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55-617: In the district of Rostock is the sub-district ( Amt ) of Rostocker Heide with its head office in the village of Gelbensande . The wood and heathland region northeast of the city of Rostock is the "Northeast Heath of Mecklenburg" ( Nordöstliche Heide Mecklenburgs ). This includes the Rostock Heath as well as the Gelbensande Forest , the forest of Alte Heide and part of the Ribnitz Forest. The wooded region

110-607: A FSC certification in general. Others award different scores to products with FSC 100, FSC MIX or FSC RECYCLED. FSC certified wood products contribute to score up to 2 points in the LEED v4.1 credit 'Sourcing of Raw Materials'. In addition, FSC certified wood products can contribute to score up to 1 point in the LEED v4.1 pilot credit 'Social Equity within the Supply Chain '. BREEAM awards credits for FSC certified wood products in

165-882: A clearly determined timeframe. An accreditation body audits each FSC certificate issued at least once a year. Non-compliance results in a request to make the prescribed changes within a given timeframe or lose its FSC certificate. Depending on the seriousness of the infringement, the timeline can go from one year for minor administrative infringements to immediate action for major infringements. In September 2012, some 165 million hectares were certified to FSC's Principles and Criteria in 80 countries. Around 24,000 FSC Chain of Custody certificates were active in 107 countries. The FSC website has statistics on regional distributions, ownership and forest type and numbers of FSC certificates representing all valid forest management and chain of custody certificates. The expenses for successful forest management certification typically are divided into costs for

220-591: A contribution to mitigating the effects of climate change . FSC addresses issues such as illegal logging , deforestation and global warming and some reports indicate positive effects on economic development , environmental conservation , poverty alleviation , and social and political empowerment . To this end, the body has published a global strategy with five goals: These goals are promoted, managed, and developed through six program areas: forests, chain of custody , social policy , monitoring and evaluation , quality assurance , and ecosystem services . FSC

275-654: A day-to-day basis with the support of a professional team at the FSC International Center. He or she is accountable to the FSC Board of Directors. While the FSC International Center is based in Bonn , Germany , it has a decentralized network of FSC Network Partners that promote responsible forest management on behalf of FSC. FSC Network Partners include FSC National Offices, FSC National Representatives and FSC National Focal Points. Kim Carstensen has been

330-578: A fire raged in Rostock. As a result, the town not only bought the wood for rebuilding, but also, on 25 March 1252, 6,000 hectares of the now 12,000 hectare Northeastern Heath of Mecklenburg, the present-day Rostock Heath, from Borwin III . In the middle of the heath, Wallenstein , the well-known commander in the Thirty Years' War , is supposed to have pitched camp before advancing to Stralsund. Although

385-821: A forest that is responsibly managed in accordance with the FSC P&;C. It tracks the flow of certified wood through the supply chain and across borders through each successive stage - including processing, transformation and manufacturing - all the way to the final product. It is up to a company to initiate the certification process by requesting the services of an accredited certification body to inspect its internal tracking procedures. Companies committing to FSC include home-improvement or DIY companies, publishers and retailers, amongst many others. All operations that want to produce an FSC-certified product or want to make corresponding sales claims must comply with FSC's international standards for chain of custody. An operation must specify

440-595: A legally binding convention, the resulting Statement of Forest Principles represents the "mean position of the lowest common denominator" and is voluntary. Disappointed with the outcome of the Earth Summit, NGOs such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) began to turn their attention to industry for a governance-oriented resolution to deforestation. In the lead-up to the Earth Summit, social groups, NGOs, and industries were also beginning to consult on

495-718: A number of certification schemes for forest management apart from FSC certification. The main competing forest certification system is the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), established by a number of stakeholders , including associations of the forest industry, pulp-and-paper production and forest owners in response to the creation and increasing popularity of FSC. PEFC has been criticized for having little influence from local people or environmental organizations, lack of transparency and non-objective requirements. Other certification schemes include

550-530: A pilot project with Fairtrade International (FLO) to help community-based and small-scale timber producers get a fair price for their products and gain visibility in the marketplace. The first jointly labelled FSC-FLO products went onto the market in 2011, using wood from the forests of the Curacautín Valley in Chile , manufactured commercially by Swedish firm Kährs. FSC also works in liaison with

