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Standards and Policy Documents

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The Forest Stewardship Council is committed to recognizing the best forest stewardship practices in the world. This means involving people and including their ideas in all aspects of FSC.

The FSC International Center sets the framework for the development and maintenance of international, national and sub-national FSC standards. This framework ensures that FSC policies and standards development processes are:

• Transparent: The process for policy and standards development is clear and accessible.
• Independent: Standards are developed in a way which balances the interests of all stakeholders, ensuring that no one interest dominates.
• Participatory: FSC strives to involve all interested people and groups in the development of FSC policies and standards.

Approved Standards applicable to forest managers, Chain of Cusotdy holders, and other stakeholders.

Documents under review. Standards, policies, and other guidance materials developed by the FSC undergo periodic review and revision to ensure that they are kept up-to-date and relevant to our stakeholders.