FSC US Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment for Alaska and Hawaii
Public Consultation NOW OPEN
The draft FSC US Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment for Alaska and Hawaii (US NRA-Part 2) is now available for public consultation. All stakeholders are invited to provide input on the draft NRA. Comments are due on December 23, 2019.
The previously approved FSC US National Risk Assessment (NRA) for the conterminous United States (Part 1) did not address the states of Alaska or Hawaii, or US territories. This ‘Part 2’ NRA mostly closes that gap by assessing the risk of ineligible materials entering the FSC system from forests in Alaska and Hawaii.
This draft US NRA-Part 2 follows similar methodologies as the Part 1 risk assessment. When assessments within the Part 1 risk assessment were based on information and data applicable to the entire United States, the draft US NRA-Part 2 also builds on those conclusions. However, as the contexts and additional information sources used are different, the conclusions of this draft US NRA-Part 2 are also different from those in the Part 1 risk assessment.
While we welcome all comments, we would particularly like to receive your responses to a set of specific consultation questions, which may be accessed via the Consultation Questionnaire SurveyMonkey.
Proposed Risk Designations
|
Category |
Alaska Risk Designation |
Hawaii Risk Designation |
|
1 – Illegally harvested wood |
Low Risk |
Low Risk |
|
2 – Wood harvested in violation of traditional and human rights |
Low Risk |
Low Risk |
|
3 – Wood from forests in which high conservation values are threatened by management activities |
Specified Risk in some areas |
Specified Risk |
|
4 – Wood from forests being converted to plantations or non-forest use |
Low Risk |
Specified Risk |
|
5 – Wood from forests in which genetically modified trees are planted |
Low Risk |
Low Risk |
Maps of the areas with proposed risk designations may be downloaded and a spatial data layer may be requested, as detailed below.
Materials Available to Support the Consultation
- Controlled Wood Overview – A summary of the history of Controlled Wood and the role it plays in FSC certification
- Draft Risk Assessment for Alaska & Hawaii (US NRA-Part 2) – The completed draft document that is open for comment during this consultation
- Consultation Companion & Assessment Summaries – Provides an introduction to the draft US NRA-Part 2, including summaries of the risk assessments, proposed risk designations and proposed risk mitigation approach
- PDF maps & spatial data – There are two ways to view boundaries of specified risk areas: PDF maps may be downloaded using this link, or a spatial data layer may be requested from Justin Meier, Senior Policy & Standards Manager (j.meier@us.fsc.org)
- Consultation Questionnaire SurveyMonkey – While all comments are welcomed, we would prefer to receive your feedback on a specific set of consultation questions.
- Webinar - A webinar was held on 11/20/19 to discuss the draft US NRA-Part 2 and the current consultation. You can download the presentation here and the recording here.
The public consultation period will remain open until December 23, 2019.
Please contact Amy Clark Eagle, FSC US Director of Science & Certification (a.eagle@us.fsc.org), with any questions regarding the draft US NRA-Part 2 or consultation.
Thank you for your interest and participation!