New Zealand Forest Certification Association (NZFCA)
The New Zealand Forest Certification Scheme was endorsed in 2015. The latest system, the Responsible Wood Forest Certification System, maintained its endorsement in December 2022. This regional system covers both Australia and New Zealand.
System elements
| Sustainable forest management standard | Yes |
| Sustainable forest management standard (plantation) | No |
| Sustainable forest management standard (trees outside forests) | No |
| Group certification requirements | No |
| Chain of custody requirements | Yes |
| Certification body requirements for chain of custody | Yes |
| Full system documentation | Yes |
Endorsement milestones
To maintain its PEFC endorsement, the system must meet specific endorsement milestones. The first milestone is the start of the periodic review within five years of the national approval of the sustainable forest management standard.
- National approval date: 1 December 2021
- Review date: 1 December 2026
2021/2022 system assessment
- Status: Assessment finished, system endorsement maintained
- Type: Revised system (maintaining the endorsement)
- Assessment Report
- Assessor: Form international
- System submitted for assessment: 4 January 2022
- Consultation: 28 February - 28 April 2022
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System history
- Re-endorsed: 6 December 2022
- Endorsed: 03 December 2015
- Joined PEFC: 07 January 2015
New Zealand Forest Certification Association
History before PEFC
With 9.5 million hectares of forest – 7.8 million hectares natural and 1.7 million hectares plantation – more than one third of New Zealand is covered in forest. Forestry plays an important role within the country, with forests making up 3% of New Zealand’s GDP and about 17,000 employees and their families dependent on this sector.