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Forest for All Forever FSC National Risk Assessment For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE FSC-PRO-60-002 V 3-0 Version V 1-0 Code FSC-NRA-GBR V1-0 DRAFT National approval National decision body: FSC UK Date: XX MONTH 201X International approval FSC International Center: Policy and Standards Unit Date: XX MONTH 201X International contact Name: Owen Davies Email address: [email protected] Period of validity Date of approval: XX MONTH 201X Valid until: (date of approval + 5 years) Body responsible for NRA FSC UK maintenance FSC-NRA-GBR-DRAFT DRAFT NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM 2018 – 1 of 117 – Contents Risk designations in finalized risk assessments for the UK ...................................................... 3 Background information ............................................................................................................ 4 List of experts involved in the risk assessment ......................................................................... 5 National Risk Assessment maintenance .................................................................................. 6 Complaints and disputes regarding the approved National Risk Assessment .......................... 6 List of key stakeholders for consultation ................................................................................... 7 Risk assessments ................................................................................................................... 10 Controlled wood category 1: Illegally harvested wood........................................................ 10 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 10 Experts consulted .......................................................................................................... 11 Sources of legal timber in the United Kingdom .............................................................. 11 Risk assessment ............................................................................................................ 12 Recommended control measures .................................................................................. 60 Controlled wood category 2: Wood harvested in violation of traditional and human rights . 61 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 61 Experts consulted .......................................................................................................... 61 Risk assessment ............................................................................................................ 62 Recommended control measures .................................................................................. 62 Detailed analysis ............................................................................................................ 63 Controlled wood category 3: Wood from forests in which high conservation values are threatened by management activities ................................................................................. 88 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 88 Experts consulted .......................................................................................................... 89 Risk assessment ............................................................................................................ 90 Recommended control measures ................................................................................ 105 Controlled wood category 4: Wood from forests being converted to plantations or non- forest use ......................................................................................................................... 106 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 106 Risk assessment .......................................................................................................... 106 Recommended control measures ................................................................................ 111 Controlled wood category 5: Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted ............................................................................................................................. 112 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 112 Risk assessment .......................................................................................................... 112 Recommended control measures ................................................................................ 115 Annex 1 List of information sources ................................................................................. 116 FSC-NRA-GBR-DRAFT DRAFT NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM 2018 – 2 of 117 – Risk designations in finalized risk assessments for the UK Indicator Risk designation (including functional scale when relevant) Controlled wood category 1: Illegally harvested wood 1.1 Low risk 1.2 Not applicable in the UK 1.3 Not applicable in the UK 1.4 Low risk 1.5 Not applicable in the UK 1.6 Low risk 1.7 Low risk 1.8 Low risk 1.9 Low risk 1.10 Low risk 1.11 Low risk 1.12 Low risk 1.13 Not applicable in the UK 1.14 Not applicable in the UK 1.15 Not applicable in the UK 1.16 Low risk 1.17 Low risk 1.18 Low risk 1.19 Low risk 1.20 Low risk 1.21 Low risk Controlled wood category 2: Wood harvested in violation of traditional and human rights 2.1 Low risk 2.2 Low risk 2.3 Low risk Controlled wood category 3: Wood from forests where high conservation values are threatened by management activities 3.0 Low risk 3.1 Low risk 3.2 Not applicable in the UK 3.3 Low risk 3.4 Low risk 3.5 Low risk 3.6 Low risk Controlled wood category 4: Wood from forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use 4.1 Low risk Controlled wood category 5: Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted 5.1 Low risk FSC-NRA-GBR-DRAFT DRAFT NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM 2018 – 3 of 117 – Background information This FSC Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment (NRA) was developed according to FSC-PRO-60-002 V3-0 EN The Development and Approval of FSC National Risk Assessments and FSC-PRO-60-002a V1-0 EN FSC National Risk Assessment Framework. The process began in May 2016 with evidence gathering, included a 60-day public consultation between XXXX and XXXX, and concluded in XXXX with the approval of the risk assessment by FSC International. NRA development was carried out by a chamber balanced working group. The members of the group, drawn from the UKWAS Steering Group as the registered FSC standard development group in the UK, are listed in the table below. The development process was facilitated by Dr Owen Davies, Forest Standards Manager at FSC UK. Name Chamber Qualifications Ewan McIntosh Economic Representing the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) on behalf of woodland owners, forestry practitioners and the wood processing industry Stuart Mackie Economic Representing the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) on behalf of forestry practitioners Gordon Pfetscher Environmental Representing the Woodland Trust as an environmental organisation Siân Williams Environmental Representing the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) as an environmental organisation Andrew Heald Social Representing the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) on behalf of forestry workers Paul Williamson Social Representing the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) as a forest user organisation To contact Owen Davies, please e-mail [email protected]. To contact members of the NRA- WG, please e-mail [email protected] in the first instance. Details of the public consultation process, including the main issues raised and how they were addressed, may be found in Annex X. Note 1: The geographical scope of this risk assessment is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, i.e. it covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, but does not cover the Crown Dependencies or British Overseas Territories. For clarity, the scale at which individual elements of this risk assessment apply is specified as UK, GB, or the individual constituent countries. Note 2: Numbers in square brackets are references to sources listed in Annex 1. FSC-NRA-GBR-DRAFT DRAFT NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM 2018 – 4 of 117 – List of experts involved in the risk assessment Name CW category Qualifications John Griffin 1 Forest Officer, Grants & Regulations Branch, Northern Ireland Forest Service; provided information on Northern Ireland legislation and statistics on the enforcement of felling licence regulations. Richard Howe 1 International Forestry, Standards and Certification, Forestry Commission; provided statistics on the enforcement of felling licence regulations. Emma Goldberg 1 Senior Forestry and Woodland Specialist, Natural England; clarified roles and responsibilities regarding enforcement of legislation in relation to protected species and protected sites. Iwan G. Hughes 1 Permitting Service Manager, Natural Resources Wales; clarified roles and responsibilities regarding enforcement of legislation in relation to protected species and protected sites. Heidi Edwards 1 Statistician, Health and Safety Executive;
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