IGIs & Transfer Process FSC General Assembly 2014 Seville, 09 Sept. 16: 00 – 18: 00

1. IGIs & Transfer Process FSC General Assembly 2014 Seville, 09 Sept. 16:00 – 18:00 FSC Forest Program Rosario Galán - Policy Manager r.galan@fsc.org

2. Agenda Section 1 The IGIs Quiz Section 2 IGIs – a participative process IGI Package: final draft IGIs and SIR Guideline timelines & final stakeholders review next steps and transfer process countries with/without Stds. Development Group Section 3 Ask the IGI Group members! Section 4 exercise: let´s transfer some indicators

3. The IGIs Quiz • what are the features of a good indicator? • name three documents referenced in the development of the IGIs. • what options are available to standards developers in transferring the IGIs to their national context. • what does SIR stand for? • what´s the purpose of the IGIs? • name three of the rules that were used to draft the IGIs. • what happens if there isn't a national standards development group? • when will auditors and certificate holders start using the IGIs? • name the three types of members of the IGI Group. • can a draft (non-approved) National Standard be used for the Transfer Process? • together with the public consultations, which other source of information has been used to develop the final draft of the IGIs?

4. The IGIs Quiz - responses • what are the features of a good indicator? SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Tangible). • name three documents referenced in the development of the IGIs. • Explanatory Notes of the FSC Principles and Criteria Version 5 (P&C V5); • FSC-GUI-60-004 FSC Forest Stewardship Standards: Structure, Content and Suggested Indicators; • existing and approved National and Regional Forest Stewardship Standards; • CB Adapted Standards; • recommendations of the Plantations Working Group; • survey of priority stakeholder issues for the IGIs; • results from the Motions contributing to indicator development; and • stakeholders’ feedback provided during the public consultation periods.

5. The IGIs Quiz - responses • what options are available to standards developers in transferring the IGIs to their national context. • Adopt, Adapt, Drop or Add new indicator. • what does SIR stand for? Scale, Intensity and Risk. • what´s the purpose of the IGIs? Starting point for the Transfer Process. • phase in use of the P&C V5 in a consistent way across the world • global consistency • strengthen the credibility of the FSC system • improved quality of National Standards • faster and more efficient National Standards approval process • name three of the rules that were used to draft the IGIs. SMART & FSC-STD-60-002; Precautionary Approach; simple language; avoid duplication; generic indicators; one aspect per indicator; indicators apply to The Organization; present tense is used; indicators apply to the Management Unit, unless otherwise stated; etc.

6. The IGIs Quiz - responses • what happens if there isn't a national standards development group? • Certification Bodies to develop standards following the revised FSC-STD-20-002 'Structure, content and local adaptation of Generic Forest Stewardship Standards‘. • when will auditors and certificate holders start using the IGIs? • When a National Standard, or CB-developed standard (Locally Adapted Standard), has been approved by FSC and starts being applied in the country. • name the three types of members of the IGI Group. • (Sub)-Chamber, Regional or Certification Body representative. • can a draft (non-approved) National Standard be used for the Transfer Process? • Yes, as well as limited scope standards. • together with the public consultations, which other source of information has been used to develop the final draft of the IGIs? • IGIs Field Tests.

7. IGIs – a participative process 5 IGI Group face to face meetings and more than 50 online calls 2public consultations with an average of 200 responses each 6 field tests Canada Switzerland 12 regional workshops in all FSC regions Followed by national consultations, national meetings, etc. China Congo Basin Brazil Tanzania

8. Public consultations – general facts 2 public consultations ~ 200 responses per consultation Certificate Holders: 33% of participants Economic: most active chamber, followed by Environmental NGOs: 20% of participants 50% of participants were FSC members High participation of Network Partners, especially from L. America

9. Consultations: most active regions 1st Consultation Feb – Mar ‘13 2nd Consultation Jan – Mar ‘14 N. America, L. America and Europe most active regions (~25% each), followed by Asia Pacific, Africa and the CIS Countries. North Hemisphere more active

10. The IGIs Standard – Final Draft Preamble International Generic Indicators (IGIs) Instructions for Standards Developers Annexes Glossary purpose, process summary, drafting rules, annexes explanation.... 200 IGIs in Final Draft to facilitate locally adapted, yet globally consistent indicators applicable laws, payments for Ecosystem Services, elements of the management plan, etc. P&C V5 Glossary plus new terms defined by the IGI Group

11. The IGIs Standard – a balanced final draft • Achieved by: • considering all consultation feedback; • analysing all field test results; • developing updated drafting rules.

12. The SIR Guideline PURPOSE practical mechanism to be used during the transfer process, to facilitate the incorporation of SIR by Standards Developers. OUTCOME SIR-indicators adapted to national context S I R SIR Task Force and Advisory Group To be shared by end of November

13. Estimated timelines: IGI process

14. final stakeholders review IGI standard and SIR Guideline Board of Directors high level feedback 30 days (Dec ‘14) FSC members, Consultative Forum, Network Partners and Standard Development Groups

15. Estimated next steps: approval and Transfer Process PSU  PSC  15 monthsphase in *Soft deadline. Standard Developers can ask FSC for an extension.

16. Transfer Process IGIs: Starting point for the development and transfer of:

17. Transfer Example How to do the transfer process in a country? How to use the existing National Standard and do the GAP analysis? Let´s see a couple of examples