Dec 11 2014 A special event held today in Jakarta saw Indonesia celebrate its achievement in becoming the latest country to receive PEFC endorsement of its national forest certification system. Organized by the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC), the event gathered a wide range of...

Dec 08 2014 Government officials, forestry experts and certification bodies in Vietnam had the very first opportunity to see PEFC’s brand new Vietnamese version of the System Development Toolkit, following its launch today. On the occasion of PEFC CEO Ben Gunneberg’s trip to Vietnam, this new language version...

Dec 02 2014 The Finnish Forest Certification Scheme has become the first ever system to seek PEFC endorsement for the fourth time. Stakeholders globally are invited to provide feedback on its compliance with PEFC International's Sustainability Benchmarks by 2 February 2015. “We are heartened and encouraged...

Nov 24 2014 The Gabonese forest certification system has successfully achieved re-endorsement by PEFC, confirming that it continues to meet PEFC’s globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks. "We spent two years working very hard to revise our system and meet PEFC benchmarks and deadlines, so we are...

Nov 05 2014 Momentum continues to grow for PEFC in the Asia region with Japan becoming the latest Asian country to join as a National Member. Following in the footsteps of China, Indonesia and Malaysia, the addition of Japan’s Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (SGEC) to the PEFC alliance shows that PEFC...

Nov 03 2014 The endorsement of the Chinese Forest Certification Scheme (CFCS) was the centerpiece of the recent International Symposium on Forest Certification, held in Beijing, China. Hosted by the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), in collaboration with PEFC International, the PEFC China Initiative and...

Oct 09 2014 Indonesian forests, home to some of the most biologically diverse forests in the world, can now benefit from credible, globally recognized sustainable forest management certification following the endorsement of the Indonesian Forestry Certification Co-operation (IFCC) by PEFC, the world’s leading...

Sep 23 2014 “Drawing on PEFC’s 15 years of experience in leading standard setting processes and running forest certification systems across 37 countries, this Toolkit brings together the collective knowledge of PEFC members and presents it in a format to inspire and guide other organizations embarking on the...

Sep 17 2014 “It gives me great pride and pleasure as Vice Chair of PEFC International to provide you with some introductory remarks at such a prestigious event to celebrate the launching of the Chinese National Standard for sustainable forest management,” said Sheam Satkuru-Granzella, PEFC Vice Chair, during...

Aug 13 2014 The national forest certification systems of Luxembourg, Malaysia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland have all successfully achieved re-endorsement by PEFC. This re-endorsement confirms that these five systems continue to meet PEFC’s globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks and ensures that...