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Advancing forest certification in Ghana
National system development
While forest certification existed in Ghana, it lacked international recognition. This project helped get the national forest certification system through key stages of development, moving it towards PEFC endorsement.
Advancing regional collaboration for optimized impact: The Baltic-Nordic Cluster
Market outreach
At PEFC, we have a long history of our members supporting each other. In this spirit, this project sees all our Baltic and Nordic members come together to increase the effectiveness of their joint operations through the creation of a PEFC cluster.
Asia Promotions Initiative
Regional development
As an important hub for global production and trade, the Asia region has a strong influence on the environmental sustainability of international forest products, making it vital to build supply chain capacity and increase the availability of certified timber across this region.
Building capacity within the Thai forestry community
National system development
As stakeholders develop a Thai national forest certification system suited to the needs of their specific national context, this project will ensure its smooth implementation.
C40-F40: Forty Cities, Forty Forests
Innovation
With their high concentrations of people, influence and consumption, megacities have an enormous impact on climate change. By linking cities with forests, C40-F40 will empower cities to protect the globe’s most important carbon stores.
Congo Basin Development Initiative
Regional development
Since 2011, we have been engaged in a number of initiatives intended to promote uptake of forest certification in Africa, with a particular focus on Central Africa.
Deploying landscape management plans in the Red Hills of Florida
Innovation
Family forest owners in the Southern US produce 60% of the region's wood fibre, but their rate of certification remains low. This project will make certification more accessible through an innovative landscape management plan.
Designing the future with sustainable timber
Market outreach
Under the theme Designing the Future with Sustainable Timber, we are bringing together a range of stakeholders to promote the use of wood in construction in general and certified wood in particular.
Developing national forest certification systems in the Balkans
Regional development
Building on the work we have undertaken with our partners over recent years, we are supporting a regional project that will make certification more accessible to the region’s smallholders.
Developing tools to support small-forest owners achieve certification
Innovation
Forest certification can be a burden for many small- and family forest owners. By developing an online group registration and management system, this project sought to make their lives a little easier.
Enhancing rural development in Spain through certified wild food products
Non-wood forest products
Moving certification beyond wood based products to include all products originating in forests is vital. Following on from our project focused on mushrooms, we supported the development of wild food products from certified Spanish forests.
Establishing group certification for New Zealand’s small-forest owners
Smallholders
Over half a million hectares of New Zealand’s forests are owned by small forest growers, but uptake of certification had remained low. This project has made certification accessible through the development of a PEFC group certification system.
Exploring certification solutions for Trees outside Forests
Innovation
Trees outside Forests were traditionally outside the scope of PEFC ‘forest’ certification, but with our latest Sustainable Forest Management benchmark standard, this has changed.
Exploring pathways to deliver sustainable woody biomass
Innovation
Woody biomass from North America is an increasingly important renewable energy in Europe, but it must be produced sustainably. This project looked to improve the communication and coordination between the relevant stakeholders in Europe and the USA.
Exploring the potential of forests in fashion
Innovation
Forest certification never stands still, and we always look to involve new sectors and enable the certification of new products. Past projects have developed the certification of rubber wood, cork and wild food - in 2016 we entered the world of fashion!
Fashions change, Forests stay.
Market outreach
The time to increase your positive impact is now. Together we can make a difference for the future of the fashion industry, our forests and our world.
Forests are Home
Market outreach
Look around your house or apartment. How much of what you see is made from wood? From the chair you sit in, to the bed you sleep on, to the antique wardrobe passed down from your grandmother – all of this furniture started its life as a tree in a forest.
Forests for Fashion Initiative 2016-2020
Market outreach
In partnership with the UNECE and FAO, our Forests for Fashion initiative is linking forest-based materials from sustainably managed forests with the world of fashion.
Fostering partnerships to promote PEFC certification in Hungary
Smallholders
Hungary was one of the few remaining European countries with a significant share of private forest owners, but without a national forest certification system. Our Collaboration Fund project helped to change this.
Fostering tree monitoring technologies to support climate adaptation and mitigation
Innovation
Improved monitoring of tree health and growth promises many benefits for sustainable forest management and forest certification. This project is exploring the potential of a small-scale monitoring network in central Italy.