In 2 days, April 4th and 5th, 2022, VFCO and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) coordinated to organize the “International Online Training Course on Chain of Custody Standards (CoC)”. There were 34 participants who are experts and members of certification organizations from many countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia,… Continue reading Training course on PEFC CoC Standard
On March 28, 2022, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) jointly organized a Workshop on the application of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015. There were 54 participants who were representatives of national governing bodies (NGBs), accreditation bodies (Abs), certification bodies (CBs), certification experts from South East Asian countries… Continue reading Workshop on sharing experiences in applying ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 in accrediting certification bodies for forest certification under VFCS/PEFC
Vietnamese Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is a legal entity responsible for the management and operation of the Vietnam Forest Certification System (VFCS). VFCO has now been authorized by the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) to manage and grant the right to use the PEFC label in Vietnam. Based on these changes, VFCO… Continue reading Announcement: Comments on VFCS standards and guidelines
The Sustainable Forest Certification Office arranged a training session for An Viet Phat Group’s technical personnel on VFCS/PEFC Sustainable Forest Management standards as part of the Group’s capacity support strategy. The training course was held on February 19, 2022 in Tuyen Quang province. The VFCS ST 1003:2019 Sustainable Forest Management Standard, VFCS / PEFC ST… Continue reading Supporting An Viet Phat Group’s capacity strengthening to adopt VFCS/PEFC forest certification
In 2 days, January 19-20, 2022, VFCO organized “Specialized training on Assesors and Auditors to Implement VFCS/PEFC Forest Certification Services in Viet Nam” via Zoom meeting. There were 22 participants from certification bodies and research organizations. The content of the training course includes: Sustainable Forest Management Standard (VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019); Group Forest Management Certification (VFCS/PEFC ST 1004:2019);… Continue reading Training on VFCS/ PEFC Sustainable Forest Management standard
On the afternoon of December 9, 2021, Prof. Dr. Vo Dai Hai, President of the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Science (VAFS), announced and awarded the Decision to appoint Mr. Vu Tan Phuong as Director and Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tiep as Deputy Director of the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO). Speaking at the staff appointment ceremony,… Continue reading Appointment of VFCO’s Leaders
Implementing training plans, building capacity to implement sustainable forest management certification for assessment organizations and stakeholders, VFCO organized an online “Specialized Training on Assessors and Auditors to Implement VFCS/PEFC Forest Certification Services in Viet Nam” from November 22-25, 2021. The training course was supported by PEFC and had 35 participating students from more than 20… Continue reading Training Experts for Forest Management Certification
On the afternoon of October 28, the General Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, organized a conference to hand over the Sustainable Forest Management Certification Office to the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Science. Speaking at the handover ceremony, the Director of the General Department of Forestry, Nguyen Quoc Tri, emphasized that granting… Continue reading Handing over the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO)
Sustainable rubber: The strategy PEFC connects new supply with increased demand Time: 15:00 – 16:00 ICT, Wednesday, 11/24/2021 Why to join: The new source of natural rubber latex and certified rubberwood is a modifiable factor in the rubber industry. Demand for PEFC certified materials has long been growing, and supply is gradually catching up. Attending… Continue reading Workshop on Sustainable rubber. How PEFC connects new supply with increased demand?
On September 22, 2021, PEFC will organize a webinar to share some of the results and experiences of smallholder rubber enterprises and growers who have obtained PEFC international certificates on sustainable rubber forest management chain of custody and building connections with the market. Natural rubber is an essential material to create more than 40,000 products… Continue reading Webinar on initial results and experiences to achieve PEFC international certification for rubber forests and rubber products
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