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| 2008/05/09
| PEFC Council relocates from Luxembourg to Geneva (Switzerland)
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As of 13 May 2008 the PEFC Council office will be located in Geneva (Switzerland) with the following contact details:
PEFC Council
World Trade Center 1
10 Route de l’Aéroport
1215 Genève, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 (0)22 799 45 40
Fax: +41 (0)22 799 45 50
E-mail: info@pefc.org
Due to the relocation, the office was closed during the week 5 - 9 May 2008. We thank you for your understanding.
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| 2008/04/08
| PEFC Position Paper: Climate Change and Forest Certification
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| The PEFC Council has issued a position paper on the carbon issue and forest certification. The paper outlines possible links between the mitigation of global climate change and carbon emission and their interactions with forest certification activities.
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| 2008/03/28
| Public consultation – revision of both the PEFC Logo usage and chain of custody rules
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| The PEFC Council invites users of the PEFC scheme as well as consumers of PEFC certified products, other stakeholders and its members to contribute to the revision of both the PEFC Logo usage rules (Annex 5 of the PEFC TD) and PEFC chain of custody standard (Annex 4 of the PEFC TD). Comments, experience and expectations relating to those key elements of the PEFC scheme should be submitted to the PEFC Council by 30th April 2008.
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| 2008/03/13
| PEFC Council Newsletter March 2008
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| PEFC Council: PEFC Council Annual Review 2008, PEFC Council Global Statistics, Guidance on the "Project" Chain of Custody, PEFC launches global Governance Review, Peer review up and running, PEFC commissions Social Criteria study, PEFC UK hosts high profile Westminster dinner, Chicago Carbon Exchange endorses PEFC, Xerox chooses PEFC, The Guardian uses PEFC paper, New PEFC position papers, Assessment of 7 national certification schemes, Revision of the international PEFC Chain of Custody standard, Revision of the PEFC Logo Usage Rules, New communication manager at PEFC Belgium, PEFC Council National Secretaries Meeting, Reports from the PEFC National Member Countries.
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| 2008/03/13
| Public consultation prior to decision on PEFC Spain re-endorsement
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| PEFC Council: The PEFC Council’s international consultation of the revised Spanish Forest Certification Scheme started today. All interested organisations and individuals are invited to send their comments until the 13 May 2008 to FORM International, who are assessing the revised Spanish Forest Certification Scheme. The full documentation of the Spanish Forest Certification Scheme is available at the PEFC Council website > Members & Schemes.
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| 2008/03/12
| PEFC endorses Polish Forest Certification Scheme
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| PEFC Council: The Polish Forest Certification Scheme has been endorsed by the PEFC Council following a rigorous assessment process. The Polish system is the second new forest certification scheme to achieve PEFC endorsement this year after Estonia.
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| 2008/03/11
| PEFC Position Paper: WWF new Paper Scorecard - room for improvement
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| WWF published its WWF Paper Scorecard at the end of last year. PEFC Council has welcomed WWF’s acknowledgement that “several schemes have made contributions to improving forest management”. However this is not reflected in the scorecard, and an opportunity to make the scorecard a really useful tool has been missed.
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| 2008/03/10
| PEFC publishes Annual Review 2007
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| PEFC Council: The PEFC Council Annual Review 2007 presents last year's highlights such as the PEFC Strategic Plan, PEFC's global growth and developments, PEFC events and statements from others about PEFC.
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| 2008/03/07
| PEFC Position Paper: Conversions
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| PEFC Council: This paper gives an overview of the concerns, perceptions and reactions surrounding "Conversions". PEFC is mindful of the sensitivity of this issue and is committed to devoting as much time as is necessary to undertake a detailed examination of the issue and to work with members and key stakeholders to develop a relevant action plan.
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| 2008/03/06
| Latvian certification scheme no longer PEFC recognised
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| PEFC Council: As of 28th February 2008, the Latvian Forest Certification Scheme is no longer endorsed by the PEFC Council and Forest Management Certificates issued against it can not be considered as PEFC recognised.
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