Category: Events

  The 8th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia Conference will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27-28, 2024. This conference is a vital gathering for industry stakeholders to engage in realistic discussions about the landscape of biomass supply and utilisation. The 2-day agenda will focus on crucial topics such as sustainable growth of bioenergy capacity in the region,… Continue reading The 8th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27-28, 2024

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) jointly organize training courses to support VRG’s member companies in implementing PEFC EUDR DDS to adapt to the EUDR regulations. Training time and location: Course 1: from September 4-6, 2024 at the Rubber Industry College Course 2: from September 9-11, 2024 at Chu Pah… Continue reading Training to support the implementation of PEFC EUDR DDS for member companies of the Vietnam Rubber Group

Date: Ngày 17 tháng 5 năm 2024 Venue: Ferrand Clemont, Puy-De-Dôme, France Details at PEFC website.

Date: December 19-20, 2022 Workshop venue: DIAMOND PALACE Convention Center – Giao Te Hotel (No. 09, Ho Tung Mau, Vinh City, Nghe An Province) Chaired by: Leaders of the National Agricultural Extension Center, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province, and the Vietnam Forest  Certification Office (VFCO) Participants: 200 delegates from… Continue reading Agricultural Extension Workshop “Deforestation-free Commodity production under EUDR regulations – Opportunities and challenges”

The 7th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia conference with the theme “Enabling Sustainable & Stable Production of Biomass from SE Asia” returns to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on 28 – 30 November, with an exciting line-up of site visit activities, presentations, and discussions, definitely a promising gathering for industry stakeholders. Host speakers from Vietnam will… Continue reading The 7th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia conference, November 28-30, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize a training course on Chain of Custody (CoC) Standards. Information about the training course is as follows: Objective: Provide knowledge and information about the requirements to perform the chain of custody certification assessment service according to the standards… Continue reading Training course on PEFC CoC Standards on September 19-20, 2023

With the support of In the framework of a project “Upscaling of Sustainable Forest Management and Certification in Vietnam” coordinated by the German Development Cooperation Organization (GIZ) and the Management Board for Forestry Projects, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) in collaboration with GIZ will organize a training course to enhance the capacity of technical staff in… Continue reading Building capacity for Song Kon Company Ltd. to implement sustainable forest management (SFM) according to the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS/PEFC) in Phu Yen Province

To support the furniture industry enterprises to access new markets for their products, fulfill the growing demand for sustainable furniture amongst consumers, and get ahead of the curve on strict timber import regulations. PEFC Internation will hold a webinar on “Joining the sustainable supply chain with PEFC chain of custody Certification for the furniture industry”.… Continue reading Webinar on Joining the sustainable supply chain with PEFC chain of custody Certification for the furniture industry

Since 2022, the Vietnam Forest  Certification Office (VFCO) is authorized by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) to license the use of PEFC trademarks and monitor activities the use of PEFC trademarks in Vietnam. To provide knowledge and information about the regulations for using PEFC trademarks and VFCS logo according to the… Continue reading Webinar on Rules of PEFC trademarks and VFCS logo usages

The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) was established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in 2019 and certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in 2020 for a sustainable forest management certification system. In 2021, PEFC and the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Sciences (VAFS) (as a national forest… Continue reading Webinar Requirements and procedures for certification bodies participating in the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme VFCS and PEFC