Professional Documents
Culture Documents
review 2009
PEFC/01-00-01
contentS
a letter from the chairman and Secretary General
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CHAIRMAN
William Street, Jr.
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international Staff
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chairmen and
Secretary General
Board of directorS
Michael Proschek-Hauptmann
Sheam Satkuru
Bjrn Andrn
Hans Drielsma
Nathalie Hufnagel-Jovy
Sbastien Genest
Pierre Grandadam
Karen Brandt
William Luddy
William Street
Ben Gunneberg
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country
memBer orGanization
weBSite
Australia
www.forestrystandard.org.au
Austria
PEFC Austria
www.pefc.at
Belarus
en.belgiproles.by
Belgium
PEFC Belgium
www.pefc.be
Brazil
www.inmetro.gov.br/english
Canada
PEFC Canada
www.pefccanada.org
Chile
www.certfor.org
Czech Republic
www.pefc.cz
Denmark
PEFC Denmark
www.pefc.dk
Estonia
www.eramets.ee
Finland
PEFC Finland
www.pefc.fi
France
PEFC France
www.pefc-france.org
Gabon
PAFC Gabon
Germany
PEFC Germany
www.pefc.de
Ireland
www.pefc.ie
Italy
PEFC Italy
www.pefc.it
Latvia
www.pefc.lv
Lithuania
PEFC Lithuania*
www.forest.lt/pefc
Luxembourg
PEFC Luxembourg
www.pefc.lu
Malaysia
www.mtcc.com.my
Netherlands
PEFC Netherlands*
www.pefcnederland.nl
Norway
PEFC Norway
www.pefcnorge.org
Poland
Portugal
www.pefc-portugal.cffp.pt
Russia
Cameroon
country
memBer orGanization
weBSite
Slovak Republic
www.pefc.sk
Slovenia
www.pefc.si
Spain
PEFC Spain
www.pefc.es
Sweden
www.pefc.se
Switzerland
PEFC Switzerland
www.pefc.ch
UK
PEFC UK Ltd
www.pefc.co.uk
Uruguay
www.spf.com.uy
USA
www.treefarmsystem.org
www.sfiprogram.org
*National certification system is not endorsed by the PEFC Council. Only PEFC-endorsed certification systems can trade their certified wood, paper and timber products as
PEFC certified.
pefc re-endorSementS
Australian Forest
Certification Scheme
Certfor Chile Forest
Certification scheme
Spanish Forest
Certification Scheme
SiGnificant achievementS
Advancement of PEFC certification into tropical forests is an important
achievement both for PEFC and for the planets ecosystem because these
forests offer the greatest challenges both in terms of ecosystem diversity
and social justice. The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), is
the first system in the Asia Pacific region to obtain PEFC endorsement,
and Gabon is the first African system to obtain PEFCs rigorous
Sustainability Benchmarks.
The vast Russian forests offer the greatest potential for expanding the
benefits of sustainable forest management among northern hemisphere
forests. Within the next ten years it is estimated that about 100 million
hectares will be certified, significantly contributing to the globally-traded
volume of certified wood, protected forests, and social benefits.
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foreSt and chain of cuStody
certificateS
PEFC continues to be the largest
certification scheme in the world.
Between 2008 and 2009, the area of
PEFC-certified forest increased by 7%,
or 15.7 million hectares, to over 223.5
million hectares. Significant increases
occurred in North America (+10.9 mio.
Ha), Europe (+3.2 mio. Ha), South
America (+1 mio Ha), and Australia
(+0.5 mio. Ha).
During the same period, PEFCs
recognition in the market as the most
rigorous global standard increased by
36% in the number of PEFC Chain
of Custody certificates. This growth is
similar to the previous year with Europe
accounting for the greatest increase
in the number of Chain of Custody
certificates delivered (75%), followed by
North America (13%) and Asia (6.6%).
