The American Tree Farm System (ATFS) has successfully achieved PEFC re-endorsement.
Launched in 1941, ATFS is one of the oldest initiatives for certifying sustainable forestry in the world. It now represents 74,000 tree farmers sustainably managing more than 7.5 million hectares of PEFC-certified forestland. ATFS first achieved PEFC endorsement in 2008, with subsequent re-endorsements in 2013 and now 2017.
PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system.
