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Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved Certification does matter! The Forest Stewardship Council from researchers’ perspective November 2009 M. Karmann, A. Smith FSC International Center

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 2 FSC was established to… promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable …management of the world's forests.

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 3 Setting standards that reflect agreed principles for responsible forest management An accreditation/certification system that monitors adherence to FSC standards A product labelling system that rewards responsible forest managers. It does this through…

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 4 Conformity with agreed principles for responsible forest management Usually requires improvements / changes of forest management practices Changes  Corrective Actions Requests (CARs) CARs  monitored Forest Management certification …

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 5 Independent Researchers’ Findings Screening of 300 research papers in 2007 Collection of studies (please: send what you have!) Networking with researchers Case studies, CAR analyses, experiments,...

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 6 Measuring contributions to FSC’s mission Analysis of certified forest management units Analysis of certification reports  CARs Case studies of FSC influence on the environment (incl. social, econonic issues) Studying independent researchers‘ findings.

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 7 Environmentally, socially and economically appropriate … © 2001 Erik Goethals / FSC

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 8 ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved FSC-SECR-0002 Presentation August 23, 2015 · 8 CAR analyses: Analysis of 129 FM certificates with 2099 CARS in 21 countries: Main improvements: biodiversity and fm planning!

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 9 WWF, RA: Summary of findings improved fm planning: inventories, monitoring, eval.; eg: permanent sample plots improved silvicultural techniques; e.g. introduction of RIL introducing biodiv. conservation measures, incl.: improved riparian and aquatic management improved treatment of sensitive sites and HCVFs improved treatment of threatened & endangered species prohibition of GMOs and of avoidable use of toxics.

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 10 Rainforest Alliance … “FSC certified operations with higher % of plantation area tend to have significantly larger strict reserve areas” (FSC Principle10.5)

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 11 Trans-boundary forest conservation WWF Malaysia (2007): Deramakot forest reserve - part of the “Heart of Borneo” secures forest corridor for peoples socio-economic benefits AND large tracts of forests for conservation of Borneo’s pygmy elephants, rhinos and orangutans.

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 12 Maya Biosphere Reserve Fire incidences from 1998 to 2007 in FSC concessions: from 6.5 % to 0.1% Rest of the reserve: %. Aver. annual deforestation rate btw : in FSC concession significantly lower than within protected areas where harvesting of wood and NTFP is prohibited!

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 13 FSC Principle 4: Workers 4.2FM should meet or exceed all applicable laws and/or regulations covering health and safety of employees and their families. 4.3The rights of workers to organize and voluntarily negotiate with their employers shall be guaranteed (ILO 87 and 98). 4.4Management planning and operations shall incorporate the results of evaluations of social impact. Consultations shall be maintained with people and groups directly affected by management operations.”

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 14 WWF 2005 … “FSC certification has led to improvements across all 6 countries in implementation of H&S legislation:  provision of better equipment & training  use of safety procedures  properly qualified forest workers  formal job training increased. Employment of local people favored. Rural development strengthened through involvement & participation of neighbors, local stakeholders & communities in forest planning & decision making.”

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 15 NELSON Forest Peoples Programme 2006 … “particularly in Kabo concession, CIB is implementing a wide range of far-reaching measures designed to comply with FSC Criteria under P2 & 3. Implementation P2&3 by CIB represents a significant advance in the protection of indigenous peoples’ rights in the Rep. of Congo and the region generally, and sets a new high standard for forestry in the Congo Basin.”

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 16 Cashore, Auld & Newsom 2004 “The influence of the FSC on SFM is not simply through its own rule development, but also on the impact it has had on the way competing programs develop their decision making processes and their procedural and substantive rules (…).”

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 17 Carey & Guttenstein 2008 “In Bolivia, the government recognizes FSC standards to protect its threatened tropical forests and improve natural resource management in its forest sector. In Canada, (…) specify the FSC standard in their public procurement policies. China has integrated FSC standards in its National Forest Strategy. Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, Bolivia* and Guatemala* governments accept FSC as proof of sustainability & legality for timber in their public procurement policy. (* standard is not named.)

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 18 FSC Charles de Gaulle Str Bonn Germany T +49 (0) F +49 (0) Website: THANK YOU

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 19 Integrated pest management Example FSC Germany Criteria & Indicator “In principle, chemical biocides and biological control agents are not used. Exceptions are official pest-control orders. certifier is notified prior to the..application. rationale for the use of biocide is provided application is documented for review. Where alternatives exist, biological control agents (eg. BT-preparations) are preferred. (…) Wood which has been treated with chemical biocides may only be marketed as FSC-certified after six months …..”

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 20 a market driven mechanism to improve forest management worldwide. It does this through…

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 21 Forest certification in the endangered tropical forests of the economic south For small forest owners Growing the market share for FSC certified products, including ecosystem services Cross- cutting themes

Forest Stewardship Council ® FSC, A.C. All rights reserved 22 Our vision The world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations.