Promoting Sustainable Forest Management

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PEFC Council International Programme for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes
A brief Introduction

• Promoting Sustainable Forest Management
• for more info www.pefc.org

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PEFC Council International Framework for Mutual
Recognition

• Forest certification and PEFC today
• PEFC and Mutual Recognition
• Examples of PEFC certified products

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Forest certification and PEFC Council
International today

• Promoting Sustainable Forest Management
• for more info www.pefc.org

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Environmental Benchmarking Semaphore
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Extraordinary Members CEI-Bois (Sawmilling and
Panelboard Industry) CEPF (Woodland Owners)
CEPI (Paper Industry)ELO(Landowners)ENFE
(Forestry Contractors)ETS (European Tissue
Symposium) FEBO (Timber Traders)FECOF (Community
Forests) MECSEA (Manufacturers of Educational and
Commercial Stationery European Association) UEF
(Forest Managers) USSE (Southern European Forest
Owners)
Members The PEFC National Governing Bodies are
the Members of the PEFC Council
General Assembly The highest decision making Forum
Board of Directors(3 10 Members)
General SecretariatAdministration
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PEFC Council International
1 November 2007
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23 national systems endorsed covering over 204
million hectares and 3300 Chain of Custody
certificates
Only PEFCs International Chain of Custody (31
August 2007)
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Area of Forest Certified to SFM Standards
Worldwide
294 mill. ha
3658 mill. ha
Total area of forest (FAO)
3952 mill. ha
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Potential supply from certified forests of global
industrial roundwood production
In 2007 the estimated global industrial roundwood
produced from certified forests was 387 million
m³.
(Source UNECE Forest Products Annual Market
Review 2006-2007)
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Forest area certified against schemes associated
with PEFC and FSC
PEFC accounts for more than two thirds of the
total area of certified forests globally (an
area larger than the combined forest area of all
27 member countries of the EU)
31 August 2007
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PEFC basic pillars

• PEFC Council Threshold Requirements

Internationally approved certification and
accreditation procedures
Regional Political Processes for SFM
Subsidiarity and Independence of National Schemes
Multi-stakeholder process Bottom up approach
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Intergovernmental processes for Sustainable
Forest Management
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PEFC Council and Mutual Recognition

• Promoting Sustainable Forest Management
• for more info www.pefc.org

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Solution Mutual recognition
Mutual recognition is a means for forest
certification schemes harmonisation. It is a
multilateral agreement amongst forest
certification schemes which requires the
participating schemes to meet certain common
requirements / levels.
Common level requirements Can move up in time
continuous improvement
A
B
C
D
A
Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for more
info www.pefc.org
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PEFC Framework for Development and Mutual
Recognition of Forest Certification Schemes
Defines requirements for development of national
forest certification schemes
Provides assessment and mutual recognition of
independent national forest certification schemes
Provides common PEFC Logo for labelling of
products originating from certified forest
mutually recognised by the PEFC Council
Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for more
info www.pefc.org
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Basic elements of forest certificationPEFC
certification process a summary
Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for more
info www.pefc.org
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Basic elements of forest certificationPEFC
Council Endorsement Process
Promoting Sustainable Forest Management for more
info www.pefc.org
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Labelled Products in the market
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