PEFC, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, is a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems. As an international non-profit, non-governmental organization, PEFC is dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification. VFCS, the Vietnam Forest Certification System, is a national forest certification system, established under the project on sustainable forest management and forest certification by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. In June 2019, VFCS became the 50th member of PEFC. Since then, the system has undergone the endorsement assessment process, and it is expected to be endorsed by PEFC in the middle of 2020.