IGIs & Transfer Process FSC General Assembly 2014 Seville, 09 Sept. 16: 00 – 18: 00

IGIs &

Transfer Process FSC G

eneral Assembly 2014

Seville

, 09

Sep

t. 16

: 00 – 1

8: 0

0

FSC Forest Program

Rosario Galán - Policy M

anager r.galan@

fsc.org

Agenda

Section 1 The IG

Is Quiz

Section 2 IG

Is – a participative process

IGI Package: final draft

IGIs and SIR G

uideline

timelines &

final stakeholders review

next steps and transfer process

countries w

ith/without Stds. D

evelopment G

roup Section 3

Ask the IGI G

roup mem

bers! Section 4

exercise: let´s transfer some indicators

2

The IGIs Q

uiz 1.

what are the features of a good indicator?

2.nam

e three documents referenced in the developm

ent of the IGIs.

3.w

hat options are available to standards developers in transferring the IGIs to their

national context.

4.w

hat does SIR stand for?

5.w

hat´s the purpose of the IGIs?

6.nam

e three of the rules that were used to draft

the IGIs.

7.w

hat happens if there isn't a national standards development group?

8.w

hen will auditors and certificate holders start using the IG

Is?

9.nam

e the three types of mem

bers of the IGI G

roup.

10. can a draft (non-approved) N

ational Standard be used for the Transfer Process?

11. together with the public consultations, w

hich other source of information has

been used to develop the final draft of the IG

Is?

The IGIs Q

uiz - responses 1.

what are the features of a good indicator? SM

ART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,

Relevant and Tangible).

2.nam

e three documents referenced in the developm

ent of the IGIs.

1.Explanatory N

otes of the FSC Principles and Criteria Version 5 (P&C V5);

2.FSC-G

UI-60-004 FSC Forest Stew

ardship Standards: Structure, Content and Suggested Indicators;

3.existing and approved N

ational and Regional Forest Stewardship Standards;

4.CB Adapted Standards;

5.recom

mendations of the Plantations W

orking Group;

6.survey of priority stakeholder issues for the IG

Is;

7.results from

the Motions contributing to indicator developm

ent; and

8.stakeholders’ feedback provided during the public consultation periods.

The IGIs Q

uiz - responses 3.

what options are available to standards developers in transferring the IG

Is to their national context.

Adopt, Adapt, D

rop or Add new indicator.

4.w

hat does SIR stand for? Scale, Intensity and Risk.

5.w

hat´s the purpose of the IGIs? Starting point for the Transfer Process.

-phase in use of the P&

C V5 in a consistent way across the w

orld

-global consistency

-strengthen the credibility of the FSC system

-im

proved quality of National Standards

-faster and m

ore efficient N

ational Standards approval process

6.nam

e three of the rules that were used to draft

the IGIs. SM

ART & FSC-STD

-60-002; Precautionary Approach; sim

ple language; avoid duplication; generic indicators; one aspect per indicator; indicators apply to The O

rganization; present tense is used; indicators apply to the M

anagement U

nit, unless otherwise stated; etc.

The IGIs Q

uiz - responses 7.

what happens if there isn't a national standards developm

ent group?

Certification Bodies to develop standards follow

ing the revised FSC-STD-20-002

'Structure, content and local adaptation of Generic Forest Stew

ardship Standards‘.

8.w

hen will auditors and certificate holders start using the IG

Is?

W

hen a National Standard, or CB-developed standard (Locally Adapted Standard), has

been approved by FSC and starts being applied in the country.

9.nam

e the three types of mem

bers of the IGI G

roup.

(Sub)-Cham

ber, Regional or Certification Body representative.

10. can a draft (non-approved) N

ational Standard be used for the Transfer Process?

Yes, as w

ell as limited scope standards.

11. together with the public consultations, w

hich other source of information has been

used to develop the final draft of the IG

Is?

IG

Is Field Tests.

IGIs – a participative process

7

5 IGI G

roup face to face

meetin

gs and

more than 50

online calls

2 pu

blic co

nsu

ltation

s w

ith an average of 200 responses each

12 regio

nal

wo

rksho

ps in all

FS

C regions

Follow

ed by national consultations, national m

eetings, etc. Tanzania

Congo Basin

China

Switzerland

Canada

6 field tests

Public consultations – general facts 8

2 public

consultatio

ns

Certificate H

olders: 33% of

participants

~ 200 responses per consultation

Economic: m

ost active cham

ber, followed by

Environmental

NG

Os: 20%

of participants

High participation of N

etwork Partners,

especially from

L. America

50% of

participants were

FSC mem

bers

Consultations: most active regions 9

North H

emisphere

more active

1st Consultation Feb – M

ar ‘13

N. Am

erica, L. America

and Europe most active

regions (~25% each),

followed by Asia Pacific,

Africa and the CIS Countries.

2nd Consultation Jan – M

ar ‘14

The IGIs Standard – Final D

raft

10

Preamble

International Generic

Indicators (IGIs)

Instructions for Standards D

evelopers

Annexes

Glossary

purpose, process summ

ary, drafting

rules, annexes explanation....

200 IGIs in Final D

raft

to facilitate locally adapted, yet globally consistent indicators

P&C V5 G

lossary plus new term

s defined by the IG

I Group

applicable laws, paym

ents for Ecosystem

Services, elements of the

managem

ent plan, etc.

11

Achieved by: •

considering all consultation feedback;

•analysing all field test results;

•developing updated draft

ing rules.

