PEFC RED certification

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Forests in everyday life

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From recreation opportunties to everyday products and even vital functions like providing the air we breathe - forests deliver invaluable benefits that we often take for granted.

Source PEFC-certified products

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PEFC-certified material is available globally. In fact, many of the forest-based products you are procuring may already feature PEFC certification and only a few simple steps will be needed for the final product to carry the PEFC label.

Certification for small-forest owners

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Internationally, around one million small-forest owners have achieved PEFC certification through our group certification mechanism.

Assuring compliance with our standards

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We assure that the certification process is robust and credible through the separation of roles and reliance on proven ISO standards.

Changes to our key standards

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Discover the main changes to the 2020 standards governing chain of custody certification, trademark use, and conformity assessment.

Ongoing assessments

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How our standards are developed

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Our international standards go through a detailed and rigorous development process that is consensus-driven, open and transparent, and is open to all stakeholders.

Issue PEFC recognized accreditations

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Provide services to certification bodies seeking to carry out PEFC certification in your country, with a PEFC accreditation programme.

Become a PEFC notified certification body

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Discover the steps you need to take to offer PEFC certification.

Ensuring national standards meet global expectations

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Through an independent assessment process, we ensure that nationally developed forest management standards meet our exacting international requirements.

Funding

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We are a non-profit association, with more the three-quarters of our funding coming from our members, primarily national forest certification systems.

Developing national standards

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Local stakeholders are responsible for developing and maintaining their national forest management standard, in response to local demand, interest and commitment.

Global public consultations

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Give your comments and provide feedback on the development of our international standards.

Why get PEFC certification for your forest?

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Proof of sustainability, national relevancy and available to all forest owners, PEFC forest certification brings many benefits.

Facts and figures

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PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system, with more than 325 million hectares of forest area managed in compliance with PEFC's internationally accepted Sustainability Benchmarks.

Revising national standards

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All national forest managment stardards are reviewed regularly to ensure they continue to meet expectations and the latest best practices.

The PEFC Alliance

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Our members are a vital part of the PEFC alliance, and we have two different types: national members and international stakeholder members.

What we do and why

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We believe that forest certification needs to be local, that's why we work with national organizations to advance responsible forestry.

How to get PEFC forest certification

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Discover the steps you need to take in order to achieve PEFC sustainable forest management certification of your forest.