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Forest Certification

Forest management is a long-term process. The results of good practice can often only become apparent after decades.

PEFC Sustainable Forest Management certification provides forest owners and managers with independent recognition of their responsible management practices.

As consumers, businesses and governments become more concerned with their environmental footprints, markets for certified paper and wood products continue to grow.

PEFC certification provides forest owners and managers – families, communities and companies – with access to the global marketplace for certified products.

With more than half of all imported wood in markets such as the United Kingdom  and the Netherlands PEFC-certified, our certification provides a real market advantage for owners and managers of PEFC-certified forests.

PEFC sets highest standards for forest certification and sustainable forest management in line with society’s ever evolving understanding and expectations. PEFC's Sustainability Benchmarks are based  on broad societal consensus expressed in international, intergovernmental, multi-stakeholder processes and guidelines involving thousands of interested parties.