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New PEFC Information April 2007
The content of the new PEFC Information CD (see content list attached) is now available at the PEFC Council website at www.pefc.org > Documentation > PEFC Information CD (http://www.pefc.org/internet/html/documentation/4_1311_1284.htm).
Apr 16, 2007
The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, founded in 1999 which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification. The PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests.
PEFC is a global umbrella organisation for the assessment of and mutual recognition of national forest certification schemes developed in a multi-stakeholder process. These national schemes build upon the inter-governmental processes for the promotion of sustainable forest management, a series of on-going mechanisms supported by 149 governments in the world covering 85% of the world's forest area.
This website is managed by the United Kindom national scheme. It is designed to support and aid all the activities of PEFC UK.
PEFC has in its membership 32 independent national forest certification systems of which 25 to date have been through a rigorous assessment process involving public consultation and the use of independent consultants to provide the assessments on which mutual recognition decisions are taken by the membership.
Some 30 Schemes account for nearly 200 million hectares of certified forests producing millions of tonnes of certified timber to the market place making PEFC the world's largest resource of certified timber. The other national members schemes are at various stages of development and are working towards mutual recognition under the PEFC processes.
For further information see the PEFC international website.
In the UK, the national scheme of PEFC UK operates as an independent company.
Nov 12, 2005
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