December, 2023

10 November - 3 December: Questionnaire to gather feedback on fundamental concepts on the implementation of Motion 23 is available for interested members and stakeholders here

November, 2023

29 November: Webinars on the implementation of Motion 23 are organized :

  • 9.00 – 10.00 am (CET)
  • 16.00 – 17.00 pm* (CET)

*With simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French.

See webinar presentation here.

January – September, 2023

Conceptual phase and engagement activities with stakeholders are conducted.

September, 2023

14 September: Director General approves the Terms of Reference for Working Group to revise requirements for IFL conservation.

July – August, 2023

31 July – 2 August: To address Motion 23/2020 the FSC Board of Directors at its meeting (BM96) approves the implementation of “major process” according to FSC-PRO-01-001 V4-0 Development and Revision of FSC Requirements based on a piloting approach. The BoD also approves the Focus Forest Advisory Group to act as working group for this process. See more information about Focus Forest here

October, 2022

9 - 14 October: Motion 23/2020 Use landscape-wide approaches adapted to local conditions and strengthen Standard Development Groups (SDGs) to improve protection of Intact Forest Landscapes is approved at the General Assembly 2021-2022 in Bali Indonesia.

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