“We are very happy and proud to officially become part of the PEFC family,” said Hyemi Lee, from the Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI), following the acceptance of Republic of Korea as a PEFC National member.   Lee also stated …

PEFC is delighted to welcome Ghana as their latest PEFC National member, becoming their third member in Africa, alongside Cameroon and Gabon.   “Joining the PEFC Alliance is a vital step towards gaining international recognition for our Ghanaian National Forest …

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 Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), PEFC’s National member for Malaysia, has welcomed Datuk Himmat Singh as their newly appointed Chairman.   “We are indeed honoured to have Datuk Himmat Singh lead MTCC as he brings with him a wealth …

While a number of uniquely different forest certification systems are used around the world they: 1- have much in common; 2- share many basic objectives; 3- provide an additional measure of commitment to sustainable forestry; and, 4- are effective tools …

PEFC has always been concerned about forest issues. Now this time they introduce something new in forestry system. The ‘Chain of Custody Certification’ which is a tool to support one’s company in demonstrating legal and sustainable sourcing of forest products. …

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 …

Russian National Forest Certification System  has successfully achieve PEFC re-endorsement of its national forest certification system, confirming that it meets PEFC’s globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks and ensuring that Russian certified forest owners and companies can benefit from the global acceptance …

APRIL group, one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world, has been accepted by PEFC as an International Stakeholder member.   “By joining the PEFC alliance we have the opportunity to share our experience as an advocate …