Forest management and chain-of-custody auditor qualification (FSC / PEFC) · International · FSC and PEFC standard-setters; accredited certification bodies (FSC accreditation through Assurance Services International)
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersHow sustainable forest management is defined, measured and audited: criteria and indicators, voluntary certification (FSC, PEFC), chain of custody, legality verification and the auditor's work.
In the exams: FSC and PEFC auditor qualification (certification bodies); Indonesia SVLK/PHPL systems; SAF and FPBC professional practice; ICAR AICE-JRF 59 Unit 9 (ecosystem services)
How our questions for Forest management and chain-of-custody auditor qualification spread across the units of Forest Certification & Sustainable Forest Management. Difficulty: 20 easy, 39 medium, 20 hard.
| FSC: principles and criteria, national standards | 11 | |
| Forest management audits: evidence, non-conformities, corrective actions | 10 | |
| PEFC and endorsed national schemes | 9 | |
| Chain-of-custody certification | 9 | |
| High conservation values | 9 | |
| Legality verification and due diligence (EUDR, Lacey Act, FLEGT) | 9 | |
| Group and smallholder certification | 8 | |
| Impacts and limits of certification | 8 | |
| Sustainable forest management: concepts | 3 | |
| Criteria and indicators processes (Montréal, ITTO, Forest Europe) | 3 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
Compared with conventional logging, studies of reduced-impact logging typically find:
C. Less damage, similar cost
The correct answer is Less residual damage at similar cost. Once crews are trained.
FSC's General Assembly has three chambers:
C. Environmental, social, economic
The correct answer is Environmental, social and economic. Each split North/South.
FSC Principle 3 concerns:
C. Indigenous peoples' rights
The correct answer is Indigenous peoples' rights. Principle 3.
PEFC works mainly by:
A. Endorsing national schemes
The correct answer is Endorsing national certification schemes. An umbrella organisation.
Corrective actions should address:
B. The root cause of the problem
Root-cause analysis prevents recurrence.
Chain-of-custody certification tracks certified material:
B. Forest to final product
The correct answer is From forest to final product. Through every owner.
In the transfer system, mixing FSC 100% and FSC Mix inputs gives outputs labelled:
C. FSC Mix
The lowest claim of mixed inputs.
In group certification, every member must be checked by the:
B. Group's internal monitoring
External audits sample members.
A group of 900 members is high risk, so the square-root sample is doubled. Members visited:
C. 60
The correct answer is 60. sqrt(900) = 30; x 2 = 60.
Burivalova and colleagues (2017) found that certification of tropical timber operations:
A. Better practices, little biodiversity data
Working conditions and practices improved.
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