Public consultation: Indian forest certification system
NCCF revised the country’s national forest certification system to ensure its forest management standard is up-to-date and continues to meet stakeholder demands and expectations.
Public consultation: Indian forest certification system
5 June 2025 PEFC system news
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NCCF, the PEFC national member in India, revised the country’s national forest certification system to ensure its forest management standard is up-to-date and continues to meet stakeholder demands and expectations.
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The assessment process
After revising the national system in line with PEFC requirements, NCCF submitted the revised system to PEFC for endorsement.
The national system is now undergoing the PEFC assessment process, carried out by an independent PEFC Registered Assessor. It must pass this process and be approved by the PEFC General Assembly before it can achieve endorsement.
An important aspect of the assessment process is the public consultation. Over the sixty-day consultation, stakeholders from around the world can give their comments and provide feedback on any aspect of the system. The Registered Assessor will use the information received from this consultation in their assessment of the system.
Need more information?
To provide you with additional information about this revised system, we held a webinar on 13 May 2025 at 11:30 CEST. Watch the webinar recording:
PEFC in India
The Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF) joined the PEFC alliance in August 2015, and its national forest certification system was endorsed in 2019. In addition, the Indian Trees Outside Forests national standard was endorsed in 2022.
Maintaining endorsements
For a national system to maintain its endorsement, it must meet a series of endorsement milestones. These milestones are linked to the national periodic review of the system and the sustainable forest management standard.
National systems go through a periodic review five years after their national approval (first endorsement milestone). The periodic review includes a gap analysis, public consultation and consideration of feedback received while the standard is in force.
National approval of the Indian forest certification standard: 25 March 2025
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