Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) Principles
1. Compliance with laws and FSC Principles
Forest Management shall respect all applicable laws of the country in which they occur, and international treaties and agreements to which the country is a signatory, and comply with all FSC Principles and Criteria.
2. Tenure and use rights and responsibilities
Long‐term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources shall be clearly defined, documented and legally established.
3. Indigenous peoples' rights
The legal and customary rights of indigenous peoples to own, use and manage their lands, territories and resources shall be recognised‐and respected.
4. Community relations and worker's rights
Forest management operations shall maintain or enhance the long‐term social and economic well‐being of forest workers and local communities.
5. Benefits from the forest
Forest management operations shall encourage the efficient use of multiple products and services to ensure economic viability and a wide range of environmental and social benefits.
6. Environmental impact
Forest management shall conserve biological diversity and its associated values, water resources, soils and fragile ecosystems and landscapes, and, by so doing, maintain the ecological functions and the integrity of the forest.
7. Management Plan
A management plan, appropriate to the scale and intensity of the operations, shall be written, implemented, and kept up to date. The long‐term objectives of management, and the means of achieving them, shall be clearly stated.
8. Monitoring and assessment
Monitoring shall be conducted, appropriate to the scale and intensity of forest management, to assess the condition of the forest, yields of forest products, chain of custody, management activities and their social and environmental impacts.
9. Maintenance of natural forests
Primary forests, well developed secondary forests and site of major environmental, social or cultural significance shall be conserved. Such areas shall not be replaced by tree plantations or other land uses.
10. Plantations
Plantations shall compliment, not replace, natural forests. Plantations should reduce the pressures on natural forests.
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Liam Wooltorton, Canterbury City Council: Tel: 01227 862454, email liam.wooltorton@canterbury.gov.uk
or
Keith Watson, Dover District Council: Tel: 01304 872399, email keith.watson@dover.gov.uk