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18 December 2015
“Together we could be a formidable force for social and environmental justice”
News
Ambet Yuson, General Secretary of BWI, gives the keynote speech at the 20th PEFC General Assembly.
17 December 2015
China and Spain lead progress toward sustainability
News
China sees the biggest increase in PEFC-certified forest area in 2015, while Spain wins award for highest increase in number of PEFC Chain of Custody certificates.
17 December 2015
Helping companies better engage with local communities
News
Improving the engagement with local communities was the focus of a recent collaboration between RECOFTC, PEFC International and the Lao PDR office of Stora Enso.
15 December 2015
Estonian and Polish national systems achieve PEFC re-endorsement
PEFC system news
Confirming they continue to meet PEFC’s globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks.
10 December 2015
"Success of smallholders prerequisite for sustainable forestry"
Organisation news
We say goodbye to Bill Street as he steps down as Chairman of the PEFC International Board.
10 December 2015
New Zealand forest owners to benefit from international recognition
News
New Zealand becomes the latest country to achieve PEFC endorsement of its national forest certification system.
10 December 2015
"Our Global Strength is our Local Strength"
News
Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC International, opens the 20th PEFC General Assembly in Montreux, Switzerland.
9 December 2015
Expanding group certification to support smallholders to sustainably manage the world’s forests
Driving innovation
An international group of forest experts gathered together in Madrid to learn from Spain’s vast experience in delivering group certification for smallholders.
9 December 2015
Conservation Impact — Capturing the Value of Certification
News
We all instinctively know that conservation is a good thing. But how do you measure its impact?
9 December 2015
Beyond traditional forestry: tastes of sustainable forests
News
As the second day of PEFC’s 2015 Forest Certification Week came to a close, wild foods from Spanish forests took center stage as PEFC Spain showcased their innovative “Tastes of Sustainable Forests” project.
4 December 2015
PEFC Highlights Key Achievements of 2015!
News
A special edition of the PEFC Newsletter was published today to mark the 2015 PEFC Forest Certification Week in Montreux, Switzerland.
4 December 2015
COP21 goes PEFC
Sustainable construction
Made entirely of wood, the plenary halls are now hosting up to 2,000 delegates to debate the future climate agreement.
4 December 2015
Belgian Minister underlines the importance of PEFC at Forest Europe
News
In Wallonia, more than 53% of forest areas are PEFC certified, the proportion being 98% for public forests.
1 December 2015
Forest leaders urge governments to take firm action on climate change
News
With the 2015 Climate Conference (COP21) in Paris starting today, the contribution of forests to tackling climate change is high on the agenda of PEFC Forest Certification Week.
27 November 2015
McDonald’s sources certified wood fiber for its European packaging
News
All centrally-sourced packaging distributed across McDonald’s 38 European markets has been Chain of Custody certified.
25 November 2015
The importance of people & forests in tackling climate change
News
Bringing together forestry experts to focus on how we can support forest owners to implement sustainable management practices and achieve certification.
24 November 2015
Chile and Latvia seek PEFC re-endorsement: public consultation open
PEFC system news
Stakeholders globally are invited to provide feedback on their compliance with PEFC International's Sustainability Benchmarks by 18 January 2016.
19 November 2015
SFI Inc. applies for PEFC re-endorsement
News
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), an independent North American forest certification program, has applied for re-endorsement by PEFC.
18 November 2015
Gabon takes next step towards PEFC-certified forests
News
Certification of forest area in Gabon in compliance with PEFC requirements is now one step closer. This follows the completion of the first pre-audit since the country achieved PEFC-endorsement of its national forest certification system.
17 November 2015
Upscaling forest certification important towards a haze-free future
News
Sarah Price, Head of Projects & Development, discusses the contribution of sustainable forest management to a greener environment at a workshop in Singapore.