Description

AS NZS 4708 – 2021 Edition – Sustainable forest management – Requirements

AS NZS 4708 specifies cultural, economic, environmental and social criteria and system performance requirements for the production of forest products and forest services that support continual improvement towards sustainable forest management.

AS 4708 can be applied to any defined forest area irrespective of scale or type of ownership, or whether native forest or plantation. A forest manager seeking independent, third- party certification, shall demonstrate conformance with the requirements of each criterion.

Application

The requirements are applicable only where relevant to the actual operations of the forest manager, scope and to their defined forest area. The scale and intensity of activity within the defined forest area, organisation and impacts on the identified aspects of forest management can be considered in the application of the requirements. The Standard promotes a precautionary approach and incorporates its application to sustainable forest management.

The Standard applies to the activities of the forest manager relevant to the scope of certification. It encompasses the management of forests within the defined forest area and includes performance standards and requirements in relation to the harvest and sale of certified forest products. It provides the first link in the ‘Chain of custody’ supply chain.

The requirements within this Standard can be separated into five main sections:

• The Plan-Do-Check-Act model (Sections 1–10)
• Sustainability Criteria (Section 11)
• Requirements for group certification schemes (Appendix B)
• Normative appendices (Appendices B and D)
• Informative appendices (Appendices A and C)

General Product Information:

Edition	1st Edition
Document Type	PDF
Document Language	English
Committee	EL-001
ISBN	9781761136320
Pages	74
Publisher	Standards Australia(AS)
Status	Current