The Standard
Additional Information
To assist those using the standard additional information or links
will be posted here.
UKWAS (Second Edition) - Summary of Main Changes
UK Woodland Assurance Standard (Second Edition) - Summary of Main
Changes
This paper provides summary information on the main changes incorporated
in the second edition but is not a full list of all the changes made. It
will be particularly helpful for those owners and managers whose
woodlands are already certified and who will need to align their
practices with the new requirements in accordance with the rules of
their certification programme - you should refer to your certification
authority for further details.
UKWAS (Second Edition) – Corrections
and Revisions
Any necessary corrections or revisions to the standard will be
incorporated into the on-line html version. A list of any changes made
since publication will be kept here and users of the printed version are
recommended to check this on a regular basis.
UK Woodland Assurance Standard (Second Edition) List of amendments to
the text (2008)
Additional Information Referred to in the UKWAS
The following information is specifically referred to in the text of the
UK Woodland Assurance Standard:
Management Planning
Links to sources of further information on the process and structure for developing
management planning documentation are provided as guidance. Any guidance
should not be regarded as
definitive and following it provides no guarantee of achieving
certification.
Forestry
Commission England
Forestry
Commission Scotland
Forestry
Commission Wales
Northern
Ireland Forest Service
Section 1.1: Compliance and Conformance
In accordance with section 1.1.5, the owner, manager or tenant shall be
committed to conformance to the UK Woodland Assurance Standard and shall
have declared an intention to protect and maintain the ecological
integrity of the woodland in the long term.
The following are examples of such declarations:
Woodland Trust
"The Trust underwent a successful re-assessment in 2003 and is committed to gaining and maintaining a new certificate to cover its entire UK woodland estate for a further five years"
Forestry Commission Wales
"We will undertake and promote sustainable forest management in Wales
through:
- sustainable management of the Assembly woodland estate to UKWAS,
monitored through independent FSC certification:
- promotion of sustainable forest management plans based on UKWAS so
facilitating significantly the step to certification."
Section 5.2: Pesticides, Biological Control Agents and Fertilizers
Flow Charts
A series of
flow charts provides guidance on decision making for various
vegetation control scenarios.
Derogations
The Forest Stewardship Council produces a definitive list of ‘highly
hazardous’ pesticides. In accordance with section 5.2.4 of the UK
Woodland Assurance Standard, these pesticides cannot be used unless 'a
specific UK derogation has been granted'. However, due to a change in
FSC rules since the UKWAS standard was published no national level
derogations are now granted; instead individual certificate holders must
make their own specific applications.
Both FSC and PEFC certificate
holders are advised to consult their certification body.