rates over successive The portion of the indicator harvests, contribute applicable for large FMEs directly to achieving applies to FMUs over 100 ha. desired future conditions The portion of the indicator as defined in the forest applicable for SLIMF is for management plans, and do FMUs <100 ha or that meet not diminish the long term the definition of a low ecological integrity and intensity SLIMF. productivity of the site. 5.6.4. For operations Verifiers: entailing regular annual Comparison of records of harvesting, the 10-year harvested volume by species rolling average harvest (or species groups) with the level does not exceed AAC established for the average annual increment. species (or species groups). 5.6.5. Harvest levels shall Verifiers: be set such that inventories Stocking data (diameter of desired species increase classes, density, etc.) over time, unless it is substantiated that current inventories (measured in average standing volume per hectare) exceed optimal levels. 5.6.6. For operations Examples of may include: harvesting NTFPs Greenery, game, flowers, management strategies berries, mushrooms, and fish. incorporate the best available monitoring and Note: Christmas trees are inventory data to calculate classified as short rotation a conservative growth and crops under FSC and do not harvest rates; harvest of meet the definition of an non-timber forest products NTFP. is also subject to Indicator 5.6.3. 5.6.7. For timber See FSC-STD-50-001 (V1-2), investment management section 9. programs: If growth projections are used to Guidance: A timber make claims on the rate of investment organization is a financial return, the FME forest management project shall include a visible established in a natural or declaration on all material plantation forest (e.g., a TIMO that carries the FSC or or REIT), where the FME uses certification body funds from various investors trademarks regarding the to achieve management responsibility of financial objectives, usually in claims (e.g., and SCS exchange for returns on “FSC
rates over successive harvests, contribute directly to achieving desired future conditions as defined in the forest management plans, and do not diminish the long term ecological integrity and productivity of the site. The portion of the indicator applicable for large FMEs applies to FMUs over 100 ha. The portion of the indicator applicable for SLIMF is for FMUs <100 ha or that meet the definition of a low intensity SLIMF. 5.6.4. For operations entailing regular annual harvesting, the 10-year rolling average harvest level does not exceed average annual increment. Verifiers: Comparison of records of harvested volume by species (or species groups) with the AAC established for the species (or species groups). 5.6.5. Harvest levels shall be set such that inventories of desired species increase over time, unless it is substantiated that current inventories (measured in average standing volume per hectare) exceed optimal levels. Verifiers: Stocking data (diameter classes, density, etc.) 5.6.6. For operations harvesting NTFPs management strategies incorporate the best available monitoring and inventory data to calculate a conservative growth and harvest rates; harvest of non-timber forest products is also subject to Indicator 5.6.3. Examples of may include: Greenery, game, flowers, berries, mushrooms, and fish. Note: Christmas trees are classified as short rotation crops under FSC and do not meet the definition of an NTFP. 5.6.7. For timber investment management programs: If growth projections are used to make claims on the rate of financial return, the FME shall include a visible declaration on all material that carries the FSC or certification body trademarks regarding the responsibility of financial claims (e.g., “FSC and SCS See FSC-STD-50-001 (V1-2), section 9. Guidance: A timber investment organization is a forest management project established in a natural or plantation forest (e.g., a TIMO or REIT), where the FME uses funds from various investors to achieve management objectives, usually in exchange for returns on
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