Date: December 19-20, 2022 Workshop venue: DIAMOND PALACE Convention Center – Giao Te Hotel (No. 09, Ho Tung Mau, Vinh City, Nghe An Province) Chaired by: Leaders of the National Agricultural Extension Center, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province, and the Vietnam Forest  Certification Office

The 7th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia conference with the theme “Enabling Sustainable & Stable Production of Biomass from SE Asia” returns to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on 28 – 30 November, with an exciting line-up of site visit activities, presentations, and discussions, definitely a promising gathering for industry stakeholders.

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize a training course on Chain of Custody (CoC) Standards. Information about the training course is as follows: Objective: Provide knowledge and information about the requirements to perform the chain of custody certification assessment

With the support of In the framework of a project “Upscaling of Sustainable Forest Management and Certification in Vietnam” coordinated by the German Development Cooperation Organization (GIZ) and the Management Board for Forestry Projects, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) in collaboration with GIZ will organize a training course to enhance the

To support the furniture industry enterprises to access new markets for their products, fulfill the growing demand for sustainable furniture amongst consumers, and get ahead of the curve on strict timber import regulations. PEFC Internation will hold a webinar on “Joining the sustainable supply chain with PEFC chain of custody

Since 2022, the Vietnam Forest  Certification Office (VFCO) is authorized by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) to license the use of PEFC trademarks and monitor activities the use of PEFC trademarks in Vietnam. To provide knowledge and information about the regulations for using PEFC trademarks and

The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) was established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in 2019 and certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in 2020 for a sustainable forest management certification system. In 2021, PEFC and the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Sciences

VFCO continuously plans for training courses on Sustainable Forest Management (FM) and PEFC Chain of Custody (PEFC CoC). Detail about the training plan in 2023 is expected as follows: Participants: Auditors of Certification Bodies (CBs), consulting experts, forest owners, businesses and other stakeholders. Training courses: Training on Sustainable Forest Management: