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
- FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand
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
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Songklha, Thailand.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Palembang, Indonesia.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The FSC Board of Directors approves the transition of the AP RFSS from a pilot test to forest stewardship standard (FSS) in its 102nd meeting held from 9-13 June 2025, in Poland.
- From January until June, 6 AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia, 11 in Vietnam, 10 in Thailand and 2 in India.
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Bangkok, Thailand
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Shillong, India
First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in India
4 AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia, 10 in Vietnam and 11 in Thailand.
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part II – Pilot test implementation updated.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Da Nang, Vietnam.
- AP RFSS Mid-term progress report released.
Stakeholder online workshop on AP RFSS pilot test, Thailand.
- Stakeholder workshops on AP RFSS pilot test in Balaghat North and in Balaghat South, India.
- CB Online calibration on AP RFSS pilot test, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia.
First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in Thailand.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Aizawl, India.
- Stakeholder online workshop on AP RFSS pilot test, Thailand.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Bangkok, Thailand.
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Agartala, India.
6 AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia and 6 in Vietnam.
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand by PSU.
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Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Panchkula, India.
Stakeholder workshops on AP RFSS pilot test in Kottayam, India, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in Vietnam.
Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Palembang, Indonesia.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Hyderabad, India.
- First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- The first two AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia.
- Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-VNM-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam by PSU.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part II – Pilot test implementation updated.
Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-IND-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India by PSU.
First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test 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 Procedures (SOP) Part I and Part II for pilot testing.
Approval of AP RFSS as a 5-year 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 at the country level.