PEFC International is pleased to invite all interested parties to provide feedback on an appendix to its global sustainable forest management standard by 27 November 2011. This appendix defines requirements and interpretations for the sustainable management of tropical natural forest.
Over the past three years, the PEFC Revision Working Group has revised PEFC’s requirements for sustainable forest management (PEFC ST 1003:2010, Sustainable Forest Management – Requirements), which were approved in November 2010.
While these requirements are valid for all types of forests, PEFC stakeholders have decided to amend them with additional requirements and interpretations for tropical natural forests, given their complexity and their distinct environmental and socio-economic importance at local, regional and national levels.
All stakeholders are encouraged to share their knowledge and expertise in this public consultation to ensure that the standard is well aligned with global and local expectations and provides an optimal framework for tropical forest management practices delivering on all three pillars of sustainability – environmental, social and economic.
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While the Working Group has developed additional requirements and interpretations for a subset of criteria of PEFC ST 1003:2010, stakeholders are encouraged to comment on any criteria, including those for which interpretations have not been deemed necessary so far.
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