The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has begun developing the SFI 2015-2019 Standard and is looking to its 10,000 stakeholders for input. The development process includes two 60-day public comment periods. The first runs from June 5 through Aug. 6. During this period, respondents suggest improvements to the current 2010-2014 SFI Standard program requirements. The second public comment period begins Jan. 13, 2014, to solicit comments on a working draft of proposed SFI 2015-2019 program requirements.
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has begun developing the SFI 2015-2019 Standard and is looking to its 10,000 stakeholders for input. The development process includes two 60-day public comment periods. The first runs from June 5 through Aug. 6. During this period, respondents suggest improvements to the current 2010-2014 SFI Standard program requirements. The second public comment period begins Jan. 13, 2014, to solicit comments on a working draft of proposed SFI 2015-2019 program requirements.
"The SFI Standard is developed through an open and inclusive process involving the many different people who know and care about our forests including public and private landowners, forest sector representatives, indigenous communities, conservation groups, industry, academia and government officials," said Kathy Abusow, SFI president and CEO, in a statement. "This same diverse group of stakeholders represents the users of the SFI Standard who have achieved third-party certification to the SFI Standard on 240 million acres of forestland."
The revision process is overseen by the SFI board of directors, the SFI resources committee and an external review panel made up of academics, state and federal agents and conservationists outside the SFI. The SFI will hold 10 public standards development workshops across the U.S. and Canada as well as a webinar workshop.
More information on the development process and workshop schedules are available here.
