Dear Stakeholders,
15-01-2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ESWATINI NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT STANDARD – SECOND PERIOD
Following the announcement made on the 05/07/2024, Eswatini is continuing with the development of a national forest certification standard. In doing so it is joining South Africa as part of a regional forest certification programme, under the banner of SAFAS (Sustainable African Forest Assurance Scheme). The scheme is open to applications from countries in the SDC region. SAFAS aims to have its regional scheme endorsed by the PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification). This is the second period of public consultation. The first took place during June and July 2025.
The working group for the revision of the SAFAS Forest Management standard invites you to participate in the process by commenting on the Enquiry Draft Forest Management Standard. (Attached)
We would appreciate it if you could study the attached enquiry draft and provide us with suggestions for improvement. You can record your comments on the template provided. All comments make will be considered, noted, and a report drafted explaining how the comments were handled by the Working Group will be circulated to stakeholders.
The deadline for comments is (10 March 2026). Please don’t wait until the last minute to send comments. It helps us immensely if we can get the comments as early as possible.
If you have any questions about the standard and/or the revision process, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Send back the completed comments template to admin@safas.org
We look forward to receiving your inputs.
