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Theme: Member Rules & Governance | FSC structure & performance
Motions discussed: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 59.
Find the meeting presentations, materials, and chambers feedback below.
"Motions in Motion" are global membership meetings, providing a dedicated space for cross chamber discussions around all statutory motions and each chamber’s top five policy motions. It is a space for negotiation, merging, refinement, and amendments in relation to secretariat feasibility analyses and members’ feedback.
Join us on 09 October, 2025
- 9:00 - 11:00 (CET) Register here
- 16:00 to 18:00 (CET)* Register here
*Interpretation in Spanish and French will be available in the second session.
We look forward to your participation and engagement. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out.
A dedicated space for Environmental chamber members to discuss and reflect on the statutory and policy motions submitted and to prepare for the prioritization survey to determine the top 5 policy motions per chamber.
Join us on 12 March, 2025
- 9:00 - 11:00 (CET)
- 16:00 - 18:00 (CET)*
*Interpretation in Spanish and French will be available in the second session.
We look forward to your participation and engagement. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out.
A dedicated space for Environmental chamber members to discuss and reflect on the statutory and policy motions submitted and to prepare for the prioritization survey to determine the top 5 policy motions per chamber.
Join us on 27 August, 2025
- 9:00 - 10:30 (CET)
- 16:00 - 17:30 (CET)*
*Interpretation in Spanish and French will be available in the second session.
We look forward to your participation and engagement. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out.
This webinar brought members together for an update and discussion on:
- Motions Implementation Update (Motion 20/2020, Motion 23/2020 and Motion 31/2020)
- Board of Directors Elections 2023
- EU Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR")
In this event we had the motions discussion, where the proposers provided information on their motions, members were able to ask questions or comment on the motion and had a lively debate with the motion proposers.
The motions for discussion were:
Policy Motion 19/2020
Compliance with the law (legislative and regulatory framework) outlined in motion 65 in 2014 Policy Motion
21/2020
Development of a holistic approach for HCV2 management Policy Motion
23/2020
Approach to address maintaining HCVs at the Landscape Level Policy Motion
46/2021
Incentives and benefits for the conservation of Intact Forest Landscapes
The meeting took place via Zoom.
You can find the recordings here:
In English.
In Spanish.
In French.
As well as the presentations and meeting documents below.
A dedicated space for Social chamber members to discuss and reflect on the statutory and policy motions submitted and to prepare for the prioritization survey to determine the top 5 policy motions per chamber.
Join us on 28 August, 2025
- 9:00 - 10:30 (CET)
- 16:00 - 17:30 (CET)*
*Interpretation in Spanish and French will be available in the second session.
We look forward to your participation and engagement. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out.
In this event we had the motions discussion, where the proposers provided information on their motions, members were able to ask questions or comment on the motion and had a lively debate with the motion proposers.
The motions for discussion were:
Policy Motion 10/2020
Respecting the proposals of Standards Development Groups (SDGs)
Policy Motion 14/2020
Calibration of national FSC-standards
Statutory Motion 17a/2020 & Policy Motion 17b/2020
a) A pathway towards ensuring high and consistent standards of animal management in FSC certified forests (Statutory Motion)
b) A pathway towards ensuring high and consistent standards of animal management in FSC certified forests (Policy Motion)
The meeting took place via Zoom.
You can find the recordings here:
As well as the presentations and meeting documents below.
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All stakeholders are invited to participate in the second consultation on FSC Core Labour Requirements. The deadline to take part is 16 July 2020.
FSC will host three webinars for stakeholders to learn more about the current public consultation on FSC-STD-01-003 SLIMF and Community Forest Eligibility Criteria and ask any questions they may have. Register today for the webinars!
The results of the first public consultation for the first draft Updated Global Strategic Plan 2021-2026 are now available! Here you can access a summary report, as well as an interactive report for a more interactive experience.
FSC has approved two new advice notes to address conflicting legislation and differing interpretations of laws and regulations:
- ADVICE-20-007-21 applies to all certification bodies with FM in their accreditation scope.
- ADVICE-20-011-11 applies to all certification bodies with CoC in their accreditation scope.
FSC International members will choose a new Board Member to replace Mr. Estevão do Prado Braga as a representative of the Economic South Sub-Chamber. Mr. do Prado Braga tendered his resignation from this position at the last Board meeting in March. His term should normally have ended in 2021, but he will only remain a Board Member until the end of 2019.
FSC International’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Frank Harnischfeger, is stepping down from his position on 30 August 2023.
There is so much happening at FSC around innovations. In this very first issue of FSC Inno-News, we introduce you to the various tech-based innovation projects going on in FSC.
A revised New Zealand FSC Forest Stewardship Standard has been published and is effective on 15 April 2023.
The first draft of the FSC Conversion Remedy Procedure (FSC-PRO-01-007 V1-0 D1-0) will be available for a public consultation from 1 April to 31 May 2020 and will be accessible here.
The Final Agenda for the upcoming Sustainable Intensification Solutions Forum happening in Bonn, Germany from 24-26 of June 2019 is now available to all international members.
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The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
El presente documento contiene los requisitos de certificación para certificar las operaciones forestales descritas en el alcance de este estándar. Todos los estándares son válidos hasta que sean reemplazados por un nuevo Estándar FSC de Manejo Forestal.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations in the Czech Republic, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-2. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations as described in the scope of this standard. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations from smallholders in plantations in Ukraine, developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards. Revisions of FSC Forest Stewardship Standards are ongoing, and all existing standards will be transferred to the revised Principles & Criteria version 5-3. All standards are valid until replaced by a new FSC Forest Stewardship Standard.
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