Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (India)
History before PEFC
Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF), a non-profit multi stakeholder organisation registered as a Society, came into existence in January 2015 to develop a globally aligned certification program within India.
NCCF is working towards developing national sustainability certification standards in diverse areas of natural resource management, majorly forestry, trees outside forests, protected areas and wetlands, non-wood forest products, quality planting material, ecotourism, biofuels, sustainable mining and water quality etc