International endorsement programs

PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes)

Websites:
www.pefc.org
www.pefccanada.org/

The PEFC Council (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification. It was founded in Paris France in 1999 and has a head office in Geneva Switzerland.

PEFC assesses and provides mutual recognition for certification programs that put into practice mutually agreed-upon sustainable forest management criteria resulting from inter-governmental processes such as the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe.

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