Forest Certification: CSA vs SFI

Presented to:

Nimpkish Woodlands Advisory Committee

(NWAC)

March 14, 2019

presented by: Will Sloan

WFP Certification Coordinator

Agenda1. What is Forest Certification?

2. Why Certification?

3. What are the different Forest Certification schemes?

4. Current Status

5. Questions?

Agenda

1. What is Forest Certification?

What is Forest Certification?

One definition of certification of forest management is"an established and recognised

procedure which results in a certificate confirming the quality of forest management in relation to a set of predetermined standards, based on an independent (third party) assessment." (Baharuddin and Simula, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), December 1997).

What is Forest Certification?

Ensuring actions taken today do not restrict future generations ability to enjoy ongoing environmental, social and economic value from our forests

Verified by an independent third party via audits

Proof to customers that our products come from sustainably managed forests

Agenda

1. What is Forest Certification?

2. Why Certification?

Why Certification?

Respond to the environmental movement

Ensure and maintain market access

Position a company as environmentally and socially responsible; social license

Manage risk

Independent endorsement of environmental and forest management

Improved operational efficiencies

Requires a structured approach to managing potential impacts from forestry

Why Certification?

Agenda

1. What is Forest Certification?

2. Why Certification?

3. What are the different Forest Certification schemes?

What is an EMS?

Environmental Policy

Plan

Do

Act

Check

Environmental Management System

Management System standard that WFP uses as the foundation of our sustainable forest management systems

The Certification House

Sustainable ForestManagement System

3rd Party Audits

Mandatory Standards

Indicators SFM Targets

Chain of Custody

EMS FoundationCommitment to Environmental Management

Supporting System

Plans

Procedures Reporting

Sustainable Forest Management

3 Schemes used in Canada: Canadian Standards Association (CSA);

Canadian based and only used in Canada

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI); US based, North American use with Canadian offices, staff and participants

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); International

1 in Europe Programme for the Endorsement of Forest

Certification schemes (PEFC)

More than 40 world wide

Certification Schemes

3rd party audit Objectives, Indicators and Targets

Chain of Custody Product Label

Public Advisory Process Fiber Sourcing Verification

Endorsed by PEFC

CSA SFI FSC

Sustainable Forest Management

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Based on criteria set by the

Canadian Council of Forest Ministers

National standards coordinated by the Standards Council of Canada, a government agency Established in 1996

Administered by CSA, a non-profit corporation

Only SFM standard used in Canada that requires significant local public participation

Sustainable Forest Management

Criteria (7)

Elements (16)

Core Indicators (33)

Monitor & Report

Set as part of Standard, can not be changed locally

Values Objectives Targets Additional Indicators

Developed with local Public AdvisoryGroup (PAG)

Company, reporting back to Public Advisory Group, and public summary

Sustainable Forest Management

Criterion: Soil and Water

Element: Soil quality and quantity

Example Value for Soil quality and quantity element: “Conservation of soil resources”

Example Objective for Soil Criteria Value: “Maintain the productive capacity of forest soils”

Example Core Indicator for Soil Quality and Quantity: “Level of soil disturbance ”

Example of CSA SFM components

Sustainable Forest Management

Example Target:

Target 1 – The area converted to NP because of landslides induced by forest development activities is 0 ha over any 5 year period. Variance of +10 ha.

Target 2 - All cutblocks harvested over any 5 year period are consistent with management practices to address soil disturbance (monitored through post harvest assessments). Variance 5% of the target.

Example of CSA SFM components

Sustainable Forest Management

Example Reporting: “Area Planner is to ensure that data is compiled from Slide reports and the CENFOR database (ITS/EMS), and performance reported, per the indicator in the SFM Plan.”

Example of CSA SFM components

Sustainable Forest Management

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Based on criteria set by the American Forest & Paper

Association (AF&PA) Established in 1994

National standards coordinated by the SFI Board of Directors

Used by Canadian companies for a variety of reasons, including: Perceived to be more applicable to private lands than other

systems

Perceived to be more acceptable to US forest product customers

Sustainable Forest Management

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) 3 Sectors with 18 member board:

ENVIRONMENTAL

Board members representing the environmental sector, which includes non-profit environmental or conservation organizations

SOCIAL

Board members representing the social sector, which includes community or social interest groups such as universities, labor, family forest owners or government agencies

ECONOMIC

Board members representing the economic sector, which includes the forest, paper and wood products industry or other for-profit forest ownership or management entities

Sustainable Forest Management

Principles (13)

Objectives (15)

Performance Measures (37)

Indicators (101)

Monitor & Report

Set as part of Standard, can not be changed locally

External Audit Summary Report posted on SFI Web Site

Additional IndicatorsCan be added if required

Sustainable Forest Management

Principle: Forest Productivity and Health

To provide for regeneration after harvest and maintain the productive capacity of the forestland base, and to protect and maintain long-term forest and soil productivity. In addition, to protect forests from economically or environmentally undesirable levels of wildfire, pests, diseases, invasive exotic plants and animals, and other damaging agents and thus maintain and improve long-term forest health and productivity. Objective: Forest Health and Productivity

Example Performance Measure (1 of 5): “Program Participants shall implement forest management practices to protect and maintain forest and soil productivity.”

