Forest Stewardship Council FSC Sweden The mark for well managed forests Swedish FSC Standard for Forest Certification including SLIMF indicators V2-1 050510 Swedish FSC Standard for Forest Certification including SLIMF indicators V2-01 050510 Approved by FSC Director General (DG) on 24th of February and 5th of May 2010. DG is in charge of national standards decisions until the FSC Policy and Standards Committee is fully implemented. Please send any comments or suggestions regarding this standard to: Forest- and Standard Manager, FSC Sweden, Box 1314, S-751 43 Uppsala, Sweden, tel +46(0)18 14 15 26, email: [email protected] Descriptive statement of FSC FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible man- agement of the worldʼs forests. It provides standard setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services for companies and organizations inter- ested in responsible forestry. Products carrying the FSC label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that are managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations. FSC maintains representation in more than 45 countries. Forests provide us with clean water, fresh air, and help combat global warming. They also provide food, medicine and important natural resources, such as timber and paper. If managed responsibly, forests and plantations benefit forest people and the global community. However, in some countries as much as 80 percentages of the timber is harvested illegally. This often involves viola- tion of human rights and felling of protected forests. For further information, please visit: www.fsc.org4 Descriptive statement of FSC Swedenʼ FSC Sweden is a national initiative within the network of FSC. It is a national, not for profit membership based organi- zation. FSC Sweden has membership and Board of Directors built on three chambers; the Social, the Environmental and the Economical, with the aim to build consensus solutions. It has clear decision mechanisms, securing well bal- anced decisions. The major tasks of FSC Sweden are to fulfill FSC´s mission by: • spreading knowledge about FSC and FSC-certification in Sweden • encouraging participation and membership in FSC both on a national and international level • safeguarding the integrity of FSC in Sweden and internationally • managing the Swedish FSC-standard for certification of forest management. FSC Sweden is governed by its members who appoint the Board. The Board appoints committees. For further information, please visit: www.fsc-sverige.org 2 Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface............................................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 6 Scope............................................................................................................................................... 6 General description of the geographical area covered by the standard: ..................................... 7 References....................................................................................................................................... 8 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................... 8 Notes on use of this standard .......................................................................................................... 8 PRINCIPLE 1: COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND FSC PRINCIPLES .................................... 9 CRITERION 1.1 ......................................................................................................................... 9 CRITERION 1.2 ......................................................................................................................... 9 CRITERION 1.3 ....................................................................................................................... 10 CRITERION 1.4 ....................................................................................................................... 10 CRITERION 1.5 ....................................................................................................................... 11 CRITERION 1.6 ....................................................................................................................... 11 PRINCIPLE 2: TENURE AND USE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .............................. 13 CRITERION 2.1 ....................................................................................................................... 13 CRITERION 2.2 ....................................................................................................................... 13 CRITERION 2.3 ....................................................................................................................... 14 PRINCIPLE 3: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS.................................................................. 15 CRITERION 3.1 ....................................................................................................................... 15 CRITERION 3.2 ....................................................................................................................... 17 CRITERION 3.3 ....................................................................................................................... 18 CRITERION 3.4 ....................................................................................................................... 19 PRINCIPLE 4: COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND WORKER’S RIGHTS.............................. 20 CRITERION 4.1 ....................................................................................................................... 20 CRITERION 4.2 ....................................................................................................................... 21 CRITERION 4.3 ....................................................................................................................... 22 CRITERION 4.4 ....................................................................................................................... 24 CRITERION 4.5 ....................................................................................................................... 26 PRINCIPLE 5: BENEFITS FROM THE FOREST...................................................................... 27 CRITERION 5.1 ....................................................................................................................... 27 CRITERION 5.2 ....................................................................................................................... 28 CRITERION 5.3 ....................................................................................................................... 28 CRITERION 5.4 ....................................................................................................................... 30 CRITERION 5.5 ....................................................................................................................... 31 CRITERION 5.6 ....................................................................................................................... 32 PRINCIPLE 6: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT........................................................................... 33 CRITERION 6.1 ....................................................................................................................... 33 CRITERION 6.2 ....................................................................................................................... 34 CRITERION 6.3 ....................................................................................................................... 36 CRITERION 6.4 ....................................................................................................................... 41 CRITERION 6.5 ....................................................................................................................... 42 CRITERION 6.6 ....................................................................................................................... 45 CRITERION 6.7 ....................................................................................................................... 46 CRITERION 6.8 ....................................................................................................................... 47 CRITERION 6.9 ....................................................................................................................... 47 CRITERION 6.10 ..................................................................................................................... 50 PRINCIPLE 7: MANAGEMENT PLAN..................................................................................... 51 CRITERION 7.1 ....................................................................................................................... 51 3 CRITERION 7.2 ....................................................................................................................... 52 CRITERION 7.3 ....................................................................................................................... 52 CRITERION 7.4 ......................................................................................................................