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| 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.
Furthermore, PEFC China promoted sustainable forest management and forest certification at various conferences and workshops including:
- Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certification Workshop (held by the Chinese Forestry Society)
- "China and the Global Forest Products Trade: Trade of Legal and Sustainable Wood in China" seminar
- EU-China Forest Law Enforcement and Governance conference
- China Pulp and Recycled Fibers conference
- Illegal Logging and Associated Trade Forum
- "Sustainable Future of Paper Industry of China" symposium
- Conference of the Flooring Commission
- Annual Conference of China Timber Distribution Association
- Packing Design of Pharmaceutical seminar
In the near future, the China office will further increase its resources to promote PEFC in China and expand its outreach to the forestry sector and the forest products industry.
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