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The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) has been officially introduced on the website of the Forestry Department under the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). The description information belongs to the category “Legally harvested wood in Vietnam”. This announcement is intended to support Japanese businesses in better access to legal timber in Vietnam,… Continue reading VFCS is published on the website of the Forestry Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

On December 04th to 06th, 2024, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) cooperated with the Agricultural Extension Center of Tuyen Quang Province to organize a training course on “Skills in organizing production according to the sustainable plantation value chain and product marketing”. The training course was attended 30 trainees, including agricultural extension officers, cooperative members, rural… Continue reading Training on skills to organize production according to the sustainable plantation value chain and product marketing in Tuyen Quang province

In an important step towards ensuring the raw materials coming out of a PEFC-certified forest comply with EUDR requirements, the revised PEFC Sustainable Forest Management benchmark standard was approved by the PEFC General Assembly on Wednesday 13 November 2024. This revised standard, PEFC ST 1003:2024, comprises several new and amended requirements that will enable EUDR… Continue reading PEFC has issued the Sustainable Forest Management Standard to meet the requirements of EUDR.

From November 11th to 13th, 2024, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) cooperated with the Agricultural Extension Center of Thai Nguyen Province to organize a training course on “Skills in organizing production according to the sustainable plantation value chain”. The training course was attended by 30 trainees, including agricultural extension staffs, cooperative members and farmers. During… Continue reading Training on skills to organize production according to the sustainable plantation value chain in Thai Nguyen province

On 11 October 2024, the European Commission announced the positive technical assessment for the PEFC RED II certification scheme. RED II and voluntary schemes The European Union’s (EU) Revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) is the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Under RED II,… Continue reading PEFC achieves a major milestone in the recognition process of RED II by the European Commission

The 22nd International Exhibition on Machinery and Equipment for the Packaging and Printing Industry 2024 – VietnamPrintPack 2024 takes place from September 18 to 21, 2024, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), the exhibition gathers more than 362 businesses from 17 countries and territories with 900 booths. VFCO participates in VietnamPrintPack 2024 at… Continue reading VFCO participated in VietnamPrintPack 2024

In order to compliance with the requirements of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) which will apply to operators and traders exporting and import products to the EU market from January 1st , 2025, the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) collaborated with the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) to conduct training for 22 rubber companies under VRG.… Continue reading Implementation of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) for Companies under the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG)

On July 20, 2024, PEFC issued Standard PEFC ST 2002-1:2024 Requirements for the Implementation of PEFC EUDR Due Diligence System (PEFC EUDR DDS). This standard applies globally to products made from wood and forest products, is implemented on a voluntary basis and is part of the PEFC Standard ST 2002:2020. The standard addresses three main… Continue reading Meet EUDR requirements through VFCS/PEFC forest certification

Achieving the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam has issued several policies on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP of the government stipulates regulations on greenhouse gas inventory, emission reduction and development of the domestic carbon market. However, these regulations are not detailed, leading to difficulties in implementation. Currently, this Decree is… Continue reading Development of a National Forest Carbon Standard