1.5 Conformance with UK Forestry Standard

Requirement

Projects shall conform with the UK Forestry Standard (including the elements of sustainable forest management (climate change, soil, water, biodiversity, landscape, historic environment and people).

Guidance

Validation/Verification is not a UK Forestry Standard conformance audit. The validation/ verification body will be checking that there is no evidence of non-compliance with the UK Forestry Standard.