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Irish Forests Owners to Benefit from Accredited PEFC Certification

Jan 06 2014 The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), Ireland’s official standards body, now counts the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) in its portfolio of standards, following official accreditation by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) last month. This is a significant development for forest certification in Ireland as it enables forest owners for the first time to […]

From Wild Food to Spruce Syrup: PEFC’s 2013 Collaboration Fund Supports Local Initiatives Promoting Sustainability

Jul 24 2013 What do cooperatives, mushrooms, spruce syrup, rare tree species and wood pellets have in common? They are the focus of the six new projects selected to receive funding from the PEFC 2013 Collaboration Fund! Through the Fund PEFC has awarded a combined total of 105,000CHF to the projects, leveraging a further 104,000CHF […]