FSA EMC Meeting 6 July 2020Environmental Social Risk Assessment (ESRA)

ESRA’s:

• Draft ESRA document and proposed APL have been distributed.

• Version 1 has been distributed to EMC members (still to be uploaded onto the website - members area).

• Still to complete: Garlon and rodenticides.

• 2020/2021 ESRA’s will be in a state of change as we add / update and learn from audits.

• ESRA is an academic document for the policy makers and NOT for the forester / contractor.

• APL is the working document along with the mitigation check list for forester / contractor.

List of approved chemicals:

Implementation of FSC policy on pesticide use

• Implementation has been extended: “To support a smooth transition to new normative documents during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, FSC has approved an extension of the transition period of the FSC Pesticides Policy until 31st December 2020.”

• TIPWG sent a letter through to FSC requesting an extension. On behalf of South Africa and Africa.

• ESRA’s are part of the IPM puzzle / decision tree. Companies need an IPM policy in place.

IPM model of continual improvement:

ESRA

ESRA

Questions.