PEFC Strengthens Collaboration in South America

Developing a much stronger presence in South America to better communicate the benefits of forest certification to forest owners, companies and consumers – this is the objective of the first PEFC South American Regional Workshop.

The workshop, which will take place from 20-24 April 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay, will bring together South American based PEFC organizations and external stakeholders to assess opportunities for identifying potential synergies and improving collaboration and coordination, and to develop strategies to improve market demand and access for PEFC-certified products.

“For our country, and in particular PEFC Uruguay, it is an honor to host this first regional meeting,” said Atilio Ligrone, National Secretary of PEFC Uruguay and the Manager of the Society of Forest Producers. “Ultimately, our goal is to bring more forests under sustainable forest management, and with this first regional gathering we aim to enable internal and external stakeholders to join forces to better reach out to everybody along the timber value chain: from forest owners to companies to consumers.”

read more/source:  http://pefc.org/news-a-media/general-sfm-news/1799-pefc-strengthens-collaboration-in-south-america

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