The meeting highlighted the importance of the IGI process and the public consultation. One participant described the IGI process as “the most significant step towards implementing responsible forest management since the establishment of FSC and the Rio Summit in 1992”. This emphasizes the significance of engaging with stakeholders – one of the pillars of the IGI process.
Given the unprecedented amount of feedback from the consultation, the IGI Group has made some clear decisions on the structure of the next draft and is planning the next steps of the process. This includes timely communication with stakeholders to give them time to prepare for the next draft, and to ensure active participation from all the regions and chambers.
The IGI Group also had this message for stakeholders: “A big ‘thank you!’ to all stakeholders! We received comments from all over the world during the 60-day public consultation on the first draft IGIs. These were extremely important for the first phase of the process.”
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