Key information about PEFC for the media, including facts & figures, how PEFC works, and what makes us unqiue.

When forest owners choose to manage forests sustainably. When manufacturers choose certified wood. When retailers choose certified products. When customers choose certified furniture. You help safeguard the world's forests, its ecosystem and contribute to healthy local communities, local workers, and the local economy.

An overview of our PEFC membership and certification statistics, including which countries have PEFC national members.

Forest certification is at the core of our work, as we promote and enable sustainable forest management around the world. We recognize that while the concept of sustainable forest management is global in nature, its implementation is local. This is why we work with local organizations and people to advance responsible forestry. This brochure provides an overview of how we approach the core of our work, forest certification.

2020 has been a special year for all of us, in which we had to adapt and to find new ways of doing our everyday work to maintain our impact. But new challenges bring with them new opportunities, and the PEFC alliance is managing, growing and thriving, even in this new situation.