FSC Forest Certification
Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC
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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).
Principal stakeholder groups are identified based upon results from the pre-evaluation (if one was
conducted), lists of stakeholders from the FME under evaluation, and additional stakeholder contacts
from other sources (e.g., chair of the regional FSC working group). The following types of groups and
individuals were determined to be principal stakeholders in this evaluation:
3.3.1 Stakeholder Groups Consulted During Evaluation for Certification
FME Management and staff
Members of the FSC National Initiative
Consulting foresters
Local and regionally-based environmental
organizations and conservationists
Contractors
Forest industry groups and organizations
Lease holders
Local, state, and federal regulatory agency
personnel
Adjacent property owners
Recreational user groups
Local and regionally-based social interest and civic
organizations
Other relevant groups
Pertinent Tribal members and/or representatives
Stakeholder consultation activities are organized to give participants the opportunity to provide
comments according to general categories of interest based on the three FSC chambers, as well as the
SCS Interim Standard, if one was used. A public notice was sent to stakeholders at least 6 weeks prior to
the audit notifying them of the audit and soliciting comments. The table below summarizes the major
comments received from stakeholders and the assessment team’s response. Where a stakeholder
comment has triggered a subsequent investigation during the evaluation, the corresponding follow-up
action and conclusions from SCS are noted below.
3.3.2 Summary of Stakeholder Comments and Responses from the Team, Where Applicable
Stakeholder Comments
SCS Response
Economic Concerns
The enterprise cooperates
positively for Caçador economy
and it acts as a partner in the
maintenance of roads and the
municipal requests are fulfilled.
The assessment team concluded that the FME collected all the
municipal taxes as per the legislation. The FME preferably gets
services and purchases goods in its actuating region- including
workforce.