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:

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) in collaboration with the National Center for Agricultural Extension and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Forest Protection Department and the Agricultural Extension Center of Phu Yen province to organize a policy forum on plantation development for sawn timbers and certification. Information

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize the regional conference the field dialogue of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN” funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries. Details of the conference are

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office plans to organize a training course for auditors who perform forest certification services under the VFCS/PEFC system in Vietnam. Objective: to provide basic knowledge and information related to forest management certification services in Vietnam as required by the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) Duration: From

14 JULY 2022 DRIVING INNOVATION Smallholders, local communities, and indigenous peoples own or manage nearly half of the world’s forests and the way those forests are managed can have an influence on the climate, biodiversity, and health of our planet. It is therefore vital that smallholders can gain certification, not only

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office, in collaboration with the Project to Enhance Natural Resource Management (SRNM2), organized a capacity-building training course on Sustainable Forest Management and forest certification under the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) for forestry staff in the provinces participating in the SNRM2 Project. Purpose: To build the