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2 April 2026
Call for nominations: PEFC Sustainable Forest Management Working Group
PEFC system news
PEFC is inviting stakeholders from around the world to nominate candidates for its Sustainable Forest Management Working Group (SFM WG). The deadline for nominations is 22 April 2026.
1 April 2026
Forest-based bioeconomy and ecosystem services: friends or foes?
Event report
On 25 March, we hosted a policy seminar in Brussels bringing together different perspectives on a central question: how to reconcile the growing ambitions on climate action, economic resilience, and protection of biodiversity in forests and forest-based value chains in the EU.
30 March 2026
Project Sourcing Standard primed for office building specification
Sustainable construction
A new phase in responsible sourcing and construction is taking shape with the upcoming launch of PEFC’s new Project Sourcing Standard. The standard can be applied to any type of building project that incorporates wood or forest-based materials.
Upcoming events and training
PEFC Chain of Custody initial training & EUDR DDS module: China
Auditor training
PEFC Chain of Custody refresher training & EUDR DDS module: UK
Auditor training
PEFC Forest Forum 2026
PEFC Forest Forum
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