Vietnam gains new FSC Interim Forest Stewardship Standard for Non-Timber Forest Products

The FSC Interim Forest Stewardship Standard (IFSS) for Non- Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for Vietnam has been published. Organizations can now certify their NTFPs, supporting the promotion of responsible forestry around the world by ensuring social responsibility, environmental protection, and economic sustainability.

In Vietnam, NTFPs including bamboo, rattan, bamboo shoots, edible plant, fruit, and herbal plants carry good potential for organizations and communities to generate additional income from forest resources; especially for natural forests over which a logging ban has been put years ago. Thus, NTFP utilization can have many positive impacts on rural livelihood. The rubber sector in Vietnam includes both larger corporate forests and plantations managed by smallholders. This standard will help to remove bottlenecks and boost the supply of FSC certified NTFPs such as bamboo, rattan, oil from community/ natural forests, and latex from rubber plantations which are increasing in demand in Vietnam, thereby supporting sustainable forest management.

The new IFSS for NTFPs for Vietnam shall not be used as a stand-alone standard, it supplements the FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of Vietnam FSC-STD-VN-01-2018 with specific NTFP-related indicators. It has been developed following INT-DIR-20-007_13 so organizations can certify NTFPs in their management units.
https://fsc.org/en/newscentre/standards/vietnam-gains-new-fsc-interim-forest-stewardship-standard-for-non-timber

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