Group Certification Scheme
Forestry Services Ltd (FSL) Group Certification Scheme offers owners a scheme to achieve Internationally recognised Forest Management standards. Certification benefits include flexibility, wider markets and potentially a premium price for their timber into the future. Other advantages include mitigation for climate change though carbon sequestration, increase biodiversity and provide a framework to engage with interested stakeholders.
The Group Certification Scheme is audited annually by an independently body, an Accreditation Body (CB). They will audit the forests management unit and the systems in place to manage the group. The certification label will ensure verification to the end user that the forest is managed sustainably, balancing environmental, social and economical principles of sustainable forest management.
Forestry Services Ltd are now welcoming new members to our Group Certification Scheme.
Stakeholders Consultation
The woodlands listed to the right of this page have being independently evaluated by an external body and have been award certification in Forest Management for both Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC™).
- Forestry Services Ltd. are currently carring out a Stakeholders consultation from the 11th March to the 9th April 2020 on Ballinascorney Forest.
- Forestry Services Ltd. carring out a Stakeholders consultation from the 14th February until the 14th March 2020 on Powerswood and Ballygorteen Forests, Co. Kilkenny.
- Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 28th of November 2019 until the 31st of December 2019 on Cooladerry Forest, Co. Tipperary.
- Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation from 29th May to the 30th June 2019 prior to External Audit in July 2019.
- Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 6th of December 2018 until the 7th of January 2019 for Knocklead, Knockshanbally, Crohane and Cormick and Drumhogan Forests.
For enquiries please send an email to certification@forestryservices.ie
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List of forests under GCS
2018-GY001 Cormick/Drumhogan Forest, Galway
2018-LS001 Knocklead Forest, Laois
2018-KK001 Knockshanbally Forest, Kilkenny
2018-TY001 Crohane Forest, Tipperary