Forest Stewardship Council FSC Harmonised Certification Bodies’ Forest Stewardship Standard for the Republic of Indonesia The Forest Stewardship Standard for the Republic of Indonesia FSC Harmonised Forest Stewardship Standard for Indonesia © 2009 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. All rights reserved. Title Harmonised CBs’ Forest Stewardship Standard for the Republic of Indonesia Document reference FSC-STD-IDN-01-01-2013 Indonesia Natural, Plantations code: and SLIMF EN. Harmonised Status Approved Scope Adapted generic standard to apply Nationally in Indonesian Natural, Plantations and SLIMF Forests Approval date: 01 July 2013 Effective date: First approved to be effective : 01 December 2013 Effective date after Amendment: 01 June 2014. Latest Amendment August, 2014 Contact: Policy and Standards Unit of FSC E-mail for comments: [email protected] /[email protected] A.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the publisher’s copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, recording taping, or information retrieval systems) without the written permission of the publisher. FSC-STD-IDN-01-01-2013 Indonesia Natural, Plantations and SLIMF EN Harmonised The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, non-government organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. FSC’s vision is where the world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations FSC-FOREST STEWARDSHIP STANDARD FOR INDONESIA. – 2 of 63 – © 2009 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. All rights reserved. Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................. 4 FSC Principles, Criteria and Indicators: .......................................................................... 10 FSC Principle 1: Compliance with laws and FSC principles. ........................................... 10 FSC Principle 2: Tenure and use rights and responsibilities ............................................ 12 FSC Principle 3: Indigenous peoples' rights .................................................................... 14 FSC Principle 4: Community relations and worker's rights ............................................... 16 FSC Principle 5: Benefits from the forest ......................................................................... 19 FSC Principle 6: Environmental Impact ........................................................................... 22 FSC Principle 7: A management plan .............................................................................. 31 FSC Principle 8: Monitoring and Assessment .................................................................. 34 FSC Principle 9: Maintenance of high conservation value forests ................................... 36 FSC Principle 10: Plantations .......................................................................................... 38 Annexes to a Forest Stewardship Standard: .................................................................. 44 Annex a): A list of the national and local forest laws and administrative requirements which apply in Indonesia: ................................................................................................ 44 Annex b) List of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements and ILO Conventions that Indonesia has ratified ...................................................................................................... 45 Annex c) a list of or reference to official lists of, endangered species in Indonesia: ......... 47 Recommended Annexes ................................................................................................. 53 Terms and definitions: ...................................................................................................... 54 FSC-FOREST STEWARDSHIP STANDARD FOR INDONESIA. – 3 of 63 – © 2009 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. All rights reserved. Preface Descriptive statement of FSC: The Forest Stewardship Council A.C. (FSC) was established 1993, as a follow-up to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, 1992) with the mission to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. Environmentally appropriate forest management ensures that the production of timber, non- timber products and ecosystem services maintains the forest’s biodiversity, productivity, and ecological processes. Socially beneficial forest management helps both local people and society at large to enjoy long term benefits and also provides strong incentives to local people to sustain the forest resources and adhere to long-term management plans. Economically viable forest management means that forest operations are structured and managed so as to be sufficiently profitable, without generating financial profit at the expense of the forest resource, the ecosystem, or affected communities. The tension between the need to generate adequate financial returns and the principles of responsible forest operations can be reduced through efforts to market the full range of forest products and services for their best value (FSC A.C. By-Laws, ratified, September 1994; last revision in June 2011). FSC is an international organization that provides a system for voluntary accreditation and independent third-party certification. This system allows certificate holders to market their products and services as the result of environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management. The FSC also sets standards for the development and approval of FSC Stewardship Standards which are based on the FSC Principles and Criteria. In addition, FSC sets standards for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (also known as certification bodies) that certify compliance with FSC’s standards. Based on these standards, FSC provides a system for certification for organizations seeking to market their products as FSC certified. The FSC Principles and Criteria The FSC first published the FSC Principles and Criteria in November 1994 as a performance- based, outcome orientated, worldwide standard. The Principles and Criteria focus on field performance of forest management rather than on the management systems for delivering that field performance. The FSC Principles are the essential rules or elements of environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management, and the Criteria provide the means of judging whether or not a Principle has been fulfilled. They are the foundation of the FSC certification scheme and, together with the Preamble and Glossary of Terms, constitute the core of a comprehensive standards package. There is no hierarchy between the Principles or between Criteria. They share equal status, validity and authority, and apply jointly and severally at the level of the individual Management Unit. The FSC Principles and Criteria sit at the center of the FSC standards framework and need to be applied together with other interlinked FSC documents including the following: FSC-FOREST STEWARDSHIP STANDARD FOR INDONESIA. – 4 of 63 – © 2009 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. All rights reserved. - Guidance, directives and other documents issued or approved by FSC, - FSC Forest Stewardship Standards, - Standards for particular vegetation types, products and services, - Standards for particular types of management units, such as Small and Low Intensity managed forests or large scale high intensity plantations and conservation zones and protection areas, as approved by FSC. This standards framework constitutes the comprehensive FSC system for voluntary, independent, third-party certification of the quality of forest management. Through adherence to the robust social, economic and environmental standards within the FSC Principles and Criteria, certified forest management enhances the wellbeing of local people, economic viability of the certificate holder and environmental appropriateness of forest management. Responsibility for Compliance As a performance based standard, the FSC Principles and Criteria are explicit about defining where responsibility lies. Responsibility for ensuring compliance with the FSC Principles and Criteria lies with the person(s) or entities that is/are the certificate applicant or holder. For the purpose of FSC certification these person(s) or entities are referred to in this standard as ‘The Forest Management Enterprise’ (FME). The FME is responsible for decisions, policies and management activities related to the Management Unit. The FME is also responsible for demonstrating that other persons or entities that are permitted or contracted by The FME to operate in, or for the benefit of the Management Unit, comply with the requirements of the FSC Principles and Criteria. Accordingly, the FME is required to take corrective actions in the event of such persons or entities not being in compliance with the Principles and Criteria. Basis for certification FSC does not insist on perfection in satisfying the FSC Principles and Criteria. Unforeseen changes in cultural, ecological, economic and social environments may cause occasional failures in performance. As the Principles and Criteria are main components