FSC Forest Certification

Forest Management & Stump-to-Forest Gate Chain-of-Custody Certification Evaluation Report | PUBLIC
Version 7-0 (December 2016) | © SCS Global Services
Page 29 of 46
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. For HCVA1, the monitoring
parcels are plotted; there is no
demarking line for this area, though.
OBS 2017-09
The process to validate the HCVs was
undertaken with four UNOESC
researchers. These researchers
carried out a painstaking evaluation
of the potential HCVs, the risks, the
protective measures and the given
monitoring of every high
conservation area. On the other
hand, the other stakeholders have
not been identified and included in
the relevant consultation process.
Minor CAR 2017-10
The FME has defined monitoring to
assess the effectiveness of the
measures that are employed to keep
and/or enhance the HCVs that had
been identified. Conclusions are
made upon finalization of every
monitoring campaign. The paperwork
was analyzed and it was realized that
the links between definition of the
attributes & monitoring indicators
are not clear because the initial HCVA
survey had been undertaken by a
research entity whereas the
monitoring are being carried out by
another entity. Minor CAR 2017 -11
P10: Plantations
58% of the FMU area is comprised by
native vegetation and this figure
surpasses that value that is set by
the legislation that deals with the
biome where the FME is inserted in
None