605-585: A tool to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. FSC is a member of the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance, an association of voluntary international standard setting and certification organizations focused on social and environmental issues. Since 2006, FSC has complied with ISEAL's Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental standards, aimed at assuring high standards for credible behavior in ethical trade. In 2009, FSC began

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660-506: Is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg , the Baltic Sea , the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen , Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim . The district seat is the town Güstrow . Rostock District was established by merging the former districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow as part of

715-420: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Forest Stewardship Council The Forest Stewardship Council GmbH ( FSC ) is an international non-profit , multistakeholder organization established in 1993 that promotes responsible management of the world's forests via timber certification . This organization uses a market-based approach to transnational environmental policy . FSC

770-524: Is a global forest certification system established for forests and forest products . According to the Council, the use of the FSC logo signifies that a product comes from environmentally, socially, and economically responsible sources. In addition to its global certification standard, FSC develops national standards in selected countries. The FSC has 10 Principles and associated Criteria (FSC P&C) that form

825-468: Is a once-a-year promotional event dedicated to the celebration of forests around the globe and the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. The FSC's stated mission is to "promote environmentally appropriate , socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests". It claims that forests managed to its standards offer benefits to both local and wider communities, and these are said to include cleaner air and water, and

880-572: Is an international membership organization with a governance structure based on participation, democracy, equity and transparency. It is a platform for forest owners , timber industries , social groups and environmental organizations to find solutions to improve forest management practices. It is an example of a product-oriented multistakeholder governance group. It is governed by its members, who join either as individuals or as representatives of organizations. Members apply to join one of three chambers – environmental, social and economic. Each chamber

935-506: Is divided into northern and southern sub-chambers and votes are weighted to ensure that north and south each have 50%. This system is designed to ensure that influence is shared equally between different interest groups, without having to limit the number of members. FSC has three levels of decision-making bodies: The General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the executive director. The General Assembly, which takes place every three years,

990-570: Is expected. The FSC P&C apply to all tropical , temperate and boreal forests and many tree plantations and partially replanted forests. Though mainly designed for forest management for timber products , they are also largely relevant for non-timber products (e.g. Brazil nuts ) and other environmental services such as clean water and air and carbon sequestration . The Revised P&C were approved in February 2012. The basic requirements are: The FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) system allows

1045-526: Is intended to ensure that the process for developing FSC policies and standards is transparent, independent and participatory. A number of alternative national and regional forest certification bodies also exist around the globe. The FSC has 10 Principles and associated Criteria that form the basis for all FSC standards and certification. Using the FSC logo supposedly signifies that the product comes from responsible sources—environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable. The FSC label

1100-505: Is made up of the three membership chambers and is the highest decision-making body in FSC. Every member has the right to attend, formulate and submit motions, and vote. The FSC Board of Directors is accountable to the FSC members. It is made up of nine elected individuals who are FSC members and advocates. One member of the board of directors is elected from each sub-chamber of the General Assembly. The Executive Director runs FSC on

1155-603: Is the remnant of an ancient forest that once stretched from the Netherlands to Pomerania. Rostock Heath covers an area from the Baltic Sea coast between Warnemünde and Wiederort, west of Graal-Müritz. Its boundary follows the forest swathe of Wiedeortschneise and then the Stromgraben in an upstream direction, running past Meyers Hausstelle to the B 105 federal road , which forms its southeastern boundary as far as

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1210-496: Is used on a wide range of timber and non-timber products, from paper and furniture to medicine and jewelry, and aims to give consumers the option of supporting responsible forestry. In addition to its global certification standard, FSC develops national standards in selected countries. These standards are closely aligned to the global certification standard and its criteria, but are adapted to local context conditions. Currently, so called National Forest Stewardship Standards exist for

1265-543: The Höhe Dwasweg . The edge of the heath then runs in a western direction between Rövershagen and Wiethagen to a point above Niederhagen, before finally following the course of the Bäderstraße road in a southerly direction. Rostock Heath is divided into the forest divisions of Schnatermann, Hinrichshagen, Torfbrücke, Wiethagen and Meyers Hausstelle. There are only a few small hillocks on Rostock Heath, such as

