Speaker Dr Melvin Gumal from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Malaysia, will explain the importance of keeping tropical forests healthy
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification’s Annual Stakeholder Day will take place at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, London, on Tuesday 4 July.
This year’s theme will be “Delivering Impacts in the Forest” with speakers from the UK and overseas providing a snapshot of the importance of forest certification and how it is affecting forests in North America, Asia and Europe.
Presentations will enable those who are trading in certified forest products to learn more about what lies behind the PEFC label and the difference forest certification is making on the ground. Speakers will illustrate the vital importance of forests to biodiversity, rural development and carbon sequestration. The afternoon will conclude with a Q&A discussion session chaired by PEFC International’s Peter Latham followed by a networking drinks reception.
‘The UK is such a huge marketplace for forest products, encompassing everything from paper cups and packaging materials to joinery products and structural timber that people forget the fundamental role PEFC plays in the forest,’ said Ross Bradshaw, PEFC UK chairman. ‘We hope that all those joining us for this year’s stakeholder event will be able to gain a better understanding of the impact PEFC certification has on local communities and forest owners and how that translates into the certified material we know so well.’
For more information, visit www.pefc.co.uk.
