Forest management certification is an important market-based tool to promote sustainable forest management and international trade of forest products. This Standard stipulates the indicator system that shall be followed for the sustainable forest management certification. The Standard is applicable for the auditing and assessment of forest management performance for all forest management units by accredited independent certification bodies. In terms of forest tenure, requirements to be met include:1. The forest management unit shall have the forest tenure certificate issued by the responsible agencies such as governments above the county level or the forestry authorities authorized by the State Council. 2. Contractors or leasers have relevant legal certificates, e.g. land contracts and lease agreements etc. 3. The forest management unit has clear boundaries and marks it on a map.
China · 2012-11-20