China’s national forest certification scheme expects to certify 2.67 million ha of forests in 2011,
An agreement between the Beijing Zhonglin Tianhe Forest Certification Centre and the Yichun Forest Authority commits to certifying all of Yichun’s 15 forest management units.
Last year 700,00ha of forests were certified under the China Forest Certification Scheme.
CFCC has already indicated that it intends to apply for PEFC membership in 2011.
China’s afforestation rate is the highest in the world, with forest cover rising 8% to 20% in the past 20 years. It now has more than 200 million ha of forest.
