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Results of motions, minutes, and motions implementation from previous GA’s.
Find an overview of the motions process here.
… discuss members' ideas and relevant topics for motions in 2024. … FSC International invited members to an informative … webinar to launch the Membership Engagement Plan 2024 – Towards the GA 2025. … Launching the Membership …
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:
- Motion 11/2020 Developing and applying social, environmental and economic indicators for the implementation of the FSC Global Strategic Plan (2021-2026), its monitoring, reporting and assessment
Read the full motion here
- Motion 15/2020 Sustainable Intensification
Read the full motion here
- Motion 28/2020 Overcome Value Chain Barriers by introducing a Simplified Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard for Small Operations
Read the full motion here
- Motion 04/2020 Strengthening the Network by enhancing membership engagement in regional offices
Read the full motion here
- Motion 18/2020 Withdrawal of motion 65_2014 and elaboration of effective forest protection measures
Read the full motion here
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.
… Frameworks: You can access the Implementation Framework 2024 here. You can access the Implementation Framework 2023 … of measurable indicators for the 24 intended outcomes. The 2024 Data Report is now available to members. In the …
Over 70 participants from Europe and the CIS countries joined the presentations and subsequent discussions.
You can find the meeting recording and presentations below.
In this webinar, members had the chance to ask the candidates questions, ask about their position on relevant topics, and their vision for the future of FSC under their leadership.
Watch the recordings here:
- 27 May
- 1 June
These meetings to launch the electronic ballot to vote on the Statutory Requirements of FSC are crucial for the success of the Virtual General Assembly.
Agenda
- Opening and welcome to participants
- Background and presentation of the agenda
- Highlights from the FSC Board of Directors
- Highlights from the FSC Director General
- Presentation of the Financial Report by the Treasurer of the FSC Board
- Presentation of the Membership Lists for approval
- Membership List
- List of members whose membership has lapsed
- Presentation of the Rules of Procedure for the General Assembly for approval
- Adjournment
The documents are available here:
- FSC Financial Statements for approval
- List of Members & List of members whose membership has lapsed
- Rules of Procedure for the General Assembly
These meetings took place via Zoom. Simultaneous translation to English, Spanish, and French was available.
You can find the recordings here:
Morning Session:
Evening Session:
This two-day meeting covered relevant FSC topics for members in the Africa region.
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FSC is seeking candidates for a technical working group to revise its Forest Management Evaluations Standard (FSC-STD-20-007) and its associated addenda. The call for applicants is open until 20 November 2020.
The consultant’s report, recommendations and draft policy are now available for FSC International members.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is delighted to invite you to join its High-Level Conference: Launching FSC’s Global Strategy 2021-2026 – Demonstrating the Value and Benefits of Forest Stewardship, which will take place on 9 December, 2020.
The new round of transaction verification for okoume will cover FSC claims made between 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. The deadline for certificate holders to submit requested transaction verification data is 29 September 2020.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announces the withdrawal of the remaining forest management certificates in Russia by the respective certification bodies. This is due to the decision by Assurance Services International (ASI) to terminate its FSC assurance activities in Russia.
FSC is extending a call for applications until 14 April 2020. We are still seeking candidates for a technical working group to develop a risk-based approaches (RBA) assurance system for forest management certification. They will also finalize the revision of the RBA procedure and guideline.
In June 2022, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Assurance Services International (ASI) launched the third transaction verification (TV) loop on bamboo supply chains to proactively find out if there are any integrity risks that need to be addressed.
In preparation for the FSC General Assembly 2017, FSC International members are invited to attend FSC regional meetings.
FSC is updating the Lists of FSC Highly Hazardous Pesticides based on the existing criteria, indicators, thresholds and sources through an accelerated revision process as described in FSC-PRO-01-001 The Development and Revision of FSC Requirements.
FSC digital audit reports for forest management are now ready for auditors around the globe to start training on the use of them. Use of the system will become mandatory for all forest management audits conducted from January 2021 onwards.
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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.
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 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.
The present document contains certification requirements for certifying forest operations from smallholders in plantations in Canada, 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 from smallholders in plantations in Thailand, 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 was developed in accordance with FSC's normative document for the development and maintenance of Forest Stewardship Standards. It contains certification requirements for all forest operations in Cameroon, including small and low-intensity managed forests. Revisions of 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 Forest Stewardship Standard.
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