Forest Management Certification Standard
| Standard Development Process Timeline | Initiated in Jan 2015 and Completed in September 2017 |
| Chairperson | Shri A K Varma, IFS (retd) Former PCCF & HoFF, Karnataka |
| Standard Development Group | 24 members |
NCCF has developed the Forest Management Certification Standard through a multi-stakeholder Standard Development Group (SDG) under the chairmanship of Mr. A K Varma, IFS (retd), represented by professional foresters, premier forestry research, and academic institutions of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (ICFRE and IIFM), business groups, forest-based industries, NGOs (social and environment-related), workers and trade unions, and many more.
The standards are India specific; and would involve key elements of existing models in India viz the Bhopal India Process of the IIFM, the National Working Plan Code, and the provisions contained in the National Forest Policy for promotion of afforestation, sustainable utilization of forest products, and growth of the forest-based industries.
The Standard Development Group (SDG) developed the standard through the internationally benchmarked standard-setting process including extensive consultative process, online as well as through regional consultation meetings and its updated version was pilot tested in three states in different biogeographical zones, before the standards were finalized and launched on 13th January 2018 through National Conference on Forest Certification for use by the certification bodies
We seek your valuable comments, feedback, and suggestions to take this idea forward and elicit the support of relevant stakeholders.
Mail: fm.mail@nccf.in
Document Library
Revised FM Certification Scheme Documents: Version 2.2 (2026)
| NCCF Sustainable Forest Management Standard – Version 2.2 (2026) | NCCF Accreditation and Certification Requirements – Version 2.2 (2026) | NCCF Group Certification Standard – Version 2.2 (2026) |
Other Applicable Documents
| Issuance of PEFC Logo use by NCCF | NCCF Dispute Resolution Standard | PEFC Logo Usage Requirements | NCCF Logo Usage Standard |
CoC CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Earlier Documentation and Scheme Development Records
A. Previous Versions of the FM Certification Scheme
Version 2.1 – 2025
| Revised FM STD 2.1 | Revised Group STD 2.1 | Revised SSP STD 2.1 | Revised ACR STD 2.1 | Inputs received_2nd Revision of FM Scheme |
Version 2.0 – 2025
| Revised FM Standard | Revised Group Certification Standard | Revised CB Requirements Standard | Standard Setting Procedure | summary of the standard setting process with timetable |
Earlier FM Certification Documents
| NCCF FM Certification Standard | NCCF FM Certification Standard (Hindi Version) | NCCF Group Forest Management Certification Standard | NCCF-STD-FM Accreditation Document | NCCF-FM_Provisional-approval-Scheme |