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.
Joachim Meier-Dörnberg; communityfamilyforests@fsc.org
FSC India, FSC Indonesia, FSC Thailand and FSC Vietnam
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in India.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Vietnam.
Second on-the ground pilot test auditing in Java, Indonesia.
First on-the ground pilot test auditing in Java, 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 of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Part II for pilot testing.
Approval and launch of the 5 years nationwide pilot test by the FSC Board of Directors (BoD).