"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 14 August, 2025
*Interpretation in Spanish and French will be available in this session.
We look forward to your participation and engagement. If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out.
The first three dialogues held on 21, 22 and 23 July 2020 served as an opportunity for members to bring the proposed Global Strategy 2021-2026 to life and discuss ideas to further advance FSC’s mission.
In this section you will find the latest materials and gathered insights from the FSC Global Strategy Dialogues. This includes discussion reports, recordings of the sessions, summaries and more. This information will allow you to stay up to date in case you were not able to attend all sessions or if you would like to get more information regarding the main topics being discussed.
This webinar brought members together for an update and discussion on:
"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
*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.
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.
This webinar brought members together for an update and discussion on:
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.
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.
In 2021, elections will be held for FSC members to appoint six new (or re-elected) members to the FSC International Board of Directors. Nomination period of candidates for the ‘Environmental North’, ‘Social South’ and ‘Economic South’ seat is extended for 30 days. Members are requested to send nominations to the FSC Secretariat by 2 March 2021.
In December 2023, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) lifted the blockage that was placed on An Viet Phat Energy in 2022 for making false claims on a large volume of wood pellets they sold.
After a planned review of the GE Learning Process during their Board Meeting in March 2023, the FSC Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the learning process.
FSC members are invited to take part in a 30-day consultation on the second draft of the updated FSC Global Strategy 2021-2026, starting on 4 September. This second consultation will include additional engagement opportunities and a second set of the FSC Global Strategy Dialogues which will be held on 22, 23 & 24 September 2020.
FSC-PRO-30-006 Ecosystem Services Procedure sets out the requirements for FSC-certified forest managers to demonstrate the impact of their activities on the maintenance or enhancement of ecosystem services and improves their access to markets. FSC invites you to participate in the first public consultation of the revised draft procedure from 16 January – 17 March 2023 via the FSC Consultation Platform.
We are pleased to announce the launch of two new spaces for membership engagement and discussion on the Update of the FSC Global Strategy 2021-2026: A Discussion Forum channel and the FSC Global Strategy Dialogues.