IGIS V

ERSION

Nº

indicators D

raft 1

342

Final Draft

200

The IGIs Standard – a balanced final draft

- all normative

elements in each

Criterion - detailed enough for

their purpose - allow

ing for national adaptation

- reduced number of

indicators - m

ore generic indicators

- globally applicable

12

The SIR Guideline

SIR Task Force and Advisory

Group

PURPO

SE practical m

echanism to be

used during the transfer process, to facilitate the incorporation of SIR by Standards D

evelopers. Scale

Risk Intensity

OU

TCOM

E SIR-indicators adapted to

national context

S I R

To be shared by end of

Novem

ber

Estimated tim

elines: IGI process

13

SIR Guideline

finalization

Nov ‘14

IGIs and SIR

endorsement

by WG

Nov ‘14

final stakeholders

review

Dec/Jan ‘15

Policy and Standards

Comm

ittee

Feb ‘15

Board of D

irectors

Mar ‘15

final stakeholders review

high level feedback 30 days (D

ec ‘14)

IGI standard and SIR G

uideline

FSC mem

bers, Consultative Forum

, Netw

ork Partners and Standard D

evelopment G

roups

Board of D

irectors

Estimated next steps: approval and

Transfer Process

15

IGIs Approval M

ar ‘15 Transfer of N

at. Standards N

ow – D

ec ’15*

Approval of transferred Standards

Use of

approved N

ational Standards

PSU

9

PSC 9

15

months

phase in

*Soft deadline. Standard D

evelopers can ask FSC for an extension.

Transfer Process IG

Is: Starting point for the developm

ent and transfer of:

National Standards

Locally Adapted Standards

Standard Developm

ent G

roups Certification Bodies

Transfer Procedure FSC-STD

-20-002 Structure, content and local adaptation

of Generic Forest Stew

ardship Standards

To be reviewed and aligned

with IG

Is final draft

Under revision

Transfer Example

17

How

to do the transfer process in a country? H

ow to use the existing N

ational Standard and do the G

AP analysis?

Let´s see a couple of examples

Criterion 5.3 (P&C V5) and

associated IGIs

Indicators in National

Standard (C 5.1 P&C V4)

Transferred indicators

5.3 The Organization* shall*

demonstrate that the positive and

negative externalities* of operations are included in the m

anagement plan*. (C5.1

V4)

5.1 Forest managem

ent should strive toward

economic viability, w

hile taking into account the full environm

ental, social, and operational costs of production, and ensuring the investm

ents necessary to m

aintain the ecological productivity of the forest.

5.3.1 Costs related to preventing, m

itigating or compensating for negative

social and environment im

pacts of m

anagement activities are quantified

and documented in the m

anagement

plan*.

5.1.1 The forest m

anagement organization

shall have an annual budget that show

s expected costs, investm

ents and revenues. 5.1.4 There shall be a financial plan w

hich estim

ates the cost and expected revenue from

im

plementing the forest

managem

ent plan (including social and environm

ental com

mitm

ents) over at least the follow

ing five-year period.

5.3.1


associated IGIs




5.3 The Organization* shall*

demonstrate that the positive and

negative externalities* of operations are included in the m

anagement plan*. (C5.1

V4)

5.1 Forest managem

ent should strive tow

ard econom

ic viability, while

taking into account the full environm

ental, social, and operational costs of production, and ensuring the investm

ents necessary to m

aintain the ecological productivity of the forest.

5.3.2 Benefits related to positive social and environm

ent impacts of

managem

ent activities are identified and included in the m

anagement plan*.

5.1.1 5.1.4

5.3.2


associated IGIs




6.8 The Organization* shall* m

anage the landscape* in the M

anagement U

nit* to m

aintain and/or restore* a varying mosaic

of species, sizes, ages, spatial scales* and regeneration cycles appropriate for the landscape values* in that region, and for enhancing environm

ental and economic

resilience*. (C10.2 V4)

10.2 The design and layout of plantations should prom

ote the protection, restoration and conservation of natural forests, and not increase pressures on natural forests. W

ildlife corridors, streamside

zones and a mosaic of stands of

different ages and rotation periods, shall be used in the layout of the plantation, consistent w

ith the scale of the operation. The scale and layout of plantation blocks shall be consistent w

ith the patterns of forest stands

found within the natural landscape.

6.8.1 A varying mosaic of species, sizes,

ages, spatial scales*, and regeneration cycles is m

aintained appropriate to the landscape*.

6.3.4 The forest managem

ent organization shall aim

for a m

ixture of compartm

ents differing in size, shape, vegetation layers, species and/or age, w

ith the aim of

maintaining or enhancing the

ecological, cultural or visual value of the Forest M

anagement U

nit, in articulation w

ith the other m

anagement objectives .


associated IGIs




6.8 The Organization* shall* m

anage the landscape* in the M

anagement U

nit* to m

aintain and/or restore* a varying mosaic

of species, sizes, ages, spatial scales* and regeneration cycles appropriate for the landscape values* in that region, and for enhancing environm

ental and economic

resilience*. (C10.2 V4)

10.2 The design and layout of plantations should prom

ote the protection, restoration and conservation of natural forests, and not increase pressures on natural forests. W

ildlife corridors, streamside

zones and a mosaic of stands of

different ages and rotation periods, shall be used in the layout of the plantation, consistent w

ith the scale of the operation. The scale and layout of plantation blocks shall be consistent w

ith the patterns of forest stands

found within the natural landscape.

6.8.2 The mosaic of species, sizes, ages,

spatial scales*, and regeneration cycles is restored* w

here it has not been m


6.8.2 The mosaic of

species, sizes, ages, spatial scales*, and regeneration cycles is restored* w

here it has not been m


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