1320-544: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It contributes to the ISO's committees on sustainable criteria for bioenergy , environmental auditing and environmental labelling . FSC is a global forest certification system established for forests and forest products . FSC International sets the framework for developing and maintaining international, national and sub-national standards. This

1375-802: The International Tropical Timber Agreement (1983), the Convention of International Trade on Endangered Species (1975) and the Global Environment Facility (1991). Despite the increased levels of concern in the run-up to the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, tensions between the North and the global South over access to finance and technology for the preservation of forests protracted negotiations. Although many Northern countries had hoped for

1430-735: The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the Malaysian Timber Certification Council , the Australian Forestry Standard , and Keurhout . Since it was founded, FSC has been criticized for a range of different reasons. In the late 2000s, a number of NGOs and environmental organizations withdrew their support for FSC. These included FERN (2011), Friends of the Earth UK (2008), ROBINWOOD (2009),

1485-608: The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) (2011), and smaller groups such as Rainforest Rescue and the Association for the Ecological Defence of Galicia (ADEGA). In this same period other NGO members and commenters issued critical evaluations of FSC's performance and made recommendations to improve the credibility of the organization. Greenpeace International published a 2008 report "Holding

1540-486: The ASI website. If an FSC accredited certification body is found to not fully comply with FSC rules and procedures, nonconformities are raised. If an accreditation body finds forest management at an organisation to be non-compliant, pre-conditions are noted which must be fulfilled before the FSC certificate can be awarded. If minor non-compliances are noted, the certificate can be issued with conditions that have to be met within

1595-757: The Dachsberg southeast of Torfbrücke, the Buchenberg near Schnaterman, the Budenberg northeast of the Heiligensee lake and the Kastanienberg. A network of ditches and streams, with many branches, overlays the region. Streams include the Rohrbach, Feuerstellenbach, der Stromgraben, Radelbach etc. The largest waterbodies are the Heiligensee - almost circular, with a diameter of about 250 metres - and

1650-936: The Director General of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) since October 2012. FSC has around 1200 members, including NGOs such as the World Wide Fund for Nature ; civil society organizations; forestry -focused research organizations; certification organizations ; private companies in the forestry, timber and paper industries , such as IKEA ( Sweden ); and trade unions and workers' associations. Numerous governments worldwide have strengthened market-based incentives for timber certification by providing tax benefits to certified companies, referencing certified products as requirements in their procurement policies and supporting projects linked to FSC through their international development agencies. Some companies also choose timber certification as

1705-595: The Mat 03 credit. The BREEAM Guidance Note GN18 attributes different scores to FSC 100% (7 points) and FSC MIX / FSC RECYCLED (5 points). DGNB recognizes FSC certified wood products in the ENV1.3 credit. FSC Mix scores in the Quality Level 1.2 (up to 25 out of 100 points) and FSC 100 / FSC RECYCLED score in the Quality Level 1.3 (up to 70 out of 100 points. FSC RECYCLED also scores points in the Quality Level 2.2. There are

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1760-543: The Rostock Heath actually belonged to Rostock as a result of the purchase, it was not until 9 December 1924 the villages of Hinrichshagen , Markgrafenheide , Meyers Hausstelle, Schnatermann , Torfbrücke, Waldhaus and Wiethagen were officially incorporated into Rostock. During the Second World War , a satellite facility of the Rostock aircraft firm, Heinkel , was built in the forest about three kilometres northeast of Wiethagen on an area of 97 hectares. Following

1815-446: The Rostock Heath were being used by the armed forces. After 1990 the military installations were removed and, in 2000, the firing range near Wiethagen was closed. The sites were renaturalised under EU-sponsored measures. Since 2000 the forest has been managed by FSC-certified authorities following a decision by Rostock's citizenship. 53% of the forested areas of the Rostock Heath are coniferous trees (mainly pine, spruce and larch), of

