PEFC International

Farmer in a straw hat holding harvested crops in a field promoting the recording of a PEFC webinar on trees outside forests certification.

Agroforestry has huge potential. But scaling it requires right conditions: secure land rights, supportive policies, functioning markets and incentives.

Certification can help smallholders access higher-value markets and show credible sustainability.

🎥 https://treee.es/tof-webinar-26

#Agroforestry

🌳 PEFC certification delivers valuable co-benefits to carbon projects.

Certified forests support biodiversity, water quality, worker safety & recreational value - adding quality & often value to carbon credits.

Learn more 👉 treee.es/pefc-carbon

#PEFCcarbon #ForestryCarbon #ESG

Hand sanding a wooden chair frame with a call for nominations for the PEFC Circular Materials Task Force, deadline March 18.

⏳ Last chance to nominate experts for the PEFC Circular Materials Task Force.

Help shape how circular materials, including recycled fibres, are addressed in the PEFC system.

📅 Nominations close 18 March.

Learn more: https://treee.es/CircMatTF

#CircularEconomy #PEFC

People observing a large stack of cut logs in a forest setting promoting a PEFC policy event on forest-based bioeconomy and ecosystem services.

Forests are expected to deliver more than ever 🌲

Climate mitigation, renewable materials, biodiversity protection and more. But can these functions strengthen each other, or will they compete?

Join us on 25 March in Brussels for the PEFC EU Policy Event: https://treee.es/eu-policy-registration

Two PEFC representatives holding a wooden heart-shaped sign with PEFC logo and German text promoting forest sustainability at the Vienna COLI summit.

🌲 From forests to markets: advancing the forest-based bioeconomy.

At the COLI summit in Vienna, experts explored how sustainable forest management, wood construction and PEFC certification support bio-based solutions and climate-compatible development.

https://treee.es/coli-26

#ForestBioeconomy

Two ducks perched on a stone ledge near a city park with autumn trees and skyscrapers in the background to promote the recording of a PEFC Trees Outside Forests webinar.

Trees don’t only grow in forests and sustainable management shouldn’t stop at forest boundaries.

Our webinar Growing Trust Beyond Forests explored how certification supports responsible management of Trees Outside Forests, from agroforestry to urban trees.

🎥 Watch: https://treee.es/tof-webinar-26

🌍 The forest-based bioeconomy is rising on the EU policy agenda.

But can we increase demand for forest-based materials while protecting ecosystem services?

Join our PEFC EU Policy Event on 25 March in Brussels to explore just this!

Register: https://treee.es/eu-policy-registration

“I go gathering because it makes me feel free… It gives me peace and confidence to know that I’m free.” – Sonia, Mapuche gatherer 🌳

Together with other women, she harvests 60 varieties of medicinal herbs and fruits, building livelihoods rooted in tradition.

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! 🌿

#WWD2026

PEFC strengthens carbon benefits in forestry projects 🌳

PEFC-certified forests support stronger carbon outcomes, from enhanced sequestration & protected carbon pools to reduced emissions and greater resilience to climate risks 👉 treee.es/pefc-carbon

#PEFCcarbon #ForestryCarbon #CarbonSequestration

A small green plant sprouting from the center of a weathered tree stump symbolizing growth and renewal, used to promote the call for nominations for the PEFC Circular Materials Task Force.

♻️ Circular materials, from recycled fibres to reused or reassembled products, are growing in forest supply chains.

Nominations are still open for PEFC’s Circular Materials Task Force. We welcome individuals or organisations with relevant expertise.

📅 18 March 2026
👉 https://treee.es/CircMatTF

Group of professionals posing following the thematic session Challenges in Agroforestry in India, part of the first South Asian Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests Congress, TREESCAPES 2026.

🌳 Trees outside forests support livelihoods and climate resilience.

At TREESCAPES2026, stakeholders discussed how #agroforestry delivers benefits with the right policies and market access. NCCF highlighted certification’s role in connecting growers to markets.

https://treee.es/treescapes2026

Join us on 25 February for our webinar on #TreesOutsideForests certification for #agroforestry & urban forestry.

Explore how to scale responsible tree management beyond forests & build trusted claims, with experts from science, policy, business & local government.

👉 https://lnkd.in/eeJc7Gim

PEFC is launching global pilot projects to test new circular material requirements in our Chain of Custody system 🔄

We invite companies and certification bodies to help shape practical, credible rules for circular forest materials 👉 treee.es/CircularMPilot

#PEFC #CircularEconomy #ChainOfCustody

How can #agroforestry deliver credible sustainability claims? 🌳

Trees on farms support climate resilience & livelihoods, but credibility needs independent verification. Join our upcoming webinar to see how #PEFC certification helps.

📅 25 Feb | 10:00 & 15:00 CET 👉 https://treee.es/TOFwebinar26

♻️ Circular materials are transforming forest & tree-based value chains.

We are launching a Circular Materials Task Force & invite experts in sourcing, manufacturing, certification, or standards to join 👉 https://treee.es/CircMatTF

📅 Deadline: 18 March 2026

#CircularEconomy #PEFC #Sustainability

Show that your city’s trees are sustainably managed 🌳

Join our webinar to learn how #PEFC #UrbanForestry / Trees Outside Forests certification helps cities & land managers deliver credible, verified action for climate, biodiversity & ESG.

AM 👉 https://treee.es/TOF26am
PM 👉 https://treee.es/TOF26pm

Thank you very much for the invitation and for a truly insightful meeting! 🌳

Join us for this upcoming webinar as our panel of experts explores the opportunities and impact of agroforestry and urban forestry. 🌳 We are looking forward!

How can cities make credible & trusted sustainability claims about urban trees?

Join our webinar on #UrbanForestry and #TreesOutsideForests to explore how #PEFC certification helps cities & land managers demonstrate responsible tree management.

📅 25 Feb | 10:00 & 15:00 CET

👉 treee.es/TOFwebinar26

Stronger carbon project development with PEFC

PEFC-certified forests have robust management systems in place - an advantage when developing carbon projects. 🌳 #PEFC helps align with #carbon standards & provides assurance for social & environmental safeguards.

👉 treee.es/pefc-carbon #PEFCcarbon

PEFC-certified timber is at the heart of construction for #MilanCortina2026. 🌲 Responsibly sourced wood from Italian forests supports sustainable building, #circulareconomy solutions and long-term community legacy - showing how sourcing choices matter beyond the Games.

👉 https://treee.es/Olympics26

🏗️ PEFC Project Sourcing

We are revising & relaunching the PEFC Project Certification standard, strengthening the link between sustainable forestry and the built environment. Designed for flexibility, transparency and complex supply chains.

👉 treee.es/PS-standard

#ProjectSourcing #PEFCConstruction

🌍 How does PEFC certification strengthen forestry #carbon projects?

Our 3-page document outlines six ways #PEFC certification support carbon projects - from helping with project development & improving carbon outcomes to reducing risk & strengthening market access 👉 treee.es/pefc-carbon #PEFCCarbon

Hi Bluesky 👋 We are PEFC, a global alliance promoting sustainable forest management & responsible sourcing, from forest to finished product.

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