
The FSC general assembly is FSC’s highest decision-making body, attracting hundreds of participants from indigenous people, environmentalists, business and others in FSC membership. The GA is traditionally held every three years, however the general assembly planned for 2020 was re-scheduled to take place in two parts at the 2021-2022 general assembly. The first part took place virtually in 2021 and the second part will take place as a hybrid event with in-person and online components.
The in-person part of the FSC general assembly is planned to take place in Bali, Indonesia. Learn more about what happens at the general assembly.
The FSC Global Membership Meeting 2020 presented a general overview and highlights of the achievements in 2020, and general priorities and key issues for 2021.
In order to accommodate several time zones and enable the participation of our members from all regions, the session was held in the morning and repeated in the afternoon. Both sessions ran live and contained the same discussions.
Over 400 registered participants from around the world joined the presentations and subsequent discussions. You can find the meeting recordings and presentations below.
During this session, we will present the motion submission schedule and we will have a demo on how to submit a motion through the FSC Motions platform.
In this session, members had the opportunity to discuss with the motion’s proposers and members. The motions discussed were:
We hosted two identical sessions to accommodate different time zones.
Scroll down to access the recording of the sessions.
Over 110 participants from North America joined the presentations and subsequent discussions.
You can find the meeting recording and presentations below.
These global meetings amongst international members kicked-off motion discussions. It included the presentation of the highest-ranked motions resulting from the discussion prioritization exercise completed by the membership in early September. We showcased the survey results, followed by an introduction of the highest-ranked motions by chamber and a lively discussion with the motion proposers.
In these global discussions, members had the opportunity to discuss with the motion proposers of the two highest-ranking motions by chamber:
We invite all members to continue the discussion and post questions or discussion points in the Motions Platform area for each motion for the session and for further discussion after the event. Having the questions posted means that the proposer can make responses there and the discussion can then continue in this area.
Recordings of the sessions, chat transcripts, and other relevant materials can be found below.
These meetings took place via Zoom.
To view all submitted motions, visit the Motions Platform.
Over 200 participants from Latin America joined the presentations and subsequent discussions.
You can find the meeting recording and presentations below.
In December, FSC is providing two workshops on the FSC core labour requirements, as part of the conceptual phase for the revision of our chain of custody standards.
The internal procedure FSC-PRO-10-606 Approval of Forest Stewardship Standards, which describes the approval process of national standards by the Policy and Standards Committee (PSC), has been revised to reflect the FSC Board of Directors decision to streamline the approval process of national standards.
International members representing the interests of the following subchambers are encouraged to apply for a four-year term on the Policy and Standards Committee (PSC):
The standard becomes effective on 15 May 2023.
The National Forest Stewardship Standard for Nepal will become effective on 30 March 2020.
The public consultation on the Update of the FSC Global Strategic Plan 2021-2026 is still ongoing. We would love to hear your views about the strategic direction FSC should take for the future. The consultation platform closes on February 26th, and we are looking forward to receiving your feedback.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has decided to set conditions for maintaining association with WOB Timber GmbH based on the recommendations of a panel of external experts (decision panel), which were approved by the FSC International Board of Directors. In June 2023, FSC and WOB Timber signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which stipulates the conditions that WOB Timber shall fulfil within 12 months for maintaining its association with FSC.
The interim national standard (INS) of Kenya will be effective on 01 May 2021.