Principle 10 — Plantations
October 7, 2009
FSC members and stakeholders:
We are pleased to announce that the draft Principle 10 of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard is now available for the first 60-day phase of public consultation. Principle 10 is the section of the Forest Management Standard that addresses certification of plantations. This document serves as a plantation-specific component of Draft 7 of the National FSC-US Forest Management Standard. All organizations and individuals are welcome and encouraged to submit comments. Comments are due on Wednesday, December 9, 2009.
Click here to download the Draft Principle 10 (Plantations) of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard. This document is a plantation specific component of draft 7 of the National FSC-US Forest Management Standard. Keep in mind that once the technical language is finalized, FSC-US will integrate Principle 10 into the National FSC-US Forest Management Standard. Plantation certification requires compliance with Principles 1-9 of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard in addition to Principle 10, except where noted in Principle 10 as being inapplicable.
Click here to download Draft 7 of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard.
FSC-US is committed to a consensus-based, inclusive, and balanced process and to engagement with a wide array of stakeholders. Your input is very important to the development of this standard. All comments will be carefully considered by FSC-US staff and the FSC-US Board of Directors.
Comment Process
To submit a comment, please send an email or mail a letter detailing your comments on Principle 10 of the draft Forest Management Standard. Please send all comments and other correspondence to:
Gary Dodge, Ph.D.
Director of Science and Certification, FSC-US
212 Third Avenue North, Suite 280
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Email: gdodge@fscus.org
Please try to be as specific as possible in your comments — we encourage you to provide comments on specific indicators and guidance language.
Please also focus comments on the content being proposed and not on the format.
For more information
Please contact Gary Dodge with any questions or comments. gdodge@fscus.org; 530-621-3249
Additional Information regarding Principle 10 and Plantation Certification
The FSC standards for forest management certification are composed of 10 Principles. The document currently presented for consultation contains the standard for certification of plantation management (Principle 10)—it is a component of the FSC-US Forest Management Standard. Certification of plantations requires compliance with Principles 1-9 and additionally with requirements specific to plantation management (Principle 10). There are a few Indicators in Principles 1-9 that are not applicable to plantation management—these are explicitly identified in this draft Principle 10.
This draft Principle 10 was developed through consultation with the FSC-US Plantations Working Group, technical committees and advisors with expertise in FSC certification of plantations. It has undergone preliminary review but has not been approved by the Standards and Policy Committee of the FSC-US Board.
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