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| 2008/09/24
| PEFC advances sustainable forest management in China
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| PEFC China: Responding to requests by stakeholder for information about the organisation's activities in China, PEFC's local office has compiled a newsletter in English to update on recent developments. It reports that it has advanced its cooperation with local authorities, NGOs, forest managers, and the wood products industry. The organisation has also established links with the State Forestry Administration of China (SFA), which has shown strong interest in PEFC membership and is considering entering the PEFC endorsement process.
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| 2008/07/02
| PEFC invites stakeholders to participate in the revision of Chain of Custody standard, Logo Usage Rules (Deadline: 31 July 2008)
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| PEFC Council : The PEFC Chain of Custody and the Logo Usage Rules, important elements of the PEFC certification scheme, are currently being revised. As part of its commitment to transparency and openness, and to gain insights and knowledge from its stakeholders, PEFC invites interested parties to contribute to the revisions. The deadline for submission is 31 July 2008.
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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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| 2008/03/11
| 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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| 2008/03/04
| PEFC Governance Review – comments invited online
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| PEFC Council: As part of its ongoing Governance Review, PEFC is pleased to invite comments on the organisation, its structure, and mission from its stakeholders, partners, and the general public through an on-line survey.
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| 2008/01/21
| PEFC launches global Governance Review
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| PEFC Council: The PEFC Council is pleased to announce the launch of a global Governance Review, directed by an international panel of experts, the majority of whom are independent of PEFC, and with support from the Z/Yen Group.
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| 2008/01/16
| PEFC Council vacancy for Head of Communications
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| The PEFC Council is currently looking for a Head of Communications - who will be a dynamic and essential part of the team and will be responsible for all external communication activities and will participate in developing the communication strategy and implement it in order to reach clear result targets. This is an important role which will help to Shape environmental progress in global industries and markets and will Drive tomorrow’s growth for a leading international NGO.
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