Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme

India have launched its 1^st Indian Food and Wood certification scheme.

Launched by – MoEFCC
Aim – To offer voluntary 3^rd party certification to promote sustainable forest management and agroforestry in the country.
To incentivise entities like State forest departments, individual farmers, or Farmer Producer Organizations, farm forestry and other wood-based industries in the value chain.
Certification Types
- Forest management (FM) certification
- Tree outside forest management certification
- Chain of custody (CoC) certification

Forest Management certification is based on the Indian Forest Management Standard, an integral part of the National Working Plan Code 2023 which consists of 8 criteria, 69 indicators and 254 verifiers.

Overseen by – Indian Forest and Wood Certification Council.
Operating agency – Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal, responsible for overall management.
The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies under the Quality Council of India (QCI) will accredit the certification bodies.
Certification bodies – It will carry out independent audits and assess entities on their adherence to the prescribed standards.

Forest certification seeks to authenticate the origin, legality, and sustainability of forest-based products.

Chain of custody (CoC) certification is meant to guarantee the traceability of a forest product like timber throughout the supply chain from origin to market.

Indian Forest and Wood Certification Council

It will act as a multi-stakeholder advisory body.
Composition – Representatives from Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, FSI, QCI, IIFM, Union Ministry (Agriculture and Commerce), State Forest Departments, Forest Development Corporations and Wood-based industries

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