Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is the organization implementing the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) under Decision No. 1288/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister. VFCS was endorsed by the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in October 2020. Implementing sustainable forest management and forest certification is an important goal of the forestry sector in the period of 2021 – 2030 and a vision towards 2050, directly contributing to Vietnam’s goal of sustainable development, efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, especially the goal of achieving net zero emissions in 2050. VFCS aims to increase the added value of forestry through the application of qualified varieties and appropriate forest management measures, improving and enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biodiversity; ensuring the legal source of wood materials to meet the certification requirements of the market.
Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) was selected as the implementing organization for a sub-project titled “Supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to implement EU Deforestation-free
The Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an important part of the Sustainable Biomass Programme (SBP) in identifying and managing risks associated with sourcing sustainable feedstock
On December 12th 2024, The European Commission has officially recognised PEFC as a RED II compliant certification scheme. Companies in the forest biomass supply chain
On December 3, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (VRG) held a ceremony to recognize the first three member companies that
The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) has been officially introduced on the website of the Forestry Department under the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
On December 04th to 06th, 2024, Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) cooperated with the Agricultural Extension Center of Tuyen Quang Province to organize a training
In an important step towards ensuring the raw materials coming out of a PEFC-certified forest comply with EUDR requirements, the revised PEFC Sustainable Forest Management
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
Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize a training course for certification assessment experts on
The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), in collaboration with the National Agricultural Extension Center, is organizing the Agricultural Extension Forum @ Agriculture with the theme
The 8th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia Conference will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 27-28, 2024. This conference is a vital gathering for industry stakeholders to
The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) jointly organize training courses to support VRG’s member companies in implementing PEFC EUDR
Date: Ngày 17 tháng 5 năm 2024 Venue: Ferrand Clemont, Puy-De-Dôme, France Details at PEFC website.
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
The 7th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia conference with the theme “Enabling Sustainable & Stable Production of Biomass from SE Asia” returns to Vietnam’s Ho Chi
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)
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