UKWAS STANDARD

The UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) is an independent certification standard for verifying sustainable woodland management in the UK that is used for both Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certification.

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The standard is reviewed every five years and the start of a formal process to revise the UKWAS standard was announced in January 2021. An independent multi-stakeholder working group is taking forward the work.

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GET INVOLVED

The UKWAS is managed by a multi-stakeholder partnership. Membership is open to organisations representing stakeholder groups and associate membership is open directly to stakeholders.

Find out how to contribute to our standards development work.

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CALENDAR

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NEWS

11.11.24

UKWAS revision update

This is a joint communication from PEFC UK and FSC UK. We are now able to provide greater clarity on the next steps towards the adoption of UKWAS 5.  PEFC UK is pleased to confirm that PEFC International has completed its endorsement process and is able to move forward with the adoption of UKWAS 5.0  … Read more