FSC forest management certification confirms that the forest is being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers, while ensuring it sustains economic viability.
Consult the user manuals for a variety of our tools. They will help you find yourself around the different platforms, solve common problems and guide you through each step of the process.
This user guide provides step-by-step directions – on how to complete the FSC Check process – to organizations and individuals who want to join (or re-join) the FSC system, either as a certificate holder or as a member.
If you have technical questions, write to us at: connect@fsc.orgÂ
There are some forestry practices we believe are so destructive that they cannot be tolerated, regardless of whether the wrongdoing happens in forests within or outside certified areas. Organizations found responsible for these activities face exclusion from the FSC scheme.