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21 December 2018
European cities choose PEFC-certified Christmas trees – for a sustainable celebration
News
Christmas is coming closer and it is time for seasonal splendour. Again this year, several European cities have chosen PEFC-certified firs and spruces as their Christmas trees to lighten up their city centres.
20 December 2018
New study highlights strength of PAFC Gabon
News
Gabon wants to become the world leader in certified tropical wood. To reach that goal, all forest concessions should become certified. As a recent study shows, PAFC is highly compatible with the expectations of WWF.
20 December 2018
Award winning members at PEFC Forest Certification Week
News
At PEFC Forest Certification Week in November, we rewarded our members for the highest increase in certified hectares and for growing their Chain of Custody certificates.
19 December 2018
Camp inspired by Tasmania’s first people receives first highly commended prize!
Sustainable construction
World Architecture Festival (WAF) awarded the first highly commended prize for the best use of certified timber to Krakani Lumi, a standing camp in Tasmania, inspired by the traditional constructions of Tasmania's first peoples.
17 December 2018
Best Use of Certified Timber Prize: discover the second highly commended prize!
Sustainable construction
The jury of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) awarded the second highly commended prize in the category Best Use of Certified Timber, supported by PEFC, to the Royal Academy of Music Theatre & Recital Hall in London.
14 December 2018
In a forest, there is always something new to discover
Forests in photos
The winner of our 2017 'Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest shares how the forest inspired him to take his winning image.
12 December 2018
Gabon confirms leadership in driving sustainable tropical forest certification
News
Gabon wants to become a world leader in certified tropical wood. The special certification forum organized by the Ministry of Water and Forests was an important step!
7 December 2018
Committed collaboration for using IT in Sustainable Forest Management in Southeast Asia
Driving innovation
The importance of IT in supporting traceability for a sustainable supply chain was one of the key outcomes of our recent seminar in Singapore.
5 December 2018
World Architecture Festival – Best Use of Certified Timber, we have a winner!
Sustainable construction
We are delighted to announce that the winner is the International House in Sydney, a timber building that sets new standards in sustainable construction.
3 December 2018
Trees outside forests: magnifying the climate change mitigation role of our trees
Driving innovation
For nearly 20 years, PEFC has been helping to mitigate climate change through the promotion of sustainable forest management. With the inclusion of trees outside forests, we are now further enhancing our positive impact.
29 November 2018
Forests & Fashion: “There will be a little revolution – be ready!”
Forests for Fashion
Through our Forests for Fashion initiative, we are linking forest-based materials from sustainably managed forests with the world of fashion, contributing to the fashion industry’s objective to become sustainable.
28 November 2018
ASSMANN wins biggest order in their history – thanks to PEFC certification
News
ASSMANN supplied PEFC-certified furniture for 3000 workspacts - the use of certified timber was a requirement for obtaining the large-scale order.
21 November 2018
Forests can heal, calm and soothe us
Forests in photos
The photographer of ‘Tangled Trunks’, a winner in our 2017 ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest, tells us the story behind her photo why forests are so important for our health and wellbeing.
20 November 2018
Give your feedback on the Luxembourg forest certification system
PEFC system news
We invite stakeholders to give their comments on the revised national forest certification system of Luxembourg.
16 November 2018
Winning photos impress at PEFC Week
Forests in photos
The top twelve photos from the second edition of our ‘Experience Forests, Experience PEFC’ photo contest were all on display throughout PEFC Week.
15 November 2018
Increasing good forest management globally: certification and beyond
Driving innovation
Ben Gunneberg, PEFC International CEO and Secretary General, delivers his reflections at the 23rd PEFC General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
15 November 2018
PEFC Board Elections 2018
Organisation news
Peter Latham will continue as Chairman of the PEFC Internaional board, Genevieve Chua is elected to Vice Chair and we welcome two new board members.
14 November 2018
A leap forward for sustainable forest management and smallholders
PEFC system news
The revised PEFC Sustainable Forest Management and Group Forest Management Certification benchmark standards are approved by the PEFC General Assembly.
12 November 2018
2018 PEFC Photographer of the Year – we have a winner!!
Forests in photos
We are pleased to announce the winner and the 12 finalists of the 2018 PEFC Photographer of the Year Award!
8 November 2018
Chain of Custody auditor training in Bulgaria and online – register now!
Training announcements
We have updated our training schedule with two options for training in the near future, one face-to-face initial training and an online update training for more experienced auditors.