Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:28

PEFC TECHNICAL NEWS: Brazil Adds Standard for Native Forests

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Cerflor, the Brazilian Forest Certification Programme, has submitted its revised system, which includes the forest management standards for native forests as well as for planted forests, for PEFC endorsement. Stakeholders globally are invited to comment on the national scheme by 30th October 2010.

Cerflor is a voluntary programme developed together with representatives from different stakeholders at the national level. It includes representatives from producers, consumers, governments, NGO's and other organizations, such as universities and research institutions.

The Brazilian Government, through the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) and the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), has supported the development of a national forest certification programme.

The standard setting process of the Cerflor system was carried out at the national level by the Brazilian Association for Standardization (ABNT), following internationally agreed procedures on standardization, based on ISO/IEC Guide 59:1994 Code of good practice for standardization.

Cerflor was originally endorsed by PEFC in October 2005. Please submit your comments by 30th October 2010 using PEFC's Online Consultation Tool.

Further Information

  • Participate in the Online Consultation
  • CERFLOR Documentation Annexes 1 to 10 (1.5 MB)
  • CERFLOR Documentation Annexes 11 to 12.1 (6.3 MB)
  • CERFLOR Documentation Annex 12.2 (5.1 MB)
  • CERFLOR Documentation Annexes 13 to 20 (7.1 MB)
  • CERFLOR Documentation Annexes 21 to 32 (17.3 MB)
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