SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessments
Have your say!
Have your say!
Public consultations are open on the revised Regional Risk Assessments (RRAs) for British Columbia and Quebec, and the newly developed RRAs for Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Denmark – Trees Outside Forests, and US – Primary Sourcing Regions. These consultations close on Friday, 6 December 2024.
Two further, newly developed RRAs for US – National Forests and Vietnam are also being consulted on. Both these consultations close on Friday, 13 December 2024.
All stakeholders are invited to participate in the public consultations on the draft RRAs. Stakeholders may access the documents via the links below, and are requested to submit comments through the individual feedback platforms set up for the respective RRAs. (Note that feedback platforms might differ between RRAs.)
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| Regional Risk Assessment | Feedback Platform | Deadline |
| Canadian province of Alberta | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| Canadian province of British Columbia | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| Canadian province of New Brunswick | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| Canadian province of Nova Scotia | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| Canadian province of Quebec | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| Denmark – Trees Outside Forests | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| US – Primary Sourcing Regions | Link | 6 December 2024 |
| US – National Forests | Link | 13 December 2024 |
| Vietnam* | Link | 13 December 2024 |
* Vietnamese version available here.
Consultation process
All comments received from the public consultations, alongside comments from local experts mandated by SBP, will be reviewed by the Secretariat and may lead to changes to the draft RRAs. Updated versions will then be published by SBP (expected Q1 2025) for Biomass Producers to use for certification purposes. At the same time, those versions will be shared with SBP Technical Committee for final review and recommendations for endorsement.
If you have any questions regarding the public consultations or the RRA development procedure, please do not hesitate to contact us at RRA@sbp-cert.org.
To access the current SBP-endorsed Regional Risk Assessments please follow the links immediately below. Scroll down for information on those RRAs that are either under revision or under development.
In accordance with the SBP Regional Risk Assessment Procedure (v1.2), a Working Body will be appointed by SBP for developing or revising an RRA. The Working Body shall agree the development or revision plan with SBP prior to commencing the work. The following gives the current status of RRAs undergoing development or revision:
Province of Alberta, Canada
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Hopkin Forest Management Consulting Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
Province of British Columbia, Canada
Status: under revision
Working Body appointed by SBP: Hopkin Forest Management Consulting Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
(v1.0 currently effective)
Province of New Brunswick, Canada
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Hopkin Forest Management Consulting Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
Province of Nova Scotia, Canada
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Hopkin Forest Management Consulting Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
Province of Quebec, Canada
Status: under revision
Working Body appointed by SBP: Incos Strategies Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
(v1.0 currently effective)
Denmark – Trees Outside Forests
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: B4Trees Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
Norway – including Trees Outside Forests
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Norway WB (jointly Stora Enso Skog AS, Statkraft Tofte AS, Norsk Biobrensel AS, and Viken AT Market AS)
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q3 2025
Portugal
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: AIMMP (Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries)
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q2 2025
US – Primary Sourcing Regions
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: New March Strategies Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
US – National Forests
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Incos Strategies Ltd
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
Vietnam
Status: under development
Working Body appointed by SBP: Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences
Indicative timeline for endorsement and publication: Q1 2025
External Sponsoring Bodies may finance or otherwise support the development or revision of an RRA and may recommend a Working Body. If you are interested in becoming a Sponsoring Body or want to find out more please contact us. If you have any questions regarding RRAs, please contact us.
