To support certificate holders in Ukraine to maintain their certification on 31 March 2022 FSC published a set of derogations and interpretations that have been recently updated. The collection of derogations includes measures such as options to postpone audits and allow remote audits for low-risk scenarios or hybrid audits, depending on the risk assessment conducted by certification bodies.

The application of the FSC normative framework in terms of excision of territories from the scope of certification and other issues relevant under the current conditions were considered on October 20 by the Working Group on the Development and Implementation of National Forest Stewardship Standards for Ukraine.

Raising awareness of stakeholders about their participation in FSC forest management certification was the goal of the webinar held on September 30. Attention was primarily focused on strengthening expert and advisory support for responsible forest management.