Performance and outcomes

This pillar describes the direct outcomes of FSC certification and provides initial insights into social, economic and environmental values in FSC-certified forests.

How do we assess performance and outcomes of FSC certification?

It’s important for FSC to understand the effects of FSC forest management certification. We assess the direct short-term outcomes of FSC forest management certification to gain initial insights about their effectiveness to generate positive sustainability outcomes. We do this based on internally generated data (e.g. from annual evaluation from certification bodies), as well as detailed assessment of outcomes using external data sources.

Assessing biodiversity outcomes in Sweden, Finland and Brazil

In 2023, we initiated a project to assess biodiversity in FSC-certified forests in Sweden, Finland and Brazil, and relying on readily available data to fast-track the assessment. In the following StoryMap, results are presented, taking a further step in demonstrating the value of FSC certification for the conservation of forest biodiversity. The full reports can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

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