As PEFC celebrated the International Day of Forests, Thorsten Arndt, their Head of Communications at PEFC International, is in Brussels to highlight how forests can boost innovation and the bio-economy.   “The demand for timber is increasing rapidly, which is …

At the heart of PEFC is their ambition to enable smallholders to access forest certification, independent of region and socioeconomic condition. But there is more than can be done. This was highlighted last week at the first meeting of Standards …

The need for collaboration and cooperation to expand forest certification in Japan was the resounding conclusion to the SGEC Forest Certification Forum, held last week in Tokyo.   “Our bottom up approach to forest certification, which gives national stakeholders control …

As part of the country’s continuing fight against illegal logging and promote responsible forestry, Filipino stakeholders are working with the government as they push to establishment a national forest certification system.   With the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week taking place last …

Vietnam has taken a big step towards the development of a national forest certification system in line with PEFC requirements, following the approval of Decision 83 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), which establishes a Vietnam Forest …