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.
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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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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NEWS
Second consultation opens on amended UKWAS 5 text on game-release pens
Following on from a successful initial consultation, stakeholders can now make comment on a second draft amendment to UKWAS 5 requirements for game-release pens. The initial consultation provided valuable feedback for the revision working group. Most respondents were content with the proposed changes but of course there were also suggestions on further improvement. Working group … Read more