Category: Events

The Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) was established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in 2019 and certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in 2020 for a sustainable forest management certification system. In 2021, PEFC and the Vietnam Academy of Forestry Sciences (VAFS) (as a national forest… Continue reading Webinar Requirements and procedures for certification bodies participating in the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme VFCS and PEFC

VFCO continuously plans for training courses on Sustainable Forest Management (FM) and PEFC Chain of Custody (PEFC CoC). Detail about the training plan in 2023 is expected as follows: Participants: Auditors of Certification Bodies (CBs), consulting experts, forest owners, businesses and other stakeholders. Training courses: Training on Sustainable Forest Management: content includes updates on the… Continue reading Training Plan for Sustainable Forest Management and Chain of Custody (PEFC CoC) in 2023

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) in collaboration with the National Center for Agricultural Extension and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Forest Protection Department and the Agricultural Extension Center of Phu Yen province to organize a policy forum on plantation development for sawn timbers and certification. Information on the event as follows:… Continue reading Policy forum on plantation development for sawn timbers and certification

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize the regional conference the field dialogue of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN” funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries. Details of the conference are as follows: Objectives: 1) Sharing… Continue reading October: PEFC FOR-TRADE regional conference & field dialogue

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office plans to organize a training course for auditors who perform forest certification services under the VFCS/PEFC system in Vietnam. Objective: to provide basic knowledge and information related to forest management certification services in Vietnam as required by the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) Duration: From 9-10 September 2022. Lecturers: VFCO’s… Continue reading September: Training for auditors performing Forest Certification services under the VFCS/PEFC system in Vietnam

14 JULY 2022 DRIVING INNOVATION Smallholders, local communities, and indigenous peoples own or manage nearly half of the world’s forests and the way those forests are managed can have an influence on the climate, biodiversity, and health of our planet. It is therefore vital that smallholders can gain certification, not only to benefit from the advantages… Continue reading PEFC Group Certification Dialogue Webinar Series: Knowledge sharing amongst members and industry stakeholders

The Vietnam Forest Certification Office, in collaboration with the Project to Enhance Natural Resource Management (SRNM2), organized a capacity-building training course on Sustainable Forest Management and forest certification under the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme (VFCS) for forestry staff in the provinces participating in the SNRM2 Project. Purpose: To build the capacity of the state management… Continue reading August 2022: Training course on sustainable forest management and forest certification under the national forest certification system (VFCS) in Tuyen Quang

To implement the official dispatch No. 299 /KN-ĐTHL dated June 3, 2022, of the National Center for Agricultural Extension on the announcement of the development of a training mission plan for agricultural extension training in 2022, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office organized a ToT training course on sustainable forest management and forest certification for agricultural… Continue reading August 2022: ToT training on sustainable forest management and forest certification for agricultural extension workers in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue

Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) will jointly organize a training course on Chain of Custody (CoC) Standards. Information about the training course is as follows: Objective: Providing information and knowledge of the necessities for carrying out the CoC chain of custody certification assessment service in accordance… Continue reading July 2022: Training Course on PEFC COC Standards

Within the framework of the project “Forestry and Trade for Development in ASEAN” funded by UNREDD and implemented by PEFC in Southeast Asian countries, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a webinar on sharing “Guideline for auditing smallholder group certification against VFCS/PEFC ST 1004:2019 standard”. The webinar detail is as follows: Purpose: To share… Continue reading July 2022: Webinar on Guideline for auditing smallholder group certification against VFCS/PEFC ST 1004:2019 standard