Our projects
Preparing South Africa’s small-forest owners for certification
Smallholders
With South Africa's national forest certification system now PEFC-endorsed, this project will ensure that small-forest owners are able to achieve certification and benefit from the advantages it brings.
Helping stakeholders to establish forest certification in the Philippines
National system development
As the Philippines continues to fight against its rapid rate of deforestation, we are supporting the country’s stakeholders as they develop a national forest certification system.
Reaching Portugal’s small-forest owners through group certification
Smallholders
86% of Portugal’s forests are owned by small private landowners, but only a few of these landowners had achieved certification. This project increased this number through the development of PEFC group certification.
Indonesia’s community forests: learning from the past to improve the future
Smallholders
Community forests play an important role within Indonesia, but their certification continues to be a challenge. This project developed a new community forestry standard to make forest certification more accessible to these communities.
Advancing forest certification in Ghana
National system development
While forest certification existed in Ghana, it lacked international recognition. This project helped get the national forest certification system through key stages of development, moving it towards PEFC endorsement.