Why is Chinas forest certification CFCC gradually becoming an export vane?

When you buy a wooden bed at IKEA, you may see a forest certification sign. However, when the vast majority of consumers in my country purchase furniture and other wood products, perhaps the same as 10 years ago, the choice of price and style is far more important than the presence or absence of forest certification marks.

It can be seen from this that, for the general public, forest certification is still in the stage of specious "not lukewarm" in its perception and enthusiasm.

From toothpicks and paper to bookshelves and beams, everyone is a consumer of wood. By attaching a "green label" to certified products, consumers can make choices on the basis of safeguarding their long-term interests, and everyone can make their own contribution to protecting rather than destroying forests.

China Forest Certification CFCC

CFCC represents the China Forest Certification Management Committee, which is the higher management organization of China's forest certification standard system. CFCC aims to promote the sustainable development and construction of China's forestry through the development of forest certification, promote and publicize China's forest certification system, and achieve mutual recognition with the international system. The scope of China's forest certification includes forest management certification and production and marketing chain-of-custody certification, bamboo forest certification, carbon sink forest certification, non-wood forest product certification, forest ecological environmental service certification, and production and management of rare and endangered species.

As a market mechanism, forest certification aims to ensure the legality and sustainability of forest management and utilization. For enterprises, passing forest certification not only proves to the government, customers, consumers and other stakeholders of the sustainable management of their preserved forests, but also proves that their raw materials and product sources are legal.

At the same time, because many countries regard forest certification system as a necessary condition for importing forest products, forest certification has gradually become a non-tariff trade barrier in forest product trade. Only by providing forest certification that meets the requirements can the smooth export trade be ensured. conduct. At present, CFCC and PEFC have achieved mutual recognition, which means that forest products certified by CFCC can be used in all other countries where PEFC is mutually recognized, which is conducive to enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises in the international market.

For consumers, the natural disasters caused by the reduction of forest area and the increase of forest degradation are directly related to people's consumption behavior. Purchasing certified timber and forest products is an active choice for protecting forests, protecting forest ecosystems, protecting the recreational value of forests, and preserving water, soil, and wildlife habitat.

In fact, just like the certification of "green food", forest certification is to put a "green label" on wood and its products that meet environmental protection standards to ensure the sustainable development of forests. Today, when global timber resources are increasingly scarce and environmental protection calls are increasing, forest certification should not become a "luxury", and the production, sale, and purchase of forest certification products should become the norm.

For export companies

Many countries and regions have put forward forest certification requirements for imported wood and its products. Products that have not passed forest certification may be rejected. These countries are the main markets for my country's forest product exports. Some companies have discovered that wood products exported to Europe are required to be returned or subject to price restrictions because they have not obtained forest certification. Some analysts believe that although forest certification has little impact on China's general wood processing companies, it has a greater impact on outward-oriented wood processing companies. If Chinese companies do not respond in time, forest certification is likely to become a new green trade barrier encountered by my country's wood products exports.

In the international arena, forest products that have not been forest-certified, no matter how high the quality is, and the price is low, it is difficult to win the favor of consumers. Products that do not receive the "green label" will lose their competitive advantage in the market or will eventually be squeezed out of the international market. . Where there is demand, the market's tentacles will stretch out. Forest certification is not a "luxury". For more and more consumers and forest-related enterprises, forest certification is like "green" certification of food. It will eventually become the norm and become the vane of international forestry development.