News
26 November 2025
Restoration at Scale: Landscapes Built Through Systems, People, and Long-Term Value
Event report
Restoration in Brazil is increasingly approached as part of territorial development. The COP30 session Restoration at Scale: Collaborative Solutions to Address the Climate Crisis explored how restoration becomes socially and economically viable over time.
26 November 2025
COP30 reflections: What Belém revealed about the future of forests - and PEFC’s place in it
Event report
For more than a decade, global policy has recognised forests as fundamental to climate resilience, biodiversity commitments and social development. What felt different in Belém was not a new revelation, but a sharper alignment.
Spotlight
24 October 2025
PEFC launches public consultation on revised project certification requirements
News
25 November 2025
New PEFC Project Sourcing standard: innovations driving responsible construction
Sustainable construction
The new PEFC Project Sourcing standard, which is set to transform how organisations in the built environment demonstrate responsible sourcing, is open for public consultation until 23 December. Find out about the benefits it will bring.
24 November 2025
Building for Forests at COP30: Wood-Based Construction as a Climate and Forest Strategy
Event report
At the Forest Pavilion, PEFC International and FAO, on behalf of the SW4SW initiative, co-hosted a fishbowl discussion exploring how timber buildings can support climate mitigation, restoration efforts, and sustainable housing.
20 November 2025
From Process to Outcomes: The Next Chapter for Forest Certification
Event report
At a packed fishbowl discussion in the COP30 Forest Pavilion, speakers from across policy, practice, labour and markets explored how forest certification must evolve as expectations shift from proving practices to demonstrating outcomes.