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Bright Future for PEFC's Collaboration Fund 03-May-2013
In its third year of operation, the PEFC's Collaboration Fund seeks to support members and partner organisations in their efforts to improve forest management and expand forest certification around the world. This year, the Fund received 42 funding proposals, each representin..
PEFC Consultation on Requirements for Certification Bodies undertaking Forest Management Cert. 03-May-2013
PEFC International has invited stakeholders to consult on PEFC Requirement for Certification Bodies operating Forest Management Certification (PEFC ST 1004:201x). The PEFC requires all countries with PEFC endorsed national forest certification systems to have the same high le..
Australian Standards® for Forest Management and Wood Products supply
AS4708 (The Australian Forestry Standard) and AS4707 (Chain of Custody Standard) were developed in accordance with Standards Australia procedures and have been accepted as Australian Standards.
The Standards Australia development process is clear and is rigorously defined and based on three internationally recognised principles of openness and transparency of process, consensus and balance.
AS4708 is intended for voluntary application by any forests in Australia being managed for wood production, whether native or planted forests.
Likewise, AS4707 is intended for voluntary application by any organisation that seeks to ensure its certified wood and forest products are sourced from a certified forest.
- Certified Sites:
- 448
- SFM & CoC Certificates:
- 250
- Forest Area certified:
- >10.1m ha
Australian Forestry Standards Certifications
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The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFCS) is endorsed by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). With over 30 endorsed national certification schemes and more than 240 million hectares of certified forests, PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system.
Australian Forestry Standard Ltd is a standards development organisation accredited by the Accreditation Board for Standards Development Organisations (ABSDO) and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the two Australian Standards which form the core of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme.
To ensure the Australian Standard® meets national and global benchmarks and considers business capability and capacity to comply, a revision of each Standard is conducted every five years. The five yearly review and revision process for AS4708 and AS4707 have commenced read more...
