Author: Hieu Do

On 11 November 2025, Global Green Certification Joint Stock Company (GGCERT) was officially granted the first expansion of accreditation by the National Accreditation Office for Quality Assessment (BoA) for its accreditation number VICAS 100 – VFCS. Accordingly, in addition to certification for VFCS/PEFC FM and PEFC CoC, GGCERT is now accredited to perform PEFC EUDR… Continue reading Global Green Certification Joint Stock Company (GGCERT) officially accredited for PEFC EUDR DDS Certification in Vietnam under VFCS/PEFC

From 04–06 November 2025, in Quang Ngai Province, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), in collaboration with the Sub-Department of Rural Development of Quang Ngai Province, organized a training workshop entitled “Guidance for Cooperatives on Organizing Production in accordance with the VFCS/PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Standard. The workshop was attended by 35 participants representing forest… Continue reading Training Workshop on Guidance for Cooperatives on Organizing Production in accordance with the VFCS/PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Standard.

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) is the organization responsible for developing the National Standard “Forest Carbon credits: Requirements” through a comprehensive review and analysis of internationally applied voluntary carbon market standards, national carbon standards from selected countries and in strict accordance with Vietnamese regulations. In accordance with this Standard, the Department of Forestry and Forest… Continue reading Public Consultation on the Draft National Standard – Forest carbon credits: Requirements

On July 6, 2025, Thuan Nhien Forestry Cooperative – representing a forest management group in Yen Son District, Tuyen Quang Province – was officially awarded Sustainable Forest Management certification in accordance with the VFCS/PEFC standard by SGS Vietnam. The total certified forest area covers 3,620.18 hectares, with the participation of 1,376 households in Yen Son… Continue reading Tuyen Quang: Smallholder Forest Group Achieves VFCS/PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Certification

On June 12–13, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a special training on VFCS/PEFC ST 1003 – Sustainable Forest Management Standard. 18 participants from certification bodies and companies have participated in the training.  During the training, it provided details of the Vietnam forestry section and legislation governing forest… Continue reading Training course on Sustainable Forest Management standards

On April 15, 2025, a group of smallholder forest owners in Quang Nam province was proudly awarded the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Certificate by Bureau Veritas, with a total certified area of 5,347.26 hectares. The entire area consists of planted forests of Acacia hybrid and Acacia mangium. The certified forest areas are located in the… Continue reading Quang Nam: Smallholder Group Awarded VFCS/PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Certification