As a Forest Owner
Certify your responsible management practices and gain access to the global market for certified products.
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Procure PEFC-certified material and manufacture products from sustainably managed forests.
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Look out for the PEFC label when buying furniture, paper and other wood-based products.

Scottish Woodlands Ltd achieves PEFC Certification
MAR 12 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - Scottish Woodlands Ltd has added PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) Forest Management Certification capability…
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Royal Mail Recognition for PEFC
MAR 11 2010 | UNITED KINGDOM - As a key part of its environmental policy, the British postal service, Royal Mail, has developed a…
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Italian Forest Certification System Seeks Re-Endorsement by PEFC
MAR 03 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - Stakeholders from around the world are encouraged to comment on the revised Italian forest certification system. The…
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Scottish Woodlands Ltd achieves PEFC Certification
MAR 12 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - Scottish Woodlands Ltd has added PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) Forest Management Certification capability for those forests…
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First PEFC Certificate Awarded for the Sustainable Management Practices Upheld within Russian Forests
MAR 02 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - The first ever PEFC sustainable forest management certificate in Russia has been issued to Metsäliitto Podporozhye, PEFC announced today. The…
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New Opportunity to Join PEFC!
FEB 16 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - International Stakeholders are now welcome to become members of PEFC. Since the beginning of 2010, PEFC has opened a new…
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Royal Mail Recognition for PEFC
MAR 11 2010 | UNITED KINGDOM - As a key part of its environmental policy, the British postal service, Royal Mail, has developed a standard for responsible…
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Belgium Publisher to Print on PEFC-Certified Paper
FEB 04 2010 | BELGIUM - One of the biggest publishers in Belgium, Roularta Media Group, will publish many of its magazines on PEFC-certified paper as…
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Spain: Raising Awareness of Carbon Benefits of Certified Timber
DEC 03 2009 | SPAIN - "The tree, a perfect machine" was the theme of a series of workshops PEFC Spain organized at this year's Reciclamadrid'09.…
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Italian Forest Certification System Seeks Re-Endorsement by PEFC
MAR 03 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - Stakeholders from around the world are encouraged to comment on the revised Italian forest certification system. The…
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Finnish Forest Certification System Seeks Endorsement by PEFC for the 3rd Time
FEB 24 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - PEFC Finland has become the first national forest certification system that is undergoing PEFC International's rigorous assessment…
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Global Public Consultation on Revised Portuguese Certification System
FEB 16 2010 | INTERNATIONAL - Stakeholders from around the world are encouraged to comment on the revised Portuguese forest certification system. The…
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Only about 8% of the world's forests are certified, of which two-thirds are certified to PEFC.
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Forests area: 221 million ha
Forest owners: > 476.000
Companies (CoC): 6.259
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PEFC is the world's largest forest certification organisation.
An international non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management, PEFC is the certification system of choice for small forest owners.
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