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PEFC Forest Certification - Experiences in Finland

Tallinn, 11.9.2008

Auvo Kaivola Secretary General

PEFC Finland – Finnish Forest Certification Council

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In Tallinn year 2000: Seminar and Exhibition

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Supports marketing of wood products - Serves as a market communication tool for forest industry companies

Why PEFC Forest Certificationin Finland?

Promotes sustainable forest management

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

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PEFC well established in Finland

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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 toPEFC certification

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PEFC co-operateswith public sector

• Use of regional data collected by Forestry Centres under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Wide participation of stakeholders in both private-sector and public-sector initiatives

• 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

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PEFC co-operates with certification bodies and accreditation bodies

www.finas.fiwww.dnv.fi

www.inspecta.fi

www.bureauveritas.fi

Accreditation reinforces the quality of certification

In Finland PEFC certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies such as:

www.swedac.fi

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PEFC International –Growth

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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

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