
National standard (TCVN 14596:2025) Sustainable forest management – Requirements
TCVN 14596:2025 was issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology under Decision No. 4664/QĐ-BKHCN dated 31 December 2025. The standard was developed by the
Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is the organization implementing the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) under Decision No. 1288/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister. VFCS was endorsed by the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in October 2020. Implementing sustainable forest management and forest certification is an important goal of the forestry sector in the period of 2021 – 2030 and a vision towards 2050, directly contributing to Vietnam’s goal of sustainable development, efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, especially the goal of achieving net zero emissions in 2050. VFCS aims to increase the added value of forestry through the application of qualified varieties and appropriate forest management measures, improving and enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biodiversity; ensuring the legal source of wood materials to meet the certification requirements of the market.

TCVN 14596:2025 was issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology under Decision No. 4664/QĐ-BKHCN dated 31 December 2025. The standard was developed by the

In the context of increasingly stringent requirements on timber traceability and legality in both domestic and international markets, from 15–18 December 2025 in Nghe An

From 8–11 December 2025, in Quang Ninh province, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), in coordination with the Provincial Forest Protection Sub-Department of Quang Ninh,

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is pleased to announce that the web platform EUDR Compliance APP has officially transitioned to a new domain, now protected

From 17–19 November 2025, in Dong Ha Ward, Quang Tri Province, VFCO in collaboration with the Sub-Department of Cooperative Economics and Quality Management of Quang

On 21 November 2025, the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection hosted and chaired the conference titled “Addressing Challenges, Removing Trade Barriers, and Expanding Export

On 11 November 2025, Global Green Certification Joint Stock Company (GGCERT) was officially granted the first expansion of accreditation by the National Accreditation Office for

From 04–06 November 2025, in Quang Ngai Province, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), in collaboration with the Sub-Department of Rural Development of Quang Ngai

Within the framework of the sub-project “Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to Export through Guidance on Verifying Deforestation-free Agricultural Commodity Production in accordance with the

VFCO organizes a capacity-building training course on implementing the PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) standard for woodchip and woodpellet processing enterprises, with details as follows:

The Tissue World 2025 conference will take place on 25–26 November 2025 at the Equatorial Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. The event will bring together

From 18–20 November 2025, the 9th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia Conference will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together more than 300 participants

Within the framework of the subproject “Supporting SMEs in Export through Guidance on Verification of Deforestation-free Agricultural Production under the EUDR” under the SwissTrade Vietnam

Within the framework of the sub-project “Supporting SMEs in Export through Guidance on Verifying Agricultural Commodities Free from Deforestation in line with the EUDR”, the

To support the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, coffee suppliers and enterprises in better understanding the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), the Vietnam Rural Industries Research

In the context of the rapidly growing demand for woodchips and wood pellets, and increasingly stringent requirements from importing markets regarding the legality and sustainability


































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