A central part of FSCs strategy for continued service delivery and ensuring credibility is the use of technologies. A cornerstone in this digitalization process is to increase FSC’s use of earth observation as part of its monitoring and transparency initiatives.
FSC provides organizations and consumers worldwide with the confirmation that the forest products they buy and sell come from sustainably managed resources. The credibility of FSC certification rests on the integrity and robustness of this system.
A means of getting forest management certification by grouping together different forestry units under a single group entity who all use the same set of rules and forestry management practices.
Policies, Standards and Procedures are being developed or revised. Our development, review and revision process is comprehensive, transparent, inclusive and robust, aiming to promote stability and predictability with the FSC system. For a full overview of ongoing and planned processes please view the Normative Framework Schedule.Â
FSC strives to identify the best feasible approach to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in FSC-certified forests and plantations, and to prevent, minimise and mitigate the related environmental and social impacts.