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Enabling sustainability in forest management - our unique approach

About PEFC

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.

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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.

PEFC Global Statistics, December 2020

About PEFC

As of December 2020, 324 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 12,000 PEFC chain of custody certificates had been issued.

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As of December 2020, 324 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 12,000 PEFC chain of custody certificates had been issued.

2020 PEFC Week Newsletter

PEFC Week newsletter

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.

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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.

Fashions change, Forests stay. brochure

Forests for Fashion

Immerse yourself in the world of forests and learn how PEFC-certified, sustainably managed forests are part of the solution to transform fashion into a more sustainable industry.

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Immerse yourself in the world of forests and learn how PEFC-certified, sustainably managed forests are part of the solution to transform fashion into a more sustainable industry.

PEFC Global Statistics, September 2020

About PEFC

As of September 2020, 322 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 12,000 PEFC chain of custody certificates had been issued.

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As of September 2020, 322 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 12,000 PEFC chain of custody certificates had been issued.

COVID-19

See PEFC's latest COVID-19 guidance for certification bodies and certified entities.

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