The effective date for FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1 Chain of Custody Certification has been postponed to 1 September 2021, and the transition period extended to 31 December 2022.

If you are interested in becoming a Chain of Custody (CoC) certificate holder or are already one, this webinar on 21st April at 10.30am will provide an overview of forest management certification, chain of custody, and promotional licences.

For the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), our answer to this question is set out in our Principles and Criteria, developed by our international community of members. But what would your answer be, as someone involved with small or community woods in the UK? Is it about sustainable livelihoods? A healthy environment? Vibrant communities? Do you have a vision for the future, or an example of something practical that illustrates your approach, that you can show us right now?