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| The Latvian Forest Certification scheme, a national independent scheme developed by a broad range of stakeholders in Latvia, is about to undergo a rigorous testing and public consultation process to ensure that meets the requirements of the Pan European Forest Certification Council (PEFC). This independent not-for-profit organisation requires that forestry standards are developed on the basis of the criteria, indicators and operational level guidelines agreed by government ministers as part of the ongoing Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE).
The MCPFE process, developed by multi-stakeholder involvement and hundreds of forestry experts from all the countries in Europe, can be used, amongst other things, as a reference for the establishment of standards for certification schemes. This is exactly what has happened in Latvia, and everyone interested in the sustainable management of forests in Latvia should take this opportunity to contribute to the public consultation being undertaken by the well known and respected independent consultants, Jaakko P?yry, on behalf of PEFC to see if it meets the PEFC?s stringent requirements for forest management.
Provided the scheme gets a clean bill of health, and is endorsed by PEFC members, products from independently certified forests in Latvia managed to this scheme will have access to the PEFC logo. This logo provides customers and the general public with the assurance that they are promoting sustainable forest management.
To review the scheme, please visit our website www.pefc.org and send your comments by 30th of April directly to the consultant.
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Contacts:
For more information contact:
PEFC Latvia: Dr Skaidrite Albertina, Chairwoman: Tel +371 504 7270
Jaakko P?yry: Mr Petteri Pihlajam?ki, Consultant: Tel + +358 9 8947 2772
PEFC Council: Mr Ben Gunneberg, Secretary GeneralL: Tel +352 26 25 90 59
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