Project objectives

Ultimately, the goal is to improve the social and environmental conditions in the forest by facilitating greater access to FSC certification for smallholders. The objectives of the project are to:

1. Compile and analyze current national certification standards to establish two check-lists of tasks, one for forestry contractors and one fo landowners
2. Develop international guidelines for forestry contractor certification that may lead to independent certification of contractors
3. Develop a certification toolkit for smallholders, group managers and forest service enterprises
4. Implement pilot tests of the check-lists for smallholders and forestry contractors
5. Conduct training and awareness raising workshops in four countries on forestry contractor certification
6. Present project results in an EU-wide training workshop with participation of key forestry contractors and private forest owner representatives