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2.4 Deforestation – good practices

Good practice 1 – PEFC Pan-European Forest Certification

PEFC Pan-European Forest Certification - (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
Schemes) Its main objective is to promote sustainable forest management through certification by entities
independent of government and business. Enterprises which receive the PEFC certificate are enterprises
whose producers observe the highest ecological, ethical and social standards. The PEFC is a global
organisation established for the assessment and mutual recognition of national certification schemes
developed by many stakeholders, taking into account local specificities. Each national certification scheme
must be examined and met with the approval of another country to participate. PEFC certificates are
granted in more than 30 countries and cover 230 million hectares of forest (2/3 of the world’s certified
forests). 1

Good practice 2 – Plant a billion trees

In 2008, the Nature Conservancy created the “Plant a bllion trees” campaign. Initially, the campaign was
aimed at rebuilding the Atlantic forest in Brazil. Now the campaign has expanded its activities and is en-
gaged in rebuilding forests in the United States and China. Through its activities, the campaign helps to
ensure clean air, a variety of species and full and healthy forests for future generations. 2

1 https://www.pefc.org/
2 https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/plant-a-billion/