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Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is a legal entity responsible for running and managing the Vietnam Forest Certification System (VFCS) which was established under Decision No. 1288 of the Prime Minister. VFCO aims to promote sustainable forest management, ensure legal timber resources, and contribute to economic development, meeting the increasing demands of the market, creating… Continue reading Launching ceremony of VFCO’s office in Ho Chi Minh City

On October 27, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, a Regional Workshop of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN (FORTRADE project)” was organized. The project is sponsored by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC at Southeast Asian countries during the period from February 2021 to October 2022. The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO)… Continue reading Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN

On October 24, 2022, the Asia Pacific meeting of PEFC Member countries (APAC HUB regional meeting) took place in Ho Chi Minh City. More than 30 delegates participated in this event directly and online, including PEFC member countries in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam), representatives of international organizations, PEFC members. At the… Continue reading Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management in the Asia Pacific Region

In the afternoon of October 17, 2022, at the office of the Japan Sustainable Green Ecosystem Commission (SGEC), a meeting between VFCO and SGEC took place. Attending the meeting were Mr. Tatsuya Kajiya – executive director of SGEC, Mr. Vu Tan Phuong – director of VFCO, members of SGEC and the Japan Forestry and Forest… Continue reading Cooperation for promoting sustainable forest management between Vietnam and Japan

“Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN (FORTRADE project)” project funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries from February 2021 to October 2022. Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is project partner and has responsible for coordinating the project’s activities in Vietnam. On 10th October 2022, within the framework of the project,… Continue reading Workshop on Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in Vietnam

On September 30, 2022, in Tuyen Quang city, Tuyen Quang province, the General Department of Forestry in collaboration with the Tuyen Quang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to promote investment in wood and forest product processing in the Northern mountainous provinces. There were more than 100 delegates attending the conference. They… Continue reading Promoting investment in wood and forest product processing in the Northern mountainous provinces Conference

On September 9 and 10, 2022, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a training course for auditors and experts on sustainable forest management under the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS). The face-to-face training course was held at VFCO and the training contents included the VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 – Sustainable forest management standards; VFCS/PEFC ST 1004:2019… Continue reading Training for auditors and experts on assessment of sustainable forest management (VFCS SFM)

On 18 August 2022 in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, Vietnam Administration of Forestry – VNFOREST coordinate with Traffic to organize seminars “Sustainable forest management and responsible forest products trade” with the objective of creating market linkages between responsible forest growers, processors and traders. There were more than 40 delegates who are from VNFOREST,… Continue reading Sustainable forest management and responsible forest products trade

Sponsored by the JICA/SNRM2 project, a training course on sustainable forest management and forest certification was held from August 10 to 12, 2022, in Tuyen Quang city, Tuyen Quang province. There were 32 trainees who are officials and technical staff from the Department of Forest Protection and state forest company from JICA/SNRM2’s project province including… Continue reading Training on sustainable forest management and forest certification under the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) in Tuyen Quang province

On 9 August 2022, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) had a meeting with Mr. Christopher Martis – Director of CIFOR Germany, Ms. Pham Thu Thuy – Representative of CIFOR Vietnam and Ms Le Hoang Anh – Department of Science Technology and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. At the meeting, the parties exchanged cooperation,… Continue reading Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable forest management