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PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland

PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland. Tallinn, 11.9.2008 Auvo Kaivola Secretary General PEFC Finland – Finnish Forest Certification Council. In Tallinn year 2000: Seminar and Exhibition. Why PEFC Forest Certification in Finland?. Promotes sustainable forest management.

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PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland

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  1. PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland Tallinn, 11.9.2008 Auvo Kaivola Secretary General PEFC Finland – Finnish Forest Certification Council

  2. In Tallinn year 2000: Seminar and Exhibition

  3. Why PEFC Forest Certification in Finland? • Promotes sustainable forest management • Supports marketing of wood products - Serves as a market communication tool for forest industry companies • Demonstrates that forest owners and other actors in forestry commit themselves to the sustainable forestry • Leads to efficient and high-quality activities in forestry organisations

  4. PEFC well established in Finland

  5. PEFC utilises structuresof the Finnish private forestry  Regional group certification (non- industrial, forest industry owned and other private forests as well as state owned forests together on voluntary basis)  Also wood procurement organisations,machine contractors and other forestry organisations are committed to PEFC certification

  6. PEFC co-operateswith public sector • Use of regional data collected by Forestry Centres under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry • State-owned forests participate the regional group certification according to Metsähallitus/Forest and Park Service’s own decisions • Accreditation of certification bodies by National Accreditation Service FINAS under the Ministry of Trade and Industry Wide participation of stakeholders in both private-sector and public-sector initiatives

  7. PEFC co-operates with certification bodies and accreditation bodies In Finland PEFC certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies such as: www.dnv.fi www.finas.fi www.inspecta.fi www.swedac.fi www.bureauveritas.fi Accreditation reinforces the quality of certification

  8. PEFC International –Growth

  9. PEFC International – Strategy for a new decade • Growth • Market Access • Governance A significant switch in strategic direction from Production (forestry) to Market (Market Access) orientation

  10. Thank you for your attention!

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