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Developing a National Forest Certification System: Your Toolkit

About PEFC

Designed to address the needs of organizations leading standard setting processes, the Toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to developing a national forest certification system aligned with PEFC’s international requirements. It gives hands-on advice for practitioners, summarizes complex requirements and captures recommendations from PEFC and its existing members who have completed the same process.

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Designed to address the needs of organizations leading standard setting processes, the Toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to developing a national forest certification system aligned with PEFC’s international requirements. It gives hands-on advice for practitioners, summarizes complex requirements and captures recommendations from PEFC and its existing members who have completed the same process.

Développer un système national de certification forestière: votre Boîte à Outils

About PEFC

La Boîte à Outils fournit un guide pratique pour le développement d’un système national de certification forestière aligné avec les normes internationales de gestion durable de PEFC. Pour répondre aux besoins des organisations et faciliter la compréhension du processus de développement du système, la Boîte à Outils est agrémentée nombreux conseils, tableaux et graphiques explicatifs.

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La Boîte à Outils fournit un guide pratique pour le développement d’un système national de certification forestière aligné avec les normes internationales de gestion durable de PEFC. Pour répondre aux besoins des organisations et faciliter la compréhension du processus de développement du système, la Boîte à Outils est agrémentée nombreux conseils, tableaux et graphiques explicatifs.

List of PEFC members

About PEFC

With 55 national forest certification systems and a total of 280 million hectares of certified forests globally, PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system. Here you can find a list of all PEFC members, including national members, international stakeholder members and extraordinary members.

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With 55 national forest certification systems and a total of 280 million hectares of certified forests globally, PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system. Here you can find a list of all PEFC members, including national members, international stakeholder members and extraordinary members.

PEFC Global Statistics, December 2023

About PEFC

As of December 2023, around 295 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 2023, around 295 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 12,000 PEFC chain of custody certificates had been issued.

PEFC Global Statistics, September 2023

About PEFC

As of September 2023, around 286 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 2023, around 286 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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