Poor criteria being poorly implemented

The ecological benefits of the FFCS certification are further diminished by the fact that the ecological criteria are poorly implemented.

Independent certifiers Det Norske Veritas DNV and The Finnish Standards Association SFS have reported violations of the preservation of the key biotopes (criterion 10) in all audited Forestry Centres. Violations of maintaining the conservation values of protected areas (criterion 19) and buffer zones for waterways and small water bodies (criterion 28) were common. The same violations have been reported also in re-evaluations of the same Forestry Centres.

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