Logo Users
Notified Certification Bodies
Endorsed National Certification
Systems
PEFC Global Certification
Statistics
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4744
5000
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3545
2901
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2362
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0
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2002
2003
2004
2005
Years
2006
2007
2008
2009
pefc / countrieS
Australia
7,371,659
98
Austria
1,955,799
281
Belgium
281,052
187
Brazil
1,184,461
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Canada (CSA)
72,754,642
Canada (SFI)
50,495,568
185
Chile
1,911,920
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China
86
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Czech Republic
1,883,149
190
Denmark
225,876
39
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
20,806,165
139
France
5,217,328
1,443
Germany
7,343,374
930
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
31
Italy
728,190
220
Japan
136
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
27,536
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Malaysia
pefc / countrieS
Mexico
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
144
New Zealand
23
Norway
9,115,902
28
Peru
Poland
23
Portugal
199,798
16
Puerto Rico
Romania
Singapore
Slovak Republic
1,263,415
17
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
1,145,233
208
Sweden
6,155,807
111
Switzerland
361,088
41
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
UK
1,210
USA (ATFS)
10,291,838
USA (SFI)
22,825,808
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total
223,545,608
6,171
Similarly, as more and more forestrelated actors and sectors join the
global market place, it becomes
ever more crucial to extend the area
of forests covered by certification
schemes. Over the last year, PEFC
International has implemented
several activities to raise awareness
of the importance of certification
among a growing audience and to
enhance the benefits offered by its
certification standards.
new cultureS
As a result of our past successes,
the PEFC family now includes: large
commercial private forest landowners,
non-European family tree farmers,
and national members from South
America, Asia and Africa. Each of
these new groups brings with them
their own culture, their own way of
thinking, and, most importantly, their own
way of sustainably managing forests.
Our opportunities to learn from each
other are magnified every time a new
country or organization joins our family.
tropical foreStS
With a wider range of biological
forest species and ecosystems,
countries facing the challenges of
global development present many
opportunities for PEFC. Forest
practices and forest management
strategies that are commonly accepted
among EU and North American
foresters may or may not be applicable
to tropical forests, Global Southern
countries, and international economic
markets. In locations where land-use
choices are still wide open and where
forests must provide clearly defined and
readily available social and economic
benefits in order to remain in forests,
PEFCs flexibility assists in maintaining
forest cover in the tropics and avoids
conversions to agricultural and or other
non forest land uses.
indiGenouS peopleS
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enhancinG KnowledGe
aBout certification
As part of efforts to strengthen
existing initiatives for promoting PEFC
and the role of forest certification
in advancing sustainable forest
management, PEFC Council developed
a marketing framework to complement
existing strategies for advocacy,
communications and development.
Cornerstones of the framework include
improved internal communications
among PEFC members and with PEFC
International, and better utilization of
external expertise to guide and advise
on strategic issues.
Several activities were implemented as
part of this new marketing framework
including:
Promotions Offices: PEFC has
continued to provide strategic advice
and management support to its Asia
Promotions Initiative through offices
in China and Japan. This initiative is
key to raising awareness of PEFC
Chain of Custody certification in
these countries. Thanks to their
efforts, in 2009 there has been a
growth in certification of more than
125% in China and 20% in Japan;
both offices have also contributed
to facilitating access to these key
markets in Asia.
Based on the success of the Asia
Promotions Initiative, PEFC is
supporting similar initiatives in the
Netherlands and North America.
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Board memBerS
Bjrn Andrn is a member of the PEFC Sweden Board of Directors. He is currently
Managing Director of Holmen Skog AB and serves, among others, as Chairman of
the Forest Committee of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, on the Skogforsk
Board of Directors and on the Board of the Forest Faculty of SLU.
Terms of Office: 2009-2012
Hans Drielsma is Executive General Manager of Forestry Tasmania, the
government-owned business enterprise responsible for managing Tasmanias state
forests. A professional forester by training and Fellow of the Institute of Foresters of
Australia, he is also a Director of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd.
Terms of Office: 2009-2012
Sheam Satkuru is Director of the Malaysian Timber Council with responsibility for
Europe. Ms. Satkuru is a specialist in international trade with strong experience in
legal and policy analysis relating to the timber and forest industries, communications
and public relations.
Terms of Office: 2009-2012
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communicationS unit
Thorsten Arndt, Head of Communications
After finishing his Master in Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Thorsten began his professional life at the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
He then worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD) as Communications Manager before joining PEFC.
technical unit
Jaroslav Tymrak, Head of Technical Unit
A forester by profession, Jaroslav has spent much of his professional life with PEFC.
Before becoming Head of PEFCs Technical Unit, he served as National Secretary
for PEFC Czech Republic.
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the economiSt
upm raflatac
We focus on sustainability
in both our customers
lighting needs, as well as the
manufacturing process of our
lighting solutions. Consequently,
this also applies to the range of
our print media. We want to show
this externally by the certification.
The PEFC logo is used on all
our printed sales literature.
These include leaflets, product
brochures, application brochures
and catalogues, Lorenz MayerKaupp, Supply-Chain-Master at
Zumtobel Lighting GmbH.
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