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Jumbo Charcoal Group Scheme

Jumbo Charcoal aims to enhance social, environmental and economic benefits for group scheme members and the community as well as promote sustainable charcoal production and bush thinning practices. This is possible through international forest standards certification. The links provided below will give stakeholders an overview of the bush encroachment phenomenon in Namibia as well as describe some of the important aspects of the particular international forest standards system.

Bush Encroachment in Namibia:

Why an international forest standard’s label matters:

What are Ecosystem services:

High conservation values (HCVs):

1-3:

4-6:

If stakeholders are aware of any High Conservation Values (HCVs) on or near these farm management units (FMUs) please contact us. More information on HCVs and what exactly they are can be found in this international forest standard’s pages 47, 48 and from page 82 (Annexure G: HCV Framework). The standard can be downloaded via this link: https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre/documents/resource/418

Dispute and Grievance Procedure:

Report all events (DISPUTES, GRIEVANCE, ACCIDENT, INCIDENT, COMPLAINT) online by using the following link: https://forms.gle/zyo6LygyCCuKP8bbA

Please send an email to jumbo@eccenvironmental.com or info@eccenvironmental.com in order to request the full dispute and grievance procedure.

Environmental and Social Risk Assessments (ESRAs)

ECC has conducted comprehensive Environmental and Social Risk Assessments (ESRAs) for each active ingredient used within the Jumbo Group Scheme’s operations. These assessments are available upon request.

Based on the findings from these ESRAs and the guidelines outlined in the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS):

• No risks to neighbouring properties have been identified under the conditions of application.
• The use of these active ingredients complies with the safety and environmental standards outlined in the applicable ESRA and MSDS documentation.

We remain committed to ensuring the responsible use of all substances and adhering to best practices for environmental and social management.

Publicly available information and Enquiries:

 There are a total of 32 aspects that need to be monitored when certifying land as sustainable under this international forest standard. You can view these details in Annexure F of the standard document here: https://connect.fsc.org/document-centre/documents/resource/418.  Whenever possible, information or documents related to any aspect number listed here (1, 2, 6, 7, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30) will be made available upon request.

If you have any questions or requests regarding the farm management units (FMUs), please contact us by filling out the form below or sending an email to jumbo@eccenvironmental.com or info@eccenvironmental.com.

ECC’s Role

Environmental Compliance Consultancy (ECC) role is to manage the Jumbo Group Scheme. To find out who are members of the Jumbo Group Scheme, read more about previous reports and/or products kindly follow this link Jumbo Group Scheme Certificate for any information or queries or to request a summary of any of the Group Scheme Members or the Group Scheme at large, please do not hesitate to register as an I&AP or contact us directly.

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