Public Consultation: FSC Remedy Framework
FSC International invites you to share your feedback on the FSC Remedy Framework which is open for consultation via the public consultation platform, until 10 May 2022, along with specific aspects of the FSC Policy to Address Conversion and FSC Policy for Association. We look forward to receiving your feedback on these three documents through the consultation platform.
To help you better understand the provisions of the Remedy Framework, the FSC Secretariat is organizing 2 informational webinars in the last week of April on the FSC Remedy Framework. The webinars contain the same content but offer different time zones and language interpretation. We welcome your participation in the upcoming webinars.
The details of the webinars are provided below.
Topic: Webinar on the FSC Remedy Framework
Dates and Registration Links
The FSC Secretariat will present the FSC Remedy Framework, which is a holistic document incorporating the former Policy for Association Remediation Framework and Conversion Remedy Procedure. There will be an opportunity for clarifications and questions related to the document and the ongoing consultation.
26 April at 08:00 (CET):
This session will be simultaneously translated to Bahasa Indonesia.
27 April at 16:00 (CET):
This session will be simultaneously translated to Spanish.
The bigger picture
With the implementation of the FSC Remedy Framework and two associated policies, FSC envisages a future in which:
- There will be no certification of converted lands after 2020, including natural forests and High Conservation Value areas
- Social and environmental remedy will be required for certification of lands converted between 1994-2020
- Social and environmental harms caused by unacceptable activities will require remedy before association with FSC is possible, in line with the FSC Remedy Framework
- The requirements to avoid FSC’s defined unacceptable activities and to remedy their harm will apply to more organizations within corporate groups
Looking back
Over the past 10 years, FSC has worked diligently alongside stakeholders and members to develop a robust, holistic and transparent approach to addressing past conversion and the remediation of harms, both environmental and social, that affect the well-being of the world’s forests and forest communities. As a result, FSC is now in the process of finalizing three critical normative documents that will guide how FSC addresses social and environmental harms resulting from past conversion, as well as other activities considered to be unacceptable according to the FSC Policy for Association. They are:
- FSC Remedy Framework
- FSC Policy for Association
- FSC Policy to Address Conversion
The FSC Remedy Framework defines the mechanisms FSC will use to address forest conversion and other violations of FSC’s Policy for Association. It brings together the provisions of FSC’s previous drafts of the Conversion Remedy Procedure and Policy for Association Remediation Framework, which were developed in parallel, in 2021.
For further information on the FSC Remedy Framework, click here. For more background information you can also review the supporting materials we have developed to make it easier for you to navigate the consultation: a set of FAQs, sample cases and informational booklet. We hope you will find these supporting materials useful.
We look forward to your contributions to this consultation. For any questions about the FSC Remedy Framework, feel free to contact directly my colleague Amparo Arellano (a.arellano@fsc.org) Project Coordinator for this process.
or contact:
Manushka Moodley
Coordinator - FSC Southern Africa
E-Mail: m.moodley@fsc.org