FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Forest Management Certification

Certification verifying that a forest is managed to protect biodiversity, benefit local communities and workers, and remain economically viable, according to ten principles and their criteria (FSC-STD-01-001), adapted into national or regional standards through international generic indicators. It includes group certification for smallholders, streamlined requirements for small or low-intensity managed forests (SLIMF), and a controlled forest management standard with requirements on legality, customary and human rights, conservation values, prevention of deforestation and degradation, and absence of genetically modified organisms.