Forest Management Group Certification
The FSC forest management group certification has been developed to help forest owners, and in particular owners of smaller woods, achieve FSC certification by reducing the costs and administration of certification.
How does it work?
Small forest managers or forest management companies can become certified jointly under one certificate, or if they are managed by a resource management company, the resource manager can establish their own group scheme for those owners who wish to participate.
An FSC accredited, third-party certification body will audit a sample of group scheme members and carry out a risk assessment of the entire group scheme, rather than auditing each individual forest owner.
A group coordinator will need to be assigned to ensure that all members of the group are using systems that meet the FSC requirements.
Who is eligible for FSC Group Certification?
There is no restriction on the maximum size that a group certificate can cover in terms of:
- Number of group members;
- Their individual forest property size; or
- Total forest area.
The Group entity shall have sufficient human and technical resources to manage and control the Group in line with the requirements of the standard.
Join an existing group
Chabot, Pomerlau & Associes
Contact: Claude Chabot
T: 819-791-8668
E: cpa@chabotpomerleauass.com
W: www.chabotpomerleauass.com
Corporation de gestion de la certification forestière des territ
Contact: Normand Simard
T; 418-493-2097 x 114
E: normand.simard@groupelebel.com
Eastern Ontario Forest Group
Contact:Glen Prevost
T: 705-358-7913
E: glen.prevost@ontariowoodlot.com
W: www.eomf.on.ca
Fédération des organismes de gestion en commun du Bas-Saint-Laur
Contact: Serge Leclerc
T: 418-495-2054 ext.102
E: serge.leclerc@gfkam.com
Forêts privées certifiées du Québec
Contact: Dominic Besner
E: dbesner@upa.qc.ca
W: www.upa.qc.ca
Northshore Forest Inc.
Contact: William Moryto
T: (705) 869-4020 ext. 263
E: william.moryto@eacom.ca
Nova Scotia Landowners & Forest Fibre Producers
Contact: Peter Burchill
T: 902-625-3800
E: pete@nslffpa.org
Silv-Econ Ltd. - Resource Management Consultants
Contact: David Puttock
T: 905-898-3085
E: silvecon@rogers.com
Start your own group
Please get in touch with a certification body if you are looking to set up and run a group scheme.
Forest management group certification standard
This standard specifies the requirements for group entities (the certificate holder) managing a group of forest management units under a single certificate, a process referred to as ‘group certification'.
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