FSC Consultations

Indigenous Engagement Paper - 10 November 2010

In 2008, FSC Australia engaged an interim Indigenous steering committee to draft recommendations for Indigenous communities’ participation in the work of the Council.

The steering committee consisted of Steven Ross, Neva Collings and Melissa George, who later resigned from the project due to a heavy workload.

Since that time, the steering committee has been working on a number of models for FSC engagement with Indigenous communities.

The Paper is available here and FSC Australia invites comments which should be sent to consultation@fscaustralia.org.

FSC Criterion 5.6:

Sustainable Yield in the Australian National Standard

The Board of FSC Australia seeks input on an interpretation of Principle 5.6 in the Australian context for use in an FSC Australian Standard. Integral to this is stakeholders’ views on the regrowth periods / harvesting rotation lengths for various types of stands that are representative of Australian forests.

The submission period of 60 days has been set from June 7th 2010 to August 7th 2010.

All comments will be taken into account and incorporated in a final draft. The final draft will serve as a basis for discussion during the development of the FSC Forest Management Australian Standard in 2011

FSC Criterion 5.6. says:

"The rate of harvest of forest products shall not exceed levels which can be permanently sustained."

Intent: This criterion requires that the production systems and harvesting practices do not prejudice the productive capacity of the site or impair species survival.

Draft Interpretation of FSC Principle 5.6 (Sustainable Yield) in the Australian National Standard