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From the forest to the market: promoting forest certification in Korea
Market outreach
While there is a PEFC endorsed national forest certification system in Korea, low awareness of certification has been a challenge to its widespead uptake. This project aims at changing this.
Generating new knowledge on carbon stocks in managed tropical forests
Research
Supporting CIRAD to generate new knowledge on the long-term impacts of timber extraction on both carbon stocks and timber recovery in the humid tropics.
Helping stakeholders to establish forest certification in the Philippines
National system development
As the Philippines continues to fight against its rapid rate of deforestation, we are supporting the country’s stakeholders as they develop a national forest certification system.
Indigenous Peoples & Certification
Smallholders
Raising the awareness of indigenous communities in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines to the opportunities and benefits offered by forest certification.
Indonesia’s community forests: learning from the past to improve the future
Smallholders
Community forests play an important role within Indonesia, but their certification continues to be a challenge. This project developed a new community forestry standard to make forest certification more accessible to these communities.
Mushroom traceability: from the forest to the plate
Non-wood forest products
As consumers become increasingly distant from the origins of their food, this project brought them closer together: tracing the journey mushrooms take from the forest to the plate, telling their story along the way.
PEFC-certified cork campaign
Non-wood forest products
If managed appropriately, cork production is sustainable. This project promoted cork certification at both ends of the supply chain: creating demand and encouraging sustainable production.
PEFC FOR-TRADE: driving forestry and trade for development in the ASEAN region
Regional development
The PEFC FOR-TRADE initiative works to enhance the development and rollout of national forest certification systems in the ASEAN region.
Promoting forest certification to the forest managers of the future
Innovation
Forestry students are the future of forest management. Through this project, we provided forest certification training to the students and teachers of forestry and wood schools in Slovakia.
Promoting sustainable forest management among Latvian forest owners
Smallholders
Latvia's fragmented property structure meant private forest certification was a challenge. Thanks to this project, private forest owners in Latvia have achieved PEFC certification.
Promoting the sustainable management of Mediterranean forests
Regional development
While the region’s forests are vital, they also face many challenges, among them the effects of a changing climate, unsustainable exploitation and growing populations. This campaign aims to develop and promote sustainable management of Mediterranean forests.
Protecting rare tree species in Malaysia
Research
Conservation of biodiversity and rare species is integral to sustainable forest management. This project supported the development of monitoring and conservation procedures for endangered species in Peninsular Malaysia.
Raising the profile of forest certification in India
Market outreach
Limited awareness and a shortage of certified timber means the demand for certified products in India is low. This project looks to raise the profile of forest certification and develop the market for certified products in the country.
Reaching Portugal’s small-forest owners through group certification
Smallholders
86% of Portugal’s forests are owned by small private landowners, but only a few of these landowners had achieved certification. This project increased this number through the development of PEFC group certification.
Responsible Packaging - a new, forest centric way to look at sustainable packaging
Market outreach
Renewable, Responsibly Sourced, Recycled. Each has a role to play in ensuring that paper-based packaging never comes at the expense of forests.
Smallholder Group Certification Programme
Smallholders
This programme promotes smallholder certification in areas where it is less widespread, but where the sustainable management of forests has taken on increasing urgency in light of efforts to combat climate change and alleviate poverty.
South America Promotions Initiative
Regional development
While the national PEFC systems in South America were well established, there remained a need to strengthen market demand for PEFC in the region. This regional initiative brought together our members to enhance coordination and plan new marketing activities.
Supporting businesses to benefit fully from PEFC certification
Innovation
For the thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises without a dedicated marketing department, it can be difficult to promote PEFC certification effectively. This project is developing an online platform to provide the tools and information they need.
Supporting stakeholders to develop the Croatian forest certification system
National system development
Until now, the lack of a national forest certification system has meant that Croatia’s small-forest owners have had no access to certification. This projects looks to change this.