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15 November 2024

Revised PEFC Sustainable Forest Management benchmark standard approved

PEFC system news

In an important step towards ensuring the raw materials coming out of a PEFC-certified forest comply with EUDR requirements, the revised PEFC Sustainable Forest Management benchmark standard was approved by the PEFC General Assembly.

14 November 2024

Helping companies demonstrate EU RED II compliance: the PEFC RED II standards

PEFC system news

In a significant move towards PEFC providing companies with a tool to demonstrate their compliance with the RED II sustainability and greenhouse gas saving criteria, the PEFC RED II standards were approved by the PEFC General Assembly.

13 November 2024

PEFC Board elections 2024

Organisation news

One new member elected to the PEFC International Board. Eduardo Rojas Briales re-elected as Chair and three Board members re-elected.

31 October 2024

COP 16: PEFC’s 25-year journey of empowering smallholders and promoting sustainable forest management

Event report

Our COP 16 side event, hosted with IBA and WBCSD, spotlighted successful practices, innovative projects, how they contribute to the Global Biodiversity Framework, and the challenges faced by forestry stakeholders in promoting biodiversity conservation.

29 October 2024

COP 16: Over 25% of all production forests globally are PEFC certified, demonstrating sustainable management

Event report

How to incentivise smallholders for sustainable commodity production was part of discussion at the “Next-Gen Forest Solution – Financing A Systemic Solution for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation” side event at COP 16.

PEFC & EUDR

Discover how we're working to align with the EUDR and bring our PEFC EUDR solution to the market.

Conflict Timber

See PEFC's guidance following the announcement that all timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’.

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