Helping forest managers to conform to…
The following UKWAS requirements:
| 7.1.1 | Communicate and Engage with Stakeholders |
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| 2.1.2 | Make management plans publicly available if requested |
| 2.3.6 | Make monitoring results publicly available if requested |
| 3.2.4 | Contact neighbours |
| 6.1.1(c) | Communicate with statutory bodies regarding the management of High Conservation Value Forest |
The following PEFC criterion:
| 5.1.6 | A summary of the forest management plan or its equivalent appropriate to the scope and scale of forest management, which contains information about the forest management measures to be applied, is publicly available. |
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| 5.6.9 | Forest management practices shall make the best use of local forest-related experience and knowledge, such as those of local communities, forest owners, NGOs and local people. |
| 5.6.10 | Forest management shall provide for effective communication and consultation with local people and other stakeholders relating to sustainable forest management. |
The following FSC criterion:
| 3.3 | Identify Sites of special cultural, ecological, economic or religious significance in cooperation with local communities. |
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| 4.4 | Consult with stakeholders and incorporate the results in to management plans and operations. |
| 7.4 | Make publicly available a summary of the of the management plan. |
| 8.5 | Make publicly available a summary of the results of monitoring. |
The following sections of ISO 14001 (EMS):
| 4.2 (g) | Top management shall define the organization's environmental policy and ensure that, within the defined scope of its environmental management system, it is available to the public. |
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| 4.3.3 | When establishing and reviewing its objectives and targets, an organization shall consider the views of interested parties. |
| 4.3.3 | The organization shall decide whether to communicate externally about its significant environmental aspects, and shall document its decision. If the decision is to communicate, the organization shall establish and implement a method(s) for this external communication. |
The following sections of ISO 9001 (QMS):
| 5.2 | Top management shall ensure that customer requirements are determined and are met with the aim of enhancing customer satisfaction. |
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| 5.6.2 | The input to management review shall include information on customer feedback. |
| 7.2.1 | The organization shall determine requirements specified by the customer, and requirements not stated by the customer but necessary for specified or intended use, where known. |
| 8.2.1 | The organization shall monitor information relating to customer perception as to whether the organization has met customer requirements. The methods for obtaining and using this information shall be determined. |
| 8.4 | The organization shall determine, collect and analyse appropriate data to demonstrate the suitability and effectiveness of the quality management system and to evaluate where continual improvement of the effectiveness of the quality management system can be made. This shall include data generated as a result of monitoring andmeasurement and from other relevant sources. The analysis of data shall provide information relating to customer satisfaction. |