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On February 13th 2025, the smallholder forest management group in Doan Hung district, Phu Tho province was granted a VFCS/PEFC sustainable forest management certification by GFA Certification GmbH for 2.778 ha of Acacia hybrid and Acacia mangium plantations. The group consists 1,613 household members, with Acacia plantations across 9 communes in Doan Hung district namely: Bang Doan, Bang Luan, Ca Dinh,… Continue reading New Sustainable Forest Management VFCS/PEFC certiticate for smallholder group in Phu Tho province

RED III, the European Union’s (EU) Renewable Energy Directive 2023/2413, is the revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001 (RED II Directive). RED III raises the overall target of the renewable energy shares and strengthens the sustainability criteria set out for biomass. In addition to applying the PEFC RED II standard, which has been… Continue reading Give your feedback on the new PEFC RED III standards

On February 8, 2025, Hoa Binh Rubber Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), was granted sustainable forest management certification by SGS Vietnam for 1,662.75 hectares of rubber plantations located in Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province. This certification brings the total certified forest area under the VFCS/PEFC system to 210,921.85 hectares.… Continue reading Hoa Binh Rubber Joint Stock Company Granted VFCS/PEFC Certification

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) was selected as the implementing organization for a  sub-project titled “Supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to implement EU Deforestation-free Commodity production regulations (EUDR)”. Accordingly, an authorized organization is the International Trade Centre (ITC) has signed an agreement with VFCO on sub-project implementation and it is planned to take place… Continue reading VFCO undertakes a sub-project on EUDR funded by Innovation and Competitiveness Grant (ICG) under the Vietnam – Switzerland Trade Cooperation Program

The Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an important part of the Sustainable Biomass Programme (SBP) in identifying and managing risks associated with sourcing sustainable feedstock for biomass production. Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS) in collaboration with SBP has completed RRA for whole Vietnam. The assessment applies SBP standards and procedures to verify the legality… Continue reading Announcement of Regional Risk Assessment for Vietnam Forests

On December 12th 2024, The European Commission has officially recognised PEFC as a RED II compliant certification scheme. Companies in the forest biomass supply chain and energy producers from forest biomass fuels will be able to use PEFC RED II certification to comply with RED II obligations. PEFC RED II certification has been formally recognised… Continue reading PEFC RED II certification receives official recognition by the European Commission

On December 3, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (VRG) held a ceremony to recognize the first three member companies that fully meet the requirements of the Goods Production Regulations. does not cause deforestation by the European Union (EUDR). Honored companies include Chu Se Kampong Thom Rubber Joint Stock Company, Dong… Continue reading Vietnam’s rubber sector proactively meets the European Union’s Regulations on production of goods that do not cause deforestation (EUDR)

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.