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Forestry certification and potential links with climate change mitigation
Liviu AmarieiSenior Accreditation Advisor Accreditation Business Unit
6 December 2003
The Forest Stewardship CouncilSetting the Standard for Responsible Forestry
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International Forest Management
Standards-Setting & Accreditation Body
Founded in 1993
Non-Profit Membership Organization
600 Members from more than 60 Countries
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The mission statement
The Forest Stewardship Council A.C. (FSC) shall promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.
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Forest Certification is: Assessment of on-the-ground forest practices against a negotiated set of standards
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FORESTRY OPERATION
CERTIFICATION BODY
(independent, third party)
ACCREDITATION BODY
Forest stewardship standards
Accreditation standards
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Main activities
Standardization (P&C, other International, National and Regional Standards)
Accreditation (12 accredited certification bodies, 3 applicants)
Policy guidance and assistanceEducational activities
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Balanced, Multi-Stakeholder Participation
Representation of environmental, economic, and social interests
Participation of industry, environmental groups, community groups, governments
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Certification to FSC standards is expanding: 40,000.000 ha 560 forests and
2600 manufacturing companies in 66 countries 8000+ products labeled with FSC “checkmark & tree” logo
Australia MexicoAustria NamibiaBelgium NetherlandsBelize New ZealandBolivia PanamaBrazil Papua New GuineaCanada PhilippinesChina PolandCosta Rica RussiaCroatia SingaporeCzech Republic Solomon IslandsDenmark South AfricaEstonia SpainFinland Sri LankaFrance SwazilandGermany SwedenGuatemala SwitzerlandHonduras ThailandIndonesia United KingdomIreland United StatesItaly VietnamJapan ZambiaLatvia ZimbabweMalaysia
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Embraced by Leading Retailers:
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Adopted by Forest Products Companies
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Supported by Responsible Companies &Institutions
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Endorsed by Recognized Environmental Organizations
WWF
Greenpeace
Friends of the Earth
The Wilderness Society
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
World Resources Institute
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Forest Certification to FSC standards is the global “gold standard” for forest management.
The most important asset:
the CREDIBILITY Values:
participationmulti-stakeholder balancetransparencyaccountabilitytruth in labeling
“In our opinion, FSC sets the highest standard.”Suzanne AppleVice PresidentCommunity Affairs & EnvironmentThe Home Depot
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Forests as carbon sinks: important issues to consider
Political implications: how individual countries honor international commitments
Social aspects: plantations, access for local communities, labor issues
Environmental impacts:biodiversity, conversion, pesticide use
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Ensure not only carbon sequestration, but also measurable social, environmental and
economic benefits
Operate according to an internationally recognized forestry standard such as the
FSC Principles and Criteria for forest management
Forestry Carbon projects should:
Forestry certification and climate changeThe 1st link
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The FSC forestry standard: 10 Principles and 56 Criteria for responsible forest management representing an international frame standard for the development of national or regional performance-based standards.
1. Compliance with laws 2. Tenure and use rights 3. Indigenous people’s rights4. Community relations and
workers rights5. Benefits from the forests
6. Environmental impact 7. Management plans 8. Monitoring and Assessment9. Maintenance of High
Conservation Value forests 10. Plantations
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Measurement of carbon sinks
In addition to the management standard for forestry carbon projects, certification could be applied as an effective mechanism for the verification of claims and commitmentsrelated to carbon sequestration in forests.
Forestry certification and climate change
The 2nd link
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An international standard for forestry carbon projects?
Some pre-requisites:
a widely accepted methodology for measuring carbon sequestration in forest
ecosystemsforestry accepted by a wide range of stakeholder groups as a valid means for the mitigation of
climatechangeavailability of funds for standards development work
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Subject to the availability of a widely accepted methodology
for measuring carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems, as
an international standardization body FSC could participate
in the development of a comprehensive standard for forestry
carbon projects, considering not only management aspects,
but also criteria and norms for verifying claims and commitments related to carbon sequestration in forests.
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