The Tendency of Expanding Forest Certification in Vietnam 32,742 in 120 countries (Website of FSC). Under the PEFC scheme, 54% of the certified forest area was in North America and 32% was in Europe, and 83% of the number of CoC certifications was in Europe (Website of PEFC, Website of FSC). Under the FSC scheme, 48% of the certified forest area was in Europe and 35% was in North America, and 53% of the number of CoC certifications was in Europe. The center of forest certification is in Western countries. Western countries recognized the effectiveness of forest certification, while many developing countries had negative opinions on the promulgation of forest certification, stemming from anxiety related to the forest product sales strategies of developed countries and import protection measures such as those in the Uruguay Round
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