1870-662: The Rostock Heath: the Radelsee, Heiligensee Hütelmoor and Schnatermann. Since 1996 the heath has also been recognized as a protected area . Several monuments commemorate people whose lives have been closely connected with the Rostock Heath: Download coordinates as: 54°12′52″N 12°14′26″E  /  54.21444°N 12.24056°E  / 54.21444; 12.24056 Landkreis Rostock Rostock ( German : Landkreis Rostock )

1925-628: The basis for all FSC standards and certification. FSC was established in 1994 as a response to concerns over global deforestation . It now has around 1200 members, including the World Wide Fund for Nature and IKEA . Tropical deforestation as a global concern rose to prominence in the 1980s and can be attributed in part to environmentalists and northern countries advocating for the need to protect tropical woodland . A number of other economic and regulatory mechanisms such as financial aid, policy frameworks, and trade conventions were also established to prevent and mitigate deforestation. These include

1980-497: The certificates in question, and showed that some of the initial investigations were justified. This resulted in the removal of the license to certify from the Thai company, Forest Industry Organization. FSC-Watch is a website critical of FSC which is run by a group of people, including Simon Counsell, who are concerned about what they perceive as the constant and serious erosion of the FSC's reliability and credibility. Its website offers

2035-448: The consumer to make socially and environmentally responsible buying decisions. Once a forest is certified it is important to be able to trace the products that come from it throughout the supply chain to ensure that any claims on the origin of the product are credible and verifiable. FSC chain of custody certification is a voluntary process. It is a tracking system that allows manufacturers and traders to demonstrate that timber comes from

2090-487: The continued implementation of FSC rules and procedures, every year ASI conducts at least one office and one field assessment for each FSC accredited certification body. The exact number and distribution of ASI assessments takes a number of complex factors into account (geographic areas, policies or products that carry increased risk) and the number of FSC certificates handled by an accredited certification body. Some summaries of ASI surveillance audits are publicly available on

2145-496: The deciduous trees (47%) the predominant species are beech, oak and birch (as at 1998). 827 hectares of the Rostock Heath are moorland, reedbeds and meadowland. There you will find small reedbeds with spikerushes , home to many insects , marsh marigolds and orchids , kingfisher , crane and white-tailed eagle , old yews , holly and chequer trees . There are marsh gentians on the periodically wet meadows , lousewort and many other plants and animals. The biodiversity of

2200-405: The east-west oriented Radelsee, which is about 1,200 metres long and 350 metres wide at its broadest point. The railway line from Rövershagen to Graal-Müritz runs through the heath in a north-south direction, parallel in places to the road joining the two villages. The Rostock City Forestry Office is responsible for managing Rostock Heath as a subordinate nature conservation authority. In 1252

2255-424: The enhancement of sustainability , audits , and secondary costs (e.g. losses of stumpage revenues). Forest management certification is a voluntary process for verifying responsible forest practices. An FSC- accredited certification body performs a forest inspection at the request of the forest owner or operator. Certificate holders are charged an annual fee to renew their accreditation, and continuous compliance

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2310-715: The following countries (sorted by first year of introduction): FSC does not conduct certification audits itself, developing procedures and standards to evaluate whether certification bodies can provide independent and competent certification services. This process is known as 'accreditation'. A potential certification body must gain FSC accreditation to be able to evaluate, monitor and certify companies to FSC standards. To become FSC accredited, certifiers have to comply with an extensive set of rules and procedures verified by Assurance Services International GmbH - an international assurance organisation for voluntary sustainability standards and initiatives including MSC and RSPO . To control

2365-413: The form of an internationally reaching and legally binding agreement caused both disillusionment and an opportunity for change through the involvement of civil society and business actors to form "soft law". As such the establishment of the Forest Stewardship Council as the response to this disillusionment also represents a global shift from government to governance and its creation is a primary example of

2420-615: The heavy air raids of 1942 production was dispersed into the surrounding countryside. As part of that, the Rostock-Schwarzenpfost subcamp of Ravensbrück concentration camp was built in Oberhagen. Up to 1,500 prisoners, who walked to Oberhagen daily or were transported from Rostock by train, had to work here in the Heinkel factories. On 30 April 1945 the camp was cleared and the prisoners marched towards Warnemünde. After

