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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

PEFC, the largest international forest certification organization with 296 million hectares of certified forests as of June 2024, is in the process of consulting to supplement the PEFC ST 1003 Standard on sustainable forest management to meet the European Union’s regulations on deforestation free products (EUDR). PEFC, is currently conducting public consultation on amendments to… Continue reading Sustainable forest management aligning EUDR

The PEFC Forest Forum 2024 organized by PEFC International and PEFC France from May 13-18, 2024 in Paris, France. Dr. Tran Lam Dong, Vice President of the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences (VAFS), attended the Forum as a representative of the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS). The Forum focuses on forest management issues in the… Continue reading VFCS attended the PEFC Forest Forum 2024

The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force in June 2023. The goal of EUDR is to prevent deforestation and forest degradation, contributing to environment protection and climate change mitigation. Accordingly, commercial agricultural goods in the EU market will have to meet and demonstrate requirements on deforestation and forest degradation throughout the entire supply chain. EUDR stipulates… Continue reading Preparing readiness for aligning EUDR in Vietnam’s rubber sector