2.1.21

Principle 2: Sustainable use of biodiversity

Criteria	Guidance	Evidence & Scoring	Importance & Applicability
Criteria 2.1: Criteria 2.1: Practices are adopted to ensure sustainable use of the species cultivated or wild collected, and to prevent or mitigate negative impact on other species 2.1.21 (For cultivation) Cultivated species are managed to ensure optimal yields and to avoid conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species	Practices to ensure optimal yields and to avoid conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species include, for example: pruning of trees according to agroecological conditions, and applicable pruning guidelines to ensure access to beneficial organisms, air and sunlight soil and water management (see 2.3) considering pollinator and bird life cycles to avoid negatively affecting their populations harvesting at the appropriate time and using methods for optimising quality and crop health no cultivation in land that is not classified as agricultural land considering weed life cycles to reduce competition with crops and need of herbicides avoiding contamination or degradation of habitats, food sources, and water provision for wild animals, insects, plants resolving human-wildlife conflicts arising in wild collection sites in a way that does not harm wildlife (e.g. no animal hunting or keeping in captivity) - captive wild animals that were present on the farm before the earliest certification date are sent to professional shelters or may be held only for non-commercial purposes for the remainder of their lives; captive wild animals and farm animals are able to enjoy the 'five freedoms' of animal welfare Field operators follow one or more of the above listed practices as well as any other relevant practice in the context of where they operate. The identification of adequate practices to ensure optimal yields and avoid conflicts with other cultivated or interdependents wild species is done by consulting experts or by using existing knowledge and field experience. For compliance (score 2) at least the practices listed under the first (1) bullet point (when applicable) through the fifth (5) bullet points are to be followed. OaS provide technical, monetary and other types of support for the identification and implementation of appropriate practices when resources at the farmer level are not sufficient.	DOCUMENTATION Crop management plans can be used as evidence to assess compliance. INTERVIEWS Conversations with relevant informants about crop management to ensure yields and avoid conflicts can be used as evidence to assess compliance. OBSERVATION Witnessing how crops are managed while auditing can be used as evidence to assess compliance. Scoring guidance 0 - No consideration for optimal yields and avoiding conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species in the way certified/verified crops are managed 1 - Cultivation practices relevant for optimal yields and avoiding conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species are identified for the certified/verified crop but not implemented 2 - Most of the identified practices are followed but there is room for improvement to ensure optimal yields and avoid conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species 3 - All of the identified practices are followed and optimal yields and avoidance of conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species is ensured N/A - in the justification, please explain why	Importance Critical Applicability Cultivation OaS Field operators

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Criteria 2.1: Criteria 2.1: Practices are adopted to ensure sustainable use of the species cultivated or wild collected, and to prevent or mitigate negative impact on other species

2.1.21

(For cultivation) Cultivated species are managed to ensure optimal yields and to avoid conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species

Practices to ensure optimal yields and to avoid conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species include, for example:

pruning of trees according to agroecological conditions, and applicable pruning guidelines to ensure access to beneficial organisms, air and sunlight

soil and water management (see 2.3)

considering pollinator and bird life cycles to avoid negatively affecting their populations

harvesting at the appropriate time and using methods for optimising quality and crop health

no cultivation in land that is not classified as agricultural land

considering weed life cycles to reduce competition with crops and need of herbicides

avoiding contamination or degradation of habitats, food sources, and water provision for wild animals, insects, plants

resolving human-wildlife conflicts arising in wild collection sites in a way that does not harm wildlife (e.g. no animal hunting or keeping in captivity) - captive wild animals that were present on the farm before the earliest certification
date are sent to professional shelters or may be held only for non-commercial purposes for the remainder of their lives; captive wild animals and farm animals are able to enjoy the 'five freedoms' of animal welfare Field operators follow one or more of the above listed practices as well as any other relevant practice in the context of where they operate. The identification of adequate practices to ensure optimal yields and avoid conflicts with other cultivated or interdependents wild species is done by consulting experts or by using existing knowledge and field experience. For compliance (score 2) at least the practices listed under the first (1) bullet point (when applicable) through the fifth (5) bullet points are to be followed. OaS provide technical, monetary and other types of support for the identification and implementation of appropriate practices when resources at the farmer level are not sufficient.

DOCUMENTATION

Crop management plans can be used as evidence to assess compliance.

INTERVIEWS

Conversations with relevant informants about crop management to ensure yields and avoid conflicts can be used as evidence to assess compliance.

OBSERVATION

Witnessing how crops are managed while auditing can be used as evidence to assess compliance.

Scoring guidance

0 - No consideration for optimal yields and avoiding conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species in the way certified/verified crops are managed
1 - Cultivation practices relevant for optimal yields and avoiding conflicts with other cultivated and interdependent wild species are identified for the certified/verified crop but not implemented
2 - Most of the identified practices are followed but there is room for improvement to ensure optimal yields and avoid conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species
3 - All of the identified practices are followed and optimal yields and avoidance of conflict with other cultivated and interdependent wild species is ensured

N/A - in the justification, please explain why

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2.1.21

Principle 2: Sustainable use of biodiversity

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