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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

On August 9, 2022, the National Agriculture Extension Center in collaboration with the Quang Tri Agricultural Extension Center organized an Agricultural Extension forum on the topic: “Solutions to develop wood material areas for the wood processing industry and export” in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province. Attending the conference were about 100 delegates from the… Continue reading Agriculture Extension Forum: Solutions to develop wood material areas for processing and export industries

On 2nd August 2022, in Hoa Binh City, the Management Board of “The Forest and Farm Facility II (FFF II)” – Vietnam Farmer’s Association collaboration with Hoa Binh Provincial Farmer’s Association organized a workshop to share experiences in building a network of forest and farm production organizations. FFF phase II program is implemented in Vietnam… Continue reading Sustainable forest and farm development adapting to climate change

On July 27th, 2022, at the Vietnam Administration of Forestry, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) participated in the 25th online meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on the implementation of the Forest Certification Scheme of the Member States. At the meeting, Mr. Vu Tan Phuong, Director of VFCO updated the progress and achievement of… Continue reading VFCO participates in the ASEAN Working Group on Sustainable Forest Management

In 2 days, 13th and 14th July 2022, Vietnam Forest Certification Office(VFCO) organized a training course for auditors to implement certification services on PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) standard. This is the first training course taught by a Vietnamese expert who has been trained and  recognized through the program “PEFC pool experts”.   More than… Continue reading Training Course on PEFC CoC Standards

On the afternoon of June 10, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, SGS certification body cooperated with PEFC and the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) to organize a technical workshop to introduce the national forest certification system VFCS and PEFC. Attending the workshop, there were over 80 delegates from more than 70 organizations and businesses… Continue reading VFCS/PEFC certification: A new solution to certification journey for Vietnam export of forest and wood products– Perspectives from certification bodies and businesses

On June 9, 2022, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) participated in the Conference “Policy implementation, investment promotion for sustainable forest development and a preliminary review of 10 years of implementation of the Payment for Forest Environment Services in Thanh Hoa province”. The conference was organized by the Thanh Hoa Provincial Forest Protection and Development… Continue reading Promoting sustainable forest development – the foundation for sustainable development and realizing Vietnam’s net zero emissions target by 2050

The XV World Forestry Congress was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and FAO, in Seoul, from 2 to 6 May 2022. The theme of this congress is “Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests”. Since the first World Forestry Congress was held in Rome in 1926, held about every… Continue reading Sustainable Forest Management at The XV World Forestry Congress

On April 29, 2022, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Bureau of Accreditation (BOA) had a meeting to exchange and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between VFCO and BOA. Attending the meeting and signing ceremony of MOU were Mr. Dang Quoc Quan – Deputy Director in charge of BOA, Mr. Vo Dai… Continue reading Promoting cooperation in the implementation of forest certification in Vietnam

In order to support enterprises and stakeholders to implement the Due Diligence System (DDS) and the Chain of Custody Standard (PEFC CoC), within the framework of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN” funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries, VFCO has developed a toolkit for implementation of Due… Continue reading Announcement of DDS Toolkit and The translation of PEFC GD 2001: 2022