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Normative Documents

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

Purpose

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:

  1. FSC-STD-RAP-01-2021 V-1, The FSC Regional Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders,
  2. FSC-STD-RAP-IND-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India,
  3. FSC-STD-RAP-IDN-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Indonesia,
  4. FSC-STD-RAP-VNM-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam
  5. FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand
Process Objectives

The objectives of the pilot test are, to give evidence on:

  1. The consistency of the nationally adapted APAC RFSS with the FSC Principles and Criteria.
  2. The improved accessibility to FSC certification by its target user group, small management units below 20 hectares.
Project Lead and Partners

Laura Paulus; communityfamilyforests@fsc.org

FSC India, FSC Indonesia, FSC Thailand and FSC Vietnam

FSC-STD-RAP-01-2021
PDF, Size: 777.96KB
FSC-STD-RAP-IDN-01-2022_Indo Pilot Test
PDF, Size: 1.01MB
FSC-STD-RAP-IND-V1.0-2022 Plantations EN_ The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India
PDF, Size: 1.09MB
Comparison AP RFSS India to NFSS_for CBs
XLSX, Size: 138.12KB
Comparison AP RFSS Indonesia to NFSS_for CBs
XLSX, Size: 106.39KB
FSC-STD-RAP-VNM-01-2022 Plantations EN The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Vietnam
PDF, Size: 947.67KB
Comparison AP RFSS Vietnam to NFSS_for CBs_FINAL
XLSX, Size: 128.97KB
FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024_Plantations_EN_Smallholders_The-FSC-Forest-Stewardship-Standard-for-Smallholders-in-Thailand.pdf
PDF, Size: 1.19MB
Comparison AP RFSS Thailand to NFSS for CBs.xlsx
XLSX, Size: 126.50KB
AP RFSS SOP PART II Pilot test implementation.pdf
PDF, Size: 455.02KB
FSC-IC_Declaration-of-consent_updated_20241213.pdf
PDF, Size: 504.70KB
December 2025

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Songklha, Thailand.

July 2025
  • Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Palembang, Indonesia.
  • Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
June 2025

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. 
April 2025

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Bangkok, Thailand

February 2025

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Shillong, India 

January 2025

First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in India

December 2024 - January 2025

4 AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia, 10 in Vietnam and 11 in Thailand. 

December 2024

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Surabaya, Indonesia.

November 2024
  • Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)  Part II – Pilot test implementation updated.
October 2024
  • Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Da Nang, Vietnam.
  • AP RFSS Mid-term progress report released.
     
August 2024

Stakeholder online workshop on AP RFSS pilot test, Thailand.

July 2024
  • 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.
     
June 2024

First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in Thailand.

May 2024
  • Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Aizawl, India.
  • Stakeholder online workshop on AP RFSS pilot test, Thailand.
     
April 2024

First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Bangkok, Thailand.

February 2024

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Agartala, India.

January - December 2023

6 AP RFSS pilot test audits take place in Indonesia and 6 in Vietnam.

December 2023

Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-THA-01-2024 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in Thailand by PSU.

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November 2023

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot in Panchkula, India.

September 2023

Stakeholder workshops on AP RFSS pilot test in Kottayam, India, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

June 2023

First AP RFSS pilot test audit takes place in Vietnam.

February 2023

Stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Palembang, Indonesia.

January 2023

First stakeholder workshop on  AP RFSS pilot test in Hyderabad, India.

December 2022
  • 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.
September 2022
  • 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.
July 2022

Approval of FSC-STD-RAP-IND-01-2022 Plantations, The FSC Forest Stewardship Standard for Smallholders in India by PSU.

June 2022

First stakeholder workshop on AP RFSS pilot test in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

May 2022

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).

April 2022

Approval and publication of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Part I and Part II for pilot testing.

June and November 2021

Approval of AP RFSS as a 5-year pilot test by the FSC Board of Directors (BoD).

December 2020

FSC’s Policy and Standards Committee (PSC) conditionally approves the AP RFSS for smallholders with 12 conditions and 3 observations.

March 2020

FSC publishes a factsheet on the AP RFSS development.

2018 - 2020

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.