FSC's US board changes longstanding Federal Lands Policy to address perceived inequity in its system created by exclusion of US Forest Service and BLM forestlands

Audrey Dixon

Audrey Dixon

MINNEAPOLIS , December 19, 2012 () – After more than a year of input, research, discussion and debate, the FSC-US board of directors approved a change to the longstanding Federal Lands Policy during its November meeting.

The change addresses a perceived inequity in the FSC system, due to the categorical exclusion of a landowner class (US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management forestlands).

The change was communicated to the FSC US membership by board co-chairs Mike Jani and Fran Price in a recent memorandum. In short, the revision allows a standards development process to move forward if a willing landowner is identified.

Should a standards process move forward, the board committed to making it as inclusive as possible by helping raise funds to support meaningful, broad spectrum stakeholder participation.

You can read the memo to the membership here.

You can also review the revised policy here.

And you can read the Exploratory Committee’s report to the board from earlier in 2012 here.

* All content is copyrighted by Industry Intelligence, or the original respective author or source. You may not recirculate, redistrubte or publish the analysis and presentation included in the service without Industry Intelligence's prior written consent. Please review our terms of use.

Share:

About Us

We deliver market news & information relevant to your business.

We monitor all your market drivers.

We aggregate, curate, filter and map your specific needs.

We deliver the right information to the right person at the right time.

Our Contacts

1990 S Bundy Dr. Suite #380,
Los Angeles, CA 90025

+1 (310) 553 0008

About Cookies On This Site

We collect data, including through use of cookies and similar technology ("cookies") that enchance the online experience. By clicking "I agree", you agree to our cookies, agree to bound by our Terms of Use, and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. For more information on our data practices and how to exercise your privacy rights, please see our Privacy Policy.