FOREST MANAGEMENT AND STUMP-TO-FOREST GATE CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY CERTIFICATION EVALUATION REPORT Adami S.A. Madeiras Caçador – SC SCS-FM/COC-005981 Rua Nereu Ramos, 196 - Centro, Caçador - SC, CEP 89500-000 Sergio Luiz Bostelmann - sergio.bostelmann@adami.com.br www.adami.com.br CERTIFIED 2 October 2017 EXPIRATION 1 October 2022 DATE OF FIELD AUDIT July 24-28,2017 DATE OF LAST UPDATE 2 October 2017 SCS Contact: Brendan Grady | Director Forest Management Certification +1.510.452.8000 bgrady@scsglobalservices.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Foreword SCS Global Services (SCS) is a certification body accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council to conduct forest management and chain of custody evaluations.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Table of Contents SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 4 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Certificate Registration Information ......................................................................
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY 1. General Information 1.1 Certificate Registration Information 1.1.1.a Name and Contact Information Organization name Contact person Address Adami S.A. Madeiras Sergio Luiz Bostelmann Rua Nereu Ramos, 196 - Telephone Centro, Caçador - SC, CEP Fax 89500-000 e-mail Website +55 49-3561-3242 sergio.bostelmann@adami.com.br www.adami.com.br 1.1.1.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC less than 100 ha in area 1000 - 10 000 ha in area 0 0 100 - 1000 ha in area more than 10 000 ha in area 0 1 Total forest area in scope of certificate which is included in FMUs that: Units: X ha or ac are less than 100 ha in area are between 100 ha and 1 000 ha in area are between 1 000 ha and 10 000 ha in area are more than 10 000 ha in area 45,723.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Fazenda Recreio 5 Fazenda Roça Rincão da Fazenda Santo Antonio da Platina Fazenda Santo Antonio do Salto I e II Fazenda Expedito Santo Fazenda São Carlos Fazenda SFC Fazenda São Pedro Fazenda Grande Serraria Fazenda São Roque Fazenda Tigre Passos Maia (Santa Catarina) Passos Maia (Santa Catarina) Palmas (Santa Catarina) Água Doce – SC Água Doce (Santa Catarina) Arrend. 01 Arrend. 02 Arrend.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Arrend. 06 Arrend. 08 Arrend. 09/34 Arrend. 10 Arrend. 11 Arrend. 12 Arrend. 13 Arrend. 14/28 Arrend. 15/29 - Arrend. 16 Arrend. 17/18/19/26/45/46/4 8/49/50/51 Arrend. 20 Arrend. 21 Arrend. 22 Arrend. 23 Arrend.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Arrend. 25 Arrend. 30 Arrend. 31 Arrend. 32 Arrend. 33/35 Arrend. 36 Arrend. 37 Arrend. 38 Arrend. 39 Arrend. 40 Arrend. 41 Arrend. 42 Arrend. 43 Arrend. 44 Arrend.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Arrend. 52 Arrend. 53 Arrend. 54 Arrend. 55 Arrend. 56 Arrend. 57 Arrend. 58 Arrend. Arrend. 60/62 - Arrend. 61 Arrend. 63 Arrend.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Area of production forest regenerated primarily by replanting or by a NA combination of replanting and coppicing of the planted stems Area of production forest regenerated primarily by natural regeneration, NA or by a combination of natural regeneration and coppicing of the naturally regenerated stems Silvicultural system(s) Area under type of management Even-aged management 18,104.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC 1.2.3 Conservation Areas Total area of forest and non-forest land protected from commercial harvesting of timber and managed primarily for conservation objectives High Conservation Value Forest / Areas High Conservation Values present and respective areas: Code HCV Type HCV1 Forests or areas containing globally, X regionally or nationally significant concentrations of biodiversity values (e.g.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC corresponds to 470.03 hectares. This is the only FME area which is not under the certification scope because it is 137 km farm from Caçador. Therefore, transporting this timber to the group industrial facility becomes economically unfeasible. Therefore, the enterprise has opted not to include it under the certification scope. Control measures to prevent Only one area is not under the certification scope.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC FSC-STD-50-001: Requirements for use of the FSC V 1-2 trademarks by Certificate Holders. December 1, 2010 All standards employed are available on the websites of FSC International (www.fsc.org), the FSC-US (www.fscus.org) or the SCS Standards page (www.scsglobalservices.com/certification-standards-and-programdocuments). Standards are also available, upon request, from SCS Global Services (www.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC 2. Description of Forest Management 2.1 Management Context 2.1.1 Regulatory Context - Pertinent Regulations at the National Level - Pertinent Regulations at the State / Local Level - Regulatory Context Description The relevant national legislation to forest management was evaluated considering the Brazilian Forest Code (Law #12.651/2012) and other environmental legislation (i.e. Law #5.197/67, Law #6.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC legislation. Adequate techniques are implemented for the construction & maintenance of roads and proper structures, such as bulging of roads and contention boxes, are employed. Such measures are meant to prevent erosive processes and protect the soil and water resources. All the operational activities are planned in a way that the impacts over the native ecosystems and water resources are small as possible.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Ponte Serrada, Água Doce (Santa Catarina) and Palmas and União da Vitória (Paraná). Most part of the FME cooperators dwell in these towns. In most of these towns, the gross domestic product comes mainly from farming activities. Some socio-economical data from the aforementioned towns which are under the FME influence are shown on the table below.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC 2.1.4 Land use, Ownership, and Land Tenure The plantations of commercial stands commenced in 1965. Nowadays the FME owns twenty-one (21) farms which occupy an approximately 25,424.85-hectare area; 11,806.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC the subsequent operations easier and reduce weed competition. Pruning: It consists in eliminating part of the tree branches to produce high quality logs. Thinning: Thinning is implemented according to the forest growth results (such results are available in the inventories) and it may be implemented either in a selective or systematic manner.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC activities to attenuate the impacts and the following stands out amongst them: (a) soil preservation activities; (b) works to recover degraded areas; (c) surveys to seek techniques and equipments that are adequate to the local conditions, etc. All the measures that have been specified are meant to surpass mere alignment to the legislation and prevent impacts controlling their main causes.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Field Inspection: Block Chapecózinho, Ponte Serrada (Santa Catarina) Farm SFC, Ponte Serrada (Santa Catarina) Farm a Amparo, Passos Maia (Santa Catarina) Farm Recreio, Passos Maia (Santa Catarina) Farm Santo Antônio do Salto, Água Doce (Santa Catarina) Farm – Arrendamento* 20 Farm- Arrendamento 28 The block headquarter was inspected to check timber dispatching process; Mechanized harvesting activities, namel
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC FMU / Location / sites visited FME Office in Caçador Activities / notes Occupational health and safety-related paperwork was audited; The FME social, environmental, operational and economical indicators and results were analyzed; Forest management plan was audited; The paperwork that was issued as a result of the HCVA identification survey was analyzed; Paperwork was audited, namely, social impact evaluation
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Auditor Name: Qualifications: and industry integration programs to improve the quality of the final products and reduce the production-related costs. She has coordinated surveys and programs to correct and optimize raw materials. Luiz Carlos Mudri Auditor role: Team Member Luiz Carlos Mudri is a forest engineer who was graduated at Santa Maria Federal University.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC To solicit input from affected parties as to the strengths and weaknesses of the FME’s management, relative to the standard, and the nature of the interaction between the company and the surrounding communities. To solicit input on whether the forest management operation has consulted with stakeholders regarding identifying any high conservation value forests (HCVFs).
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Social Concern The enterprise is a partner of the The assessment team realized that the FME develops partnership city halls in the road with the city halls of the towns that are under its forest maintenance process. management coverage for maintenance of the FMU external roads. It favors both the communities and the neighbors. The roads that give access to the FMU are in excellent conditions.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Rights & Responsibilities P3: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights P4: Community Relations & Workers’ Rights administrative or juridical liabilities. ownership paperwork from the properties that comprise the FMU, namely the FME own areas and the farms that are administrated under leasing, have been made available. For the leased areas, copies of the registrations and the leasing contracts have been presented.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC There is a system in place to manage the rural workers ´ occupational, health and environment which encompasses all the programs that are required by the current legislation.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC raised and evaluated. To implement and give continuity to this work, the staff from the social department visits the stakeholders at the moment the activities are being implemented. However, it has been realized that the staff from the social department is not involved in the planning of the forest management activities.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC P7: Management Plan P8: Monitoring & Assessment P9: High Conservation Value Forests procedures and evaluations, has been adopted. The impacts that every forestry operations may cause have been duly raised and it allows that impacts caused by every operations are controlled in a more effective manner.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC forest areas that are classified as HCVA 1, 2 and 3 and that identifies all the measurement parcels and monitoring that had been undertaken for the HCVA1, has been made available to the assessment team. However, the color pattern that is employed in the map does not provide sufficient contrast to visualize the delimitation of the areas.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Chain of custody Group Management (Law #12.651/12). Furthermore, there is a forestry recovery project in place which is meant to eliminate exotic species from permanent preservation areas. Everyone who is involved in the None forest management chain-of-custody is aware of the procedures and controls that are required to assure the products traceability. NA NA 4.2 Process of Determining Conformance 4.2.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC the result of nonconformance at the indicator-level. Corrective actions must be closed out within a specified time period of award of the certificate. Observations: These are subject areas where the audit team concludes that there is conformance, but either future nonconformance may result due to inaction or the FME could achieve exemplary status through further refinement.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC FME response (including any evidence submitted) SCS review Status of CAR: The incident that was reported during the assessment was analyzed and it was concluded that the procedures were not being fully implemented despite the guidance program that is provided to the cooperators throughout the year. In the light of this, monitoring has been intensified.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Corrective Action Request (or Observation): Organization shall implement corrective actions to demonstrate conformance with the requirement(s) referenced above.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Finding Number: 03/16 X Minor CAR Select one: Major CAR Observation FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU): Deadline Pre-condition to certification/recertification 3 months from Issuance of Final Report X 12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluation) Observation – response is optional Other deadline (specify): FSC Indicator: 6.6.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Corrective Action Request (or Observation): O Organization shall implement corrective actions to demonstrate conformance with the requirement(s) referenced above.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC SCS review Status of CAR: The maps that show the areas that are managed were made available during the audit that was undertaken in 2017. The water resources are plotted in the farms cartographic base. The maps were followed during the field inspection and it was realized that the plotting of the hydrographic network is compatible to the reality in the field.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Status of CAR: X Closed Upgraded to Major Other decision (refer to description above) 4.2.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Finding Number: 2017-02 X Observation Select one: Major CAR Minor CAR FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU): Deadline Pre-condition to certification/recertification 3 months from Issuance of Final Report 12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluation) X Observation – response is optional Other deadline (specify): FSC Indicator: 2.1.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Non-Conformity (or Background/ Justification in the case of Observations) : The assessment observed during the field inspection of the different activities that the cooperators were wearing the PPEs as per the environmental risk prevention program for the development of their specific activities.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Non-Conformity (or Background/ Justification in the case of Observations): There is a system in place to manage the rural workers ´ occupational, health and environment which encompasses all the programs that are required by the current legislation.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Non-Conformity (or Background/ Justification in the case of Observations) : The FME has undertaken a socio-economical diagnosis and on this occasion, the operational impacts before, during and upon finalization of the operational activities were raised and evaluated.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC FME response (including any evidence submitted) SCS review Status of CAR: Closed Upgraded to Major Other decision (refer to description above) Finding Number: 2017-07 X Minor CAR Select one: Major CAR Observation FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU): Deadline Pre-condition to certification/recertification 3 months from Issuance of Final Report X 12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluati
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Finding Number: 2017-08 X Minor CAR Select one: Major CAR Observation FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU): Deadline Pre-condition to certification/recertification 3 months from Issuance of Final Report X 12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluation) Observation – response is optional Other deadline (specify): FSC Indicator: 9.1.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Non-Conformity (or Background/ Justification in the case of Observations) : A map that shows all the native forest areas that are classified as HCVA 1, 2 and 3 and that identifies all the measurement parcels and monitoring that had been undertaken for the HCVA1, has been made available to the assessment team.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Finding Number: 2017-11 X Observation Select one: Major CAR Minor CAR FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU): Deadline Pre-condition to certification/recertification 3 months from Issuance of Final Report 12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluation) X Observation – response is optional Other deadline (specify): FSC Indicator: 9.4.
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC 5. Certification Decision Certification Recommendation FME be awarded FSC certification as a “Well-Managed Forest” subject to the minor corrective action requests stated in Section 4.2. Yes X No The SCS evaluation team makes the above recommendation for certification based on the full and proper execution of the SCS Forest Conservation Program evaluation protocols.
