Given the recent developments around the global outbreak of COVID-19 and increasing travel restrictions, we have updated the derogation that allows certification bodies unable to conduct on-site audits to either postpone the audit or replace it with desk audits.

As lockdown continues in the UK, FSC UK's Executive Director Rosie Teasdale has sent a message on behalf of our team to our stakeholders in the UK.

For those who missed our story in Forest Matters, here’s a quick reminder that, with preparations for the next UK Woodland Assurance Standard review well under way, the UKWAS steering group is looking for stakeholders to express interest in participating.