The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force in June 2023. The goal of EUDR is to prevent deforestation and forest degradation, contributing to environment protection and climate change mitigation. Accordingly, commercial agricultural goods in the EU market will have to meet and demonstrate requirements on deforestation and forest degradation throughout the

Encouraging households to use quality seed sources is an important solution to improve productivity and reduce the risk of pests and diseases for plantations. Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) also introduced the indicator “4.2.3. Shall use quality seeds and seedling with clear originals”  in the VFCS/PEFC ST 1003:2019 Standards. Within

On the morning of March 11, 2024, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) welcomed the delegation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of Myanmar led by Ms. Zin Mar Tun – Deputy Permanent Secretary and Mr. Pe Chit – Deputy General Director of the Forestry Department. Also

Forests bring many benefits to people, including wood and forest products, especially environmental values. Under the impact of climate change and forest management measures, inappropriate land use in the watershed has been increasing the risk of natural disasters including erosion and landslides; floods, flash floods and coastal landslides due to

On November 29, 2023, in Hanoi, Department of Forestry organized the Conference on promoting sustainable forest management and forest certification with the content of evaluating the implementation of sustainable forest management and forest certification, discussing, sharing experiences and proposals solutions to be implemented in the near future. Participating in the

The 7th Biomass & BioEnergy Asia Conference with the theme “Enabling Sustainable & Stable Production of Biomass from SE Asia” takes place from November 28-30, 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City. There are about 1,200 delegates representing businesses, consumer organizations, manufacturers and related parties participating in the workshop. On the first

November 1-3, 2023, in Ca Mau Province, the Ca Mau Provincial Forest Protection Department in collaboration with the Forest Science Institute of Southern Viet Nam (FSIS) and the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a training course titled “Improving the capacity of sustainable forest management” for forest owners as forestry

Improving the productivity and economic efficiency of plantation, limiting the risk of forest pests and diseases is one of the requirements of sustainable forest management under the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS/PEFC). Within the framework of cooperation with PEFC and International Woodchip Corporation PTE LTD (IWC), the Vietnam Forest Certification

On October 4th, 2023, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ninh province coordinated with the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) to organize the Workshop on promoting sustainable forest management, forest certification and EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Quang Ninh province. The workshop had the participation of over

The 30th Section of Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission is officially launched today 3 October 2023 in Sydney, Australia. The Section takes place from 2-6 October with the theme “Sustainable Forests for a Sustainable Future”. A series of meetings and discussions will be held during the Section and focuses on sustainable management