Landscapes and Livelihoods: PEFC’s Stakeholder Dialogue set to navigate new terrain

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Join PEFC in Bali for the 2016 PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue: two days dedicated to discussion, debate and exchange on how the forest sector and forest certification can better contribute to sustainable landscapes for sustainable livelihoods.

The dialogue will open with two distinguished experts providing diverse views on how to ‘bridge the gap’ and better achieve sustainability across forests, agriculture and food security.

Dr. Terry Sunderland, Principle Scientist at CIFOR, will start the day off as he shares his insights on how landscape approaches can provide a framework to reconcile competition between productive land-uses and environmental and development trade-offs.

He will go on to highlight new findings that underscore the importance of forests for many aspects of sustainable development, people’s nutrition among them.

IFCC is Developing Community Forest Certification Standard

04 August 2016

IFCC Menyusun Standar Sertifikasi Community ForestCurrently, Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) is in the process of developing standard which will be built in an open and transparent way, provide an opportunity for stakeholders to participate by building consensus among stakeholders who are members of IFCC Standardization Committee. This standard is still in the stage of draft 0 (zero) development.

On 2 August 2016, the IFCC Standardization Committee held its first meeting in the framework of the discussion on the draft 0 (zero) of IFCC community forest certification standards.

The draft 0 (zero) of IFCC community forest certification standard is being developed ever since 1 October 2015 by a team formed by the IFCC, consists of eight people. This certification standard is an initiative project of the IFCC, which is also the project of PEFC Collaboration Fund in 2015.

 

PEFC Week 2016 - Invitation

Dear Colleague,

The vibrant backdrop of Bali, Indonesia will set the scene for the 2016 PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue titled, ‘Sustainable Landscapes for Sustainable Livelihoods:  harnessing the power of forest certification & sustainable supply chains.’

You are cordially invited to attend the two-day event which will take place on the 17 & 18 November 2016.

The dialogue will build clarity and vision on the role of forest certification, sustainable supply chains and stakeholders in catalyzing sustainable landscapes & livelihoods. The world needs more ambitious forest-based solutions. PEFC’s event will provoke exchange amongst participants on how sustainable forestry and forest certification can move beyond traditional boundaries to further accelerate sustainable development. It will challenge, motivate and inspire forest sector leadership in promoting sustainable landscapes where trees deliver maximum positive impacts to people and the environment.

Join PEFC’s event to:

  • share experience and showcase best practice on creating equitable, productive and healthy landscapes through sustainable supply chains;

  • build clarity around an expanded role for forest certification and the forest sector in catalyzing sustainable landscapes and livelihoods;

  • reflect and input into PEFC’s standards, scope and dimensionality in light of new knowledge, opportunities and expectations.

Get involved!

If you would like to attend the event, please register online before 12 October at treee.es/RegPEFCSD2016.  To access further information, including updates to the agenda, please refer regularly to the event website at http://pefc.org/pefc-week-2016/home.

If your organization would like to host a Side Event or become an Event Sponsor, please get in touch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +41 (0) 22 799 4540

We hope to see you in Indonesia!

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has just issued an Alternative Compliance Path (ACP). The ACP rewards building projects that use "wood products from certified sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10", which includes internationally recognized voluntary forest certification standards such as PEFC (including its North American based members ATFS, CSA and SFI) and FSC. The ACP will apply to all LEED v4 rating systems including Homes v4 and to all LEED 2009 rating systems.

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