2475-564: The issue of deforestation. In America, the consultation process that eventually led to the establishment of the FSC was initiated in 1990 and concluded in the confirmation of support for the development of a voluntary worldwide certification and accreditation governance system that would cover all forest types. In the UK, NGO WWF began to facilitate action through the establishment of the 1995 Group , recruiting organizations that had been spurred on by instances of direct action and boycotting over

2530-505: The line with FSC" focused on controversial certificates and ways forward. FSC was also harshly criticized by Simon Counsell, one of its founding members, later the director of the Rainforest Foundation . In 2008, he described the FSC as the " Enron of Forestry". He cited case studies from six countries which suggested that in these cases FSC was not properly controlling accredited auditors or certifiers. The FSC reviewed

2585-780: The local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Mittleres Mecklenburg . There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including: 1. Bad Doberan-Land [seat: Bad Doberan] 2. Bützow Land 3. Carbäk 4. Gnoien 5. Güstrow-Land (seat: Güstrow) 6. Krakow am See 7. Laage 8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz (seat: Teterow) 9. Neubukow-Salzhaff [seat: Neubukow] 10. Rostocker Heide 11. Schwaan 12. Tessin 13. Warnow-West 53°55′N 12°10′E  /  53.917°N 12.167°E  / 53.917; 12.167 This Rostock district location article

2640-469: The range of products they wish to sell as FSC certified and promote with the FSC trademark. The certification body inspects the operation to ensure that controls are in place to identify eligible sources for the specified product range and to prevent certified and recycled material from mixing with material from unacceptable sources. If an operation complies with FSC standards, the company is issued an FSC chain of custody certificate. Major failure to comply with

2695-433: The sale of tropical wood to form an NGO-business partnership. Through stakeholder involvement, it became apparent that a standard-setting body would be required to verify the source of wood products and define sustainable forest management . After 18 months of consultation in ten different countries, the Forest Stewardship Council was established in 1993. The failure of governments to reach any notable form of consensus in

2750-914: The standard will normally disqualify the candidate from certification or lead to de-certification. The FSC Mix label was introduced in 2004. It allows manufacturers to mix FSC-certified material with uncertified materials in FSC-labeled products under controlled conditions. It aims to avoid the use of wood products from "unacceptable" sources in FSC-labeled products. Unacceptable sources include illegally harvested wood, wood harvested in violation of traditional and civil rights, wood harvested in HCV forests and wood harvested from areas where genetically modified trees are planted. FSC certified construction wood and construction products made from FSC certified wood can contribute to green building certification systems . Some green building certification systems are recognizing

2805-528: The start of a process of developing baseline requirements for each of the revised Criteria. These requirements - called International Generic Indicators (IGIs) - are intended to ensure consistent application of the FSC P&C across all countries. Where national standards are not currently established, the IGIs will be used as interim standards. On 25 September 2009, the first FSC Friday took place in Bonn. FSC Friday

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2860-410: The three nature reserves is particularly great, and parts of them are designated as "total reserves" ( Totalreservat ). West of the village of Torfbrücke, the coastal forest bears the name of Gespensterwald ("Haunted Woods"), as the beech trees of this unique forest are stunted and crippled as a result of the constant influence of sea breezes, and appear very odd. There are three Nature reserves in

2915-433: The tracking of FSC certified material from the forest to the consumer. It is a method by which companies can show their commitment to the environment and responsible forest management. Only companies that have FSC chain of custody certification are allowed to use the FSC trademarks and labels to promote their products. The FSC label therefore provides a link between responsible production and responsible consumption and helps

2970-485: The use of market and economic factors to create movement on a global environmental issue . In February 2012, the membership approved the first major revision to the 10 Principles and associated Criteria (FSC P&C), which form the basis for all FSC standards and certification, in order to bring its certification up to date. The review and revision of the FSC P&C began in 2008 and gathered feedback from many FSC members and other stakeholders. This revision also marked

3025-466: The war the facilities were dismantled and taken to the Soviet Union as war reparations ; the buildings were blown up. In GDR times there was initially a firing range on the Rostock Heath, not far from Wiethagens, and another was laid out on the coast near Hinrichshagen. Later air defence missiles with their associated barracks, bunkers and ammunition depots were added. In 1989, 2,600 hectares of

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