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PEFC Council New Head of Communications
PEFC Council have announced the appointment of a new Head of Communications which coincides with the relocation to Geneva
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May 15, 2008
PEFC Council News December 2007
PEFC Council: Joint statement by Social NGOs, PEFC China Initiative launches office, PEFC Council Global Statistics, New function on certificate status in PEFC database, PEFC Product Database, New National Secretary for USA, PEFC in China and Japan, Updated PEFC Information CD, Cameroon and Uruguay members of PEFC, Assessment of 13 national forest certification schemes, Reports from the PEFC National Member Countries
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Dec 5, 2007
PEFC Council Newsletter General Assembly Special
PEFC Councils 11th General Assembly in Munich, Germany. The Special Newsletter issue covers the events and decisions: Keynote speech by Professor Michael Mainelli, Chairman's report, PEFC Council Strategic Plan, Uruguay new PEFC Council member, Cameroon and the Netherlands apply for PEFC Council membership, PEFC Council elections, Changes to PEFC Council documentation, Visit of certified forests.
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Oct 24, 2007
PEFC Council Newsletter July 2007
PEFC Council: PEFC Strategic Review, PEFC complaints and dispute procedures, 200 million hectares of forest PEFC certified, End of conversions of native forests in Tasmania, Consumers in Germany want certified timber, Italian regional administrations choose certified wood for public procurement, London City recommends PEFC, ENGOs and trade unions support Norwegian standard, International Workshop on forest certification in Russia, PEFC Information seminar for paper and printing sector, First PEFC certificate in India, All Danish state forests now PEFC, Beverage Carton producers choose certification, Reports from the PEFC National Member Countries
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Jul 19, 2007
Revised UK Woodland Assurance Standard going for PEFC endorsement
The PEFC UK certification system, of which the UK Woodland Assurance Standard is part, has been submitted to the PEFC Council for re-endorsement. Its full documentation is available at the PEFC Council website www.pefc.org for public consultation and all interested individuals and stakeholder groups are invited to comment on the system by 20 March 2007.
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Jan 19, 2007
PEFC Council Newsletter January 2007
UK Government confirms PEFC as source of legal and sustainable timber, Increasing calls for the harmonization of public procurement policies, First PEFC certificate in Morocco, PEFC becomes official observer in MCPFE, Australian Government paper against illegal logging advocates PEFC/AFS, PEFC paper peps up the market in Austria, PEFC marketing and promotion activities in Belgium France and Spain, Wood energy chain in Italy certified to PEFC, Slovak Republic State forest service certifies to PEFC, Forest owners warn against trade barriers, Swiss Q-label and Chilean Plantation Standard undergoing revision, First UK title to carry the PEFC logo, PEFC promotion at Tokyo consumers' fair
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Jan 18, 2007
Africa going for PEFC
The first ever African national standard, the Pan African Forest Certification System PAFC Gabon, has been submitted to the PEFC Council for international endorsement. Before the first Okoume timber logs, one of Gabon’s most important tropical timber species, can be sold with the PEFC label, independent consultants will assess the Gabonese system against PEFC’s benchmark requirements. Part of the assessment is a public consultation period, during which all interested individuals and organisations can comment on the PAFC Gabon system.
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Dec 2, 2006
EU Parliament regards PEFC and FSC as equally suitable to give consumers assurance
Announced in a report, adopted by the parliament last month.
Aug 4, 2006
PEFC Council Newsletter May 2006
PEFC Council: Japanese Public Procurement Policy chooses PEFC, PEFC Sweden publishes Policy on Sami Reindeer Herding, Belgian Public Procurement Policy includes PEFC, PEFC Promotion Seminars in the UK and Belgium, New PEFC Belgium Product Database, Deutsche Post offers PEFC labelled paper, PEFC Portugal launches new website, National validation of the PAFC Gabon certification scheme, Reports from the PEFC national member countries
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Aug 3, 2006
PEFC Council Annual Review 2005
The Annual Review 2005 of the PEFC Council shows how PEFC has further developed as the world's largest resource of certified wood and has continued to promote sustainable forest management of the world's forests through independent third party certification. Use the following link to see the full report on the PEFC International website.
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Feb 22, 2006
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