Example of SFI SFM components

Sustainable Forest Management

Indicators for protecting and maintaining forest and soil productivity:

1. Process to identify soils vulnerable to compaction, and use of appropriate methods, including the use of soil maps where available, to avoid excessive soil disturbance.

2. Use of erosion control measures to minimize the loss of soil and site productivity.

3. Post-harvest conditions conducive to maintaining site productivity (e.g., limited rutting, retained down woody debris, minimized skid trails).

4. Retention of vigorous trees during partial harvesting, consistent with scientific silvicultural standards for the area.

5. Criteria that address harvesting and site preparation to protect soil productivity.

6. Road construction and skidding layout to minimize impacts to soil productivity.

Example of SFI SFM components

CSA

SFI

CSA vs SFI

What is the Same; What is Different

SFI Activities SFI also:

1. Promotes training for certified/qualified loggers

2. Has a large annual conference

3. Funding for community and conservation projects:

The Canadian Forest Carbon Assessment by the Saskatchewan Research Council

Heiltsuk First Nation: Heiltsuk Culturally Modified Tree Database and Management System

Canada’s Arboreal Emblems: Official Trees and Their Wood pocket booklet by Trees Canada

BC Forest Discovery Centre

4. Significant supporter of Ducks Unlimited and Habitat for Humanity

5. Provides training materials to schools grades PreK-12 on the environment through Project Learning Tree

6. Requires participants to support research, science and technology

SFI Fiber Sourcing

SFI also has standards for facilities that consume fibre. Many of the requirements are the same as for forest land management. The Standard governs how SFI Program Participants procure fibre from non-certified forestland.

1. Promotes responsible forestry practices through 14 Principles, 13 Objectives, 21 Performance Measures and 55 Indicators

2. Program Participants must show that the raw material in their supply chain comes from legal and responsible sources, whether the forests are certified or not

3. Required to promote:

forest certification

the use of Best Management Practices

the use of qualified logging professionals, certified logging professionals and resource professionals

4. Verified through audits of the suppliers of the fibre

Agenda

1. What is Forest Certification?

2. Why Certification?

3. What are the different Forest Certification schemes?

4. What has been done so far?

Current Status

To the end of 2018

Across Canada 164,476,024 ha SFM certified in Canada

72% of Canada’s forest is certified 19,724,030 ha has more than 1 certification scheme

3 certification schemes in use

In BC 50,352,453 ha SFM certified (30% of Canadian total)

83% of BC forests are certified

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31

CSA in CanadaBC Companies Aspen Planers

BC Timber Sales (limited sites, leaving in 2019)

Canfor (leaving in 2019) Fort St. John Pilot

Project

Gilbert Smith

Teal Jones

WFP (selected sites)

Canadian Companies Algonquin Forestry Authority

Canadian Kraft Paper

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

Mistik Management (also FSC certified)

TOTAL for CSA: 33,533,849 ha

SFI in Canada BC Timber Sales

(majority of sites)

Canfor - WynnWood

Interfor

Island Timberlands

TimberWest

West Fraser

Gorman Bros.

Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation

Capacity Forest Management (First Nations Group Certification)

Stuwix Resources (First Nation)

Domtar

Sinclar Group

Tolko Industries

Louisiana Pacific

Weyerhaeuser Co.

WFP (selected sites)

TOTAL for SFI: 98,500,664 ha

CSA and SFI Comparison

With Canfor CSA SFI Canada(includes FSC, but not

double certified areas)

Area &% of Canadian

Total

33,533,849 ha 21%

98,500,664 ha 51% 164,476,024 ha

Comments11 companies using

the standard in Canada

55 companies using the standard in

Canada

11% of the world’s forests are

independently certified, and 37% of these certified

lands are in Canada

3 companies use both CSA & SFI in Canada, but on separate areas

CSA and SFI ComparisonWithout Canfor CSA SFI Canada

(includes FSC, but not double certified areas)

Area &% of Canadian

Total

15,913,180 ha 9%

117,302,362 ha 69% 164,476,024 ha

Comments9 companies using

the standard in Canada

55 companies using the standard in

Canada

11% of the world’s forests are

independently certified, and 37% of these certified

lands are in Canada

Only WFP uses both CSA & SFI in Canada, but on separate areas

Further Information

See the following web sites for further information on certification and the standards: Canadian certification information:

http://certificationcanada.org/en/home/

CSA: http://www.csasfmforests.ca/csasfmforestusergroup.htm

SFI: http://www.sfiprogram.org/

FSC: https://ic.fsc.org/en

Questions?