Month: October 2022

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is a legal entity responsible for running and managing the Vietnam Forest Certification System (VFCS) which was established under Decision No. 1288 of the Prime Minister. VFCO aims to promote sustainable forest management, ensure legal timber resources, and contribute to economic development, meeting the increasing demands of the market, creating… Continue reading Launching ceremony of VFCO’s office in Ho Chi Minh City

On October 27, 2022, in Ho Chi Minh City, a Regional Workshop of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN (FORTRADE project)” was organized. The project is sponsored by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC at Southeast Asian countries during the period from February 2021 to October 2022. The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO)… Continue reading Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN

On October 24, 2022, the Asia Pacific meeting of PEFC Member countries (APAC HUB regional meeting) took place in Ho Chi Minh City. More than 30 delegates participated in this event directly and online, including PEFC member countries in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam), representatives of international organizations, PEFC members. At the… Continue reading Strategies for Sustainable Forest Management in the Asia Pacific Region

In the afternoon of October 17, 2022, at the office of the Japan Sustainable Green Ecosystem Commission (SGEC), a meeting between VFCO and SGEC took place. Attending the meeting were Mr. Tatsuya Kajiya – executive director of SGEC, Mr. Vu Tan Phuong – director of VFCO, members of SGEC and the Japan Forestry and Forest… Continue reading Cooperation for promoting sustainable forest management between Vietnam and Japan

“Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN (FORTRADE project)” project funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries from February 2021 to October 2022. Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is project partner and has responsible for coordinating the project’s activities in Vietnam. On 10th October 2022, within the framework of the project,… Continue reading Workshop on Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in Vietnam

On September 30, 2022, in Tuyen Quang city, Tuyen Quang province, the General Department of Forestry in collaboration with the Tuyen Quang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to promote investment in wood and forest product processing in the Northern mountainous provinces. There were more than 100 delegates attending the conference. They… Continue reading Promoting investment in wood and forest product processing in the Northern mountainous provinces Conference