PEFC is the world's largest forest certification organisation.

PEFC promotes sustainable forest management - environmentally, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests for present and future generations - through independent third party forest certification. Read more...

2008/09/24	PEFC advances sustainable forest management in China
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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2008/09/15	PEFC announces debut at the Frankfurt Book Fair
In response to rapidly growing demand for PEFC-certified paper products from the publishing and print buying sectors, a multi-national team from PEFC will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year.
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2008/08/21	Netherlands joins PEFC International
PEFC Council:  PEFC International is pleased to welcome PEFC Netherlands as its 34th member into its organisation. With only seven percent of its land surface covered by forests, the Netherlands are dependent on the import of wood, pulp and paper products to meet its needs.
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2008/08/08	Oldest and Largest US Tree Certification Program Endorsed
PEFC International:  Family forest owners in the United States, who own nearly two-thirds of the country's forest lands, today cheered the endorsement of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS) by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC). This step that will open the door to new green markets for wood that is sustainably produced on their land.
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