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. The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme 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. The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme 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.
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
The Sustainable Forest Management Standard of the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 was issued in 2019. After nearly 5 years of implementation, according
On March 14, 2023, a small forest owners group in Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province has been issued VFCS/PEFC forest management certification for 1,058.97ha
On March 3, 2023, the TUV SUD S.R.O officially signed a notification contract implement PEFC CoC certification services. This is the 4th certification body that
On March 15, 2023, VFCO organized a webinar on Regulation of VFCS and PEFC Trademarks Usages. Participating in the workshop were more than 60 online
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
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
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
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 Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) in collaboration with the National Center for Agricultural Extension and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Forest
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
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