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The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization which promotes sustainably managed forests through independent third party certification. This offers customers and consumers the option to choose products from environmentally and socially responsible and economically viable forestry.

Its 35 worldwide independent national forest certification systems represent more than 210 million ha of certified forests, making it the largest forest certification system in the world, covering about two-thirds of the globally certified forest area.

PEFC was founded in 1999 in response to the specific requirements of small- and family forest owners as an international umbrella organization providing independent assessment, endorsement and recognition of national forest certification systems. It responded to the need for a mechanism enabling the independent development of national standards tailored to the political, economic, social, environmental and cultural realities of the respective countries, while at the same time ensuring compliance with internationally-accepted requirements and global recognition.

Today, PEFC is the world’s largest forest certification system and the certification system of choice for small forest owners.

To find out more about PEFC and its work please visit their website.