What are ecosystem services?
Ecosystem services are the benefits that we obtain from nature, such as carbon storage, water supply and purification, soil fertility and retention, biodiversity, and recreational services.
What are the objectives of this procedure?
Managing forests in accordance with the FSC Principles and Criteria includes maintaining and conserving ecosystem services. The new procedure will describe how to evaluate the positive impacts of FSC certification on ecosystem services at the level of the forest management unit. The demonstration of these impacts will help certificate holders to access ecosystem services markets.
What are the selection criteria for the consultative forum?
All FSC stakeholders who would like to actively contribute to the development of the procedure are welcome to join the consultative forum.
And where can I learn more?
For more information, click here to view our current processes page on the FSC International website.
Register today
To become part of this consultative forum, please complete the attached registration form and send it to project coordinator Rosario Galán ( r.galan@fsc.org).