The Application of FSC Principles No. 2 and 3 in Indonesia: Obstacles and Possibilities

Abstract

Ethical consumers want to be assured, when they buy forest products, that they are not buying timber stolen from the lands and territories of local communi-ties and indigenous peoples. The Forest StewardshipCouncil’s (FSC) Principles 2 & 3 seek to provide that assu-rance. Anyone managing forests, who seeks to have the fo-rests they manage ‘certified’ by independent certifiers ac-cording to FSC standards, must be able to demonstrate com-pliance with these (and all the other) FSC ‘Principles andCriteria’