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Forest Management Standards
On July 8, 2010, the United States national initiative of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC–US) announced the launch of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard for forest operations in the contiguous U.S. The revised standard has been developed to capture on-the-ground conditions that represent true forest stewardship and provide the foundation for FSC-certified forestry in the U.S. The result is a label that identifies for consumers the products that are sourced from forests managed to the highest environmental, social, and economic standards.
The revised standard is the result of a multi-year process that captured the myriad environmental, social, and economic values associated with forests and forest products. The new US National Standard harmonizes the current nine regional standards into one national standard to reduce unnecessary complexity and improve efficiencies in the management and auditing process. Regional variation is maintained in key areas of forest management and conservation to address where local conditions, including forest types and ecological processes, warrant different management techniques.
The revised standard is available for use immediately and all forests seeking FSC-certification but not currently FSC-certified will be evaluated to this standard.
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