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The 30th Section of Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission is officially launched today 3 October 2023 in Sydney, Australia. The Section takes place from 2-6 October with the theme “Sustainable Forests for a Sustainable Future”. A series of meetings and discussions will be held during the Section and focuses on sustainable management of forests for sustainable production… Continue reading VFCO attends the 30th Section of Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

The 15th international fair of industrial machinery, equipment and woodworking – VIETNAM WOOD 2023 helding from September 20, 2023 to September 23, 2023 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) participated in this Fair at… Continue reading VFCO attends the VIETNAM WOOD 2023 International Fair

On September 19th – 20th, 2023, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) organized a initial training session for auditors on the chain of custody PEFC CoC in Hanoi. This is the third training course organized by VFCO in Vietnam. The course was attended by 41 participants,… Continue reading PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) Initial Training

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) has coordinated with experts to review and amend the VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 Sustainable Forest Management Standard on the basis of adjustment to suit the practice and regulations of relevant Vietnamese law, and in accordance with the provisions of PEFC. In order to complete this Standard, VFCO publishes its draft… Continue reading Announcement: Public Consultation on Revised VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 – Sustainable Forest Management Standard

On August 1st – 3rd, 2023, at Hoa Hong Hotel, Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) cooperated with the Agricultural Extension Center of Thanh Hoa Province to organize a training course on sustainable forest management (SFM) and forest certification. The training course was attended by 40 trainees, including agricultural extension officers, technicians, and… Continue reading Agricultural Extension Training on Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certification in Thanh Hoa Province

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) announces the recruitment of 01 working position, specifically as follows:  

PEFC in SouthEast Asia team would like to announce that we are looking for a highly skilled Coordinator to support the regional team, and the Regional Manager based in Thailand. The PEFC SouthEast Asia Coordinator is required to implement the following tasks but not limited to: Communications: organise activities within the South East Asia team… Continue reading PEFC SouthEast Asia is recruiting a coordinator

Are you thinking about gaining PEFC certification for your business, but are not sure what this involves? Are you already certified, but would like to learn more about PEFC? Then this training is for you. In order to help businesses and stakeholders with wood processing companies or factories gain more understanding and experience in implementing… Continue reading Free PEFC Chain of Custody course for wood processing companies or factories

On June 7th, 2023, the forest certification group was granted a certificate of sustainable forest management by GFA Certification GmbH for 4,439.56 ha of Acacia hybrid and Acacia mangium plantations according to management standards of Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS/PEFC) in Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang Province. The group has 540 members, which are households… Continue reading Tuyen Quang Smallholder Group were granted the certificate of Sustainable Forest Management VFCS/PEFC

The Sustainable Forest Management Standard of the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 was issued in 2019. After nearly 5 years of implementation, according to market requirements, practical experience and requirements of PEFC, VNFOREST and VFCO are conducting a review, updated VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 Standard. The standard updating procedure is followed the VFCS/PEFC ST… Continue reading Updating the Sustainable Forest Management Standards – VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019