PDF Guidance for Demonstrating Ecosystem Services Impacts
INtRoDUCtIoN who is this guidance for ? This guidance aims to support forest managers and project developers with implementing the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Ecosystem Services (ES) Procedure (FSC-PRO-30-006), specifically with demonstrating an ES impact in the forest.
This guidance document supports the use of FSC-PRO-30-006 , the Ecosystem Services Procedure . Biodiversity conservation Carbon sequestration and storage
Guidance for Demonstrating Ecosystem Services Impacts
The Ecosystem Services Procedure provides you with the opportunity to verify specific positive impacts that your forestry activities are having on ecosystem services : biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and storage, watershed services , soil conservation, and recreational services .
This document is written for forest managers who are looking for additional technical guidance for using the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure to improve their access to ecosystem services markets.
Ecosystem Services Impact Guidance
The document provides guidance for forest managers on demonstrating the impacts of their activities on ecosystem services through the FSC Ecosystem Services Procedure. It outlines the steps necessary for verifying positive outcomes related to biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed services , soil conservation, and recreational services . The guidance aims to help managers ...
Key insights and a clear method for measuring dependencies The guidance states measurements must be holistic - going beyond how a business may rely on particular ecosystem services , such as storm protection or pollination, to incorporate wider nature trends and the impacts and considerations of other businesses and local communities.
Guidance on communication of ecosystem services
FSC has released market-related guidance for the Ecosystem Services Procedure (FSC-PRO-30-006 V2): Guidance on Market Use and Communication of Ecosystem Services Impacts (FSC-GUI-30-006b). It covers projects across seven ecosystem services (ES) categories: biodiversity, carbon, water, soil, recreation, culture, and air quality.
The Ecosystem Services Procedure allows forest managers to demonstrate the impact of their activities on ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, water, soil, recreational services ). It also sets requirements for third-party auditors to verify the impacts .
Ecosystem Accounting
The SEEA Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) constitutes an integrated and comprehensive statistical framework for organizing data about habitats and landscapes, measuring the ecosystem services , tracking changes in ecosystem assets, and linking this information to economic and other human activity. The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the SEEA Ecosystem Accounting at its 52nd session ...
Learn more about the revised Ecosystem Services Procedure a voluntary framework to demonstrate the positive impact of responsible forest management practices on ecosystem .