This report provides the evidence of compliance with PEFC GD 1003:2009 for the development of the final draft of Endorsement of National Systems (GD 1007:201X).

The national sustainable forest management standard of India, endorsed by PEFC on 27 February 2019. The review date is 9 September 2022.

Esta Guía ha sido diseñada para atender las necesidades de las organizaciones que en la actualidad están en proceso de establecimiento de estándares, y proporciona las orientaciones necesarias para el desarrollo de un sistema nacional de certificación forestal PEFC alineado con los requisitos de sustentabilidad reconocidos a nivel mundial.

Assessment report for the national forest certification system of Belarus, by ForestSense.

This document was replaced by PEFC GD 2001:2022, except for Annex 1: Guidance for the implementation of PEFC Chain of Custody for specified projects, which remains valid until covered by a new official document.

This meeting took place at the PEFC International office in Geneva, Switzerland.

As a furniture manufacturer, you already understand the benefits of using wood; its adaptability, esthetics and environmental credentials all speak for themselves. So why should you choose to use PEFC-certified wood? With this brochure, you can find out!

Through delivering forest certification over the last 15 years, PEFC has positively impacted significant areas of forest through requiring improved forestry practices and bringing attention to sustainable management. What’s less acknowledged is our impact outside of forests. These impacts may be less obvious and beyond the traditional scope of forest certification, but they are exciting and hold much promise for scaling up.

From small and medium-sized enterprises to global brands, more and more companies along the timber value chain are looking to demonstrate that the forest-based materials they are using come from legal and sustainable sources. Regardless of the motivation, the preferred tool for companies to demonstrate legal and sustainable sourcing of forest products is PEFC Chain of Custody certification.

2016 was a special year for the PEFC alliance as more countries joined the family than in any year since the early days of our organization. And thanks to the great work of the entire alliance, this was the year we reached 300 million hectares of PEFC-certified forest!

By the end of 2016, over 301 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 10,900 PEFC Chain of Custody certificates had been issued.

The 21st PEFC General Assembly took place in the Sheraton Kuta Bali Resort, Indonesia.

From the building momentum in Asia to the start of our standards revision process, 2016 was another busy year for the PEFC alliance – as you will see, we managed to fit a lot in! Especially for PEFC Forest Certification Week 2016 in Bali, Indonesia, we celebrated some of our achievements from this year with the special PEFC Week newsletter.

This meeting took place during PEFC Forest Certification Week in Bali, Indonesia.

This meeting took place at the PEFC International office in Geneva, Switzerland.

The national sustainable forest management standard of Thailand, endorsed by PEFC on 30 May 2019. The review date is 19 August 2021.

Meeting took place in the PEFC International office in Geneva, Switzerland.

A special supplement on forest certification in Asia to keep you abreast of these exciting movements under foot and to motivate and inspire you to get involved.

By the end of 2015, over 272 million hectares of forest area was PEFC certified, and more than 10,700 PEFC Chain of Custody certificates had been issued.

2015 was the year that saw the adoption of the SDGs by the UN General Assembly and important climate change commitments at COP21 in Paris. This Annual Review captures just a few of our activities and those of our members, but it already demonstrates that sustainable forest management is much more than just an environmental issue. It equally addresses the social, economic and cultural dimensions of sustainability at the core of the 17 SDGs.