FSC Schema Extension

This page provides a reference specification for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) schema extension.

Modules

Metadata elements in FSC schema extension are organized around seven modules:

Assurance Certificate Coverage
Evaluation Form Pesticides
Provenance Scope Status

Metadata Elements

Assurance Module

Elements in the Assurance module: fsc.audit.documentationCatfsc.audit.samplingSystemfsc.audit.sitefsc.audit.stakeholderEngagementfsc.audit.stakeholderTypefsc.audit.type

Certificate Module

Elements in the Certificate module: fsc.certificate.categoryfsc.certificate.type

Coverage Module

Elements in the Coverage module: fsc.coverage.region

Evaluation Module

Elements in the Evaluation module: fsc.evidenceCategory

Form Module

Elements in the Form module: fsc.docCodefsc.standard.type

Pesticides Module

Elements in the Pesticides module: is.pesticide.biocontrolAgentis.pesticide.pestNameis.pesticide.pestSpeciesis.pesticide.pestTypeis.pesticide.activeIngredientis.pesticide.challengeis.pesticide.alternativeMethodis.pesticide.alternativeStrategyis.pesticide.alternativeTrialis.pesticide.alternativeTypeis.pesticide.commonName

Provenance Module

Elements in the Provenance module: fsc.contributor.member

Scope Module

Elements in the Scope module: fsc.wood.codefsc.issue.economicfsc.topic.economicfsc.issue.environmentalfsc.topic.environmentalfsc.focus.forestSpeciesfsc.focus.forestZonefsc.focus.harvestingTechniquefsc.focus.fmPrinciplefsc.focus.fmControlfsc.focus.forestMonitoringfsc.focus.forestProductfsc.focus.forestProductIdSysfsc.focus.forestTypefsc.focus.forestrySafeguardfsc.focus.highConservationValfsc.focus.nonForestryActivityfsc.focus.nonForestryServicefsc.focus.outcomefsc.issue.politicalfsc.topic.politicalfsc.focus.scopefsc.issue.socialfsc.topic.socialfsc.subjectfsc.focus.sustainDimensionfsc.focus.tenureManagementfsc.focus.tenureOwnership

Status Module

Elements in the Status module: fsc.transitionEndDatefsc.inTransition

Download

The FSC schema extension is available for download in two formats:

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Terse RDF Triple Language (TTL). Use this format when you need to validate metadata against ISEAL Core programmatically.

Download

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Comma-separated Values (CSV). Use this format when you just need a quick and easy offline reference.

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Feedback

If you have questions/comments please contact Benjamin Kimuri (b.kimuri@fsc.org).