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On 21 November 2025, the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection hosted and chaired the conference titled “Addressing Challenges, Removing Trade Barriers, and Expanding Export Markets for Wood and Forest Products.” The conference was attended by more than 100 participants representing regulatory bodies, the Trade Remedies Authority, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), wood associations,… Continue reading Ensuring Legal and Sustainable Timber Materials: A Prerequisite for Vietnam’s Wood and Forest Products Trade

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.

The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is reshaping the forest biomass sector. Only fuels certified under schemes recognised by the European Commission can count toward RED targets, unlock subsidies, and qualify for tax benefits. Join us on Tuesday 21 October, 11:30-12:30 CEST for a free webinar to learn how PEFC RED certification – officially recognised under… Continue reading PEFC RED certification: Securing market access and compliance for sustainable forest biomass fuels

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 September 29–30, 2025, VFCO, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Extension Center, organized a workshop on “Developing certified large-diameter plantations for sustainable forest management meeting EUDR requirements” in Gia Lai Province. The workshop brought together 150 participants, including representatives from the Departments of Agriculture and Environment, the Forest Protection Sub-Departments, and the Provincial Agricultural… Continue reading Developing certified large-diameter plantation meeting EUDR requirements

On September 29, 2025, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a consultation workshop on “Guidelines for Implementing the EUDR in the Wood, Rubber, and Coffee Supply Chains in Vietnam.” The event brought together 30 participants, including representatives from state management agencies, VCCI, research institutes, associations, businesses in the wood, rubber, and coffee… Continue reading Consultation Workshop on Guidelines for Implementing the EUDR in the Wood, Rubber, and Coffee Supply Chains in Vietnam

From September 22–24, 2025, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO), in collaboration with the National Agricultural Extension Center and the Bac Ninh Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, organized a training course on linking production and developing plantation timber value chains associated with forest certification in Bac Ninh Province. The training brought together 30 participants, including officials,… Continue reading Capacity Building on Sustainable Forest Management and Development of Plantation Timber Value Chains in Bac Ninh Province

On September 19, 2025, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) organized a consultation workshop on the draft PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) and Due Diligence System (DDS) Guidelines for Woodchips and Pellets. The event brought together about 40 participants onsite and nearly 80 online, including representatives from government agencies, wood associations, pellet and… Continue reading Consultation Workshop on PEFC CoC/DDS Guidelines for Woodchips and Pellets

On September 11–12, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Forestry and the Forest Protection Department, in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), organized the Forum on “Ensuring Legal Timber for Sustainable Forestry Development in Vietnam.”  The Forum aimed to promote multi-stakeholder cooperation in ensuring the legality of timber, moving towards FLEGT… Continue reading Forum on “Ensuring Legal Timber for Sustainable Forestry Development in Vietnam”