"Demand for wood from sustainably managed forests has rapidly increased since the inception of PEFC ten years ago, with sustainable forest management primarily being viewed as providing assurances that timber originated from legal and sustainable sources. But this is changing, and the awareness of forests as an important element in mitigating climate change has been receiving more and more attention.

"The coming ten years will see PEFC, which today is the largest forest certification organisation in the world, working in partnership with others to design carbon-trading facilities and other mechanisms to motivate and reward people who manage their forest sustainably."

Peter Latham, Chairman of James Latham PLC and PEFC UK