Public consultations
Give your comments and provide feedback on any aspect of national forest certification systems under assessment.
Public consultations
Global public consultations are an integral part of the assessment process of national forest certification systems. Over the sixty day consultation, stakeholders from around the world can give their comments and provide feedback on any aspect of the system.
We also hold global public consultations as part of the development process of our international standards - see if there are any technical public consultations running.
To provide you with additional information, we organize a webinar during the consultation period of every national system. The webinar introduces the system and highlights the main aspects (or introduced changes in the case of revised systems). You can find recordings of the recent webinars on our YouTube channel.
The following systems are currently under assessment for PEFC endorsement, or for the maintenance of their endorsement. You can provide feedback on any system with an ongoing consultation.
| Myanmar Forest Certification Scheme |
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| Consultation opening soon (16 August - 14 October 2021) Webinar: 10:00 CEST, 16 August - register for the webinar Assessor: to be announced |
| PEFC Balkan Forest Certification Scheme |
| Consultation opening soon (4 August - 2 October 2021) Webinar: 10:00 CEST, 4 August - register for the webinar Assessor: to be announced |
| Danish Forest Certification Scheme |
| Consultation open (5 July - 2 September 2021) - give your feedback Download the documentation / Watch the webinar recording Assessor: to be announced |
| American Tree Farm System |
| Consultation open (14 June - 13 August 2021) - give your feedback Download the documentation / Watch the webinar recording Assessor: Indufor Oy |
| Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council (Japan) |
| Consultation closed (17 May - 16 July 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Article Three (formerly ITS Global) |
| PEFC Certification System Netherlands |
| Consultation closed (10 May - 8 July 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: TJ Consulting |
| German Forest Certification System |
| Consultation closed (19 April - 18 June 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Form international |
| Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) |
| Consultation closed (12 March - 11 May 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: TJ Consulting |
| IFCC Forest Certification Scheme (Indonesia) |
| Consultation closed (8 March - 7 May 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Article Three (formerly ITS Global) |
| China Forest Certification Scheme |
| Consultation Closed (1 March - 30 April 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Indufor Oy |
| Swiss PEFC Scheme |
| Consultation closed (8 February - 9 April 2021) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: CK Services |
| Pan African Forest Certification (PAFC) for the Congo Basin |
| Consultation closed (1 February - 1 April 2021). Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Form international |
| Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme |
| Consultation closed (18 August - 17 October 2020) Download the documentation / Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: Form international |
| Ukrainian National Voluntary Forest Certification System |
| System endorsed: 19 June 2021 Assessment Report / Sustainable Forest Management standard / Full system documentation PEFC General Assembly postal ballot: 19 May - 19 June Consultation: 28 August - 27 October 2020 Watch the recording of the webinar Assessor: TJ Consulting |