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World First for London 2012 Olympic Games & Certification 27 Jul 2012 | 03:50 pm

As the 2012 Olympic Games are about to open, a world's first can already be celebrated: The entire London 2012 Olympic Park development has achieved dual Project Certification from the Programme for t...

SFI Awards Grant to Support Water Quality Research 17 Jul 2012 | 03:58 pm

The World Resources Institute (WRI), a global development and environmental think tank, will receive a grant of $35,000 USD to research how forest certification standards can help protect American lak...

EU Timber Regulation Issues High on Agenda at UK Stakeholder Day 12 Jul 2012 | 04:14 pm

With the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) only months away, PEFC UK hosted a Stakeholder Meeting in London on the 26 June, with the central theme of mitigating risk in procuring forest ...

From Wood to the Wooden House in 12km 11 Jul 2012 | 08:18 pm

The video, a contribution to the Rio+20 conference, follows the journey of a piece of timber from a PEFC-certified forest to being a structurally important beam in a wooden building.

Guest Commentary: Forests Fare Poorly in Outcomes of Rio+20, Say CIFOR Scientists 3 Jul 2012 | 05:46 pm

Forests have been largely ignored or ambiguously mentioned in the Rio+20 outcome document, yet again postponing progress on integrating forests into sustainable development objectives, said CIFOR scie...

PEFC Publishes Findings of Complaint Concerning Claim of ‘Unsustainable Harvesting’ 3 Jul 2012 | 05:37 pm

PEFC has received a response from the certification body NCS International (NCSI) concerning its complaint filed on 3 April 2012 concerning “unsustainable harvesting” by Forestry Tasmania – certificat...

Global Stakeholder Consultation on UK Forest Certification Scheme 27 Jun 2012 | 03:52 pm

PEFC UK Ltd has applied for re-endorsement of its Forest Management Scheme, as required by PEFC, after five years. The UK scheme is based upon the UK Woodland Assurance Standard which was itself recen...

Stakeholders Invited to Participate in Gabonese Revision Process 19 Jun 2012 | 03:04 pm

PAFC Gabon cordially invites any interested person or entity to attend the workshop launching the revision of the Gabonese Forest Certification Scheme. The workshop will take place on Monday, 23 July ...

Moving Beyond Timber: A Review of PEFC Activities 19 Jun 2012 | 03:40 am

"Beyond timber" is the theme of the 2011 Annual Review, reflecting changes that have taken place over the past few years in the forest-based sector, among forest users and uses. It reflects the outloo...