The 4th PEFC Group Certification Field Dialogue
The 4th PEFC Group Certification Field Dialogue
Event
Join us for the 4th PEFC Group Certification Field Dialogue, organized with PEFC Asia-Pacific, PEFC France, PEFC Auvergne Rhône Alpes (AURA) and group certification experts.
The Field Dialogue takes place on 17-18 May to Ferrand Clemont, Puy-de-Dome, France, after the PEFC Forest Forum 2024 in Paris. Register now!
The details
In a small group, we will see how group certification is designed and managed in France and discuss its implementation in different countries.
There will be time for peer to peer knowledge exchange between mature and emerging certification systems, and to explore the potential of collaboration for institutions to scale up group certification globally.
Group certification is a key solution for small forest owners to join forces and achieve PEFC certification together. Under the PEFC umbrella, there are success stories of group certification from around the world.
PEFC France is one of them: 3,925 members work together under the group certified entity PEFC AURA, managing 559,121 ha of PEFC-certified forest.
This field dialogue is part of the series which brings together global experts to expand group certification at local level.
The agenda
On Friday, we will hear about forest certification in France, using PEFC AURA as an example for large-scale smallholder certification. In the afternoon we will head to the forest, where we will learn about forest production systems and PEFC chain of custody certification.
On Saturday, we will visit two sites where we will discover reforestation efforts and silviculture and mix-species forest management, and share action plans for improving group certification at national level.
Participation fee is approximately 400 euro/person (all included), with potential support available.
For more information and to register for the Field Dialogue, please contact rungnapa.wattanavichian@pefc.org and nok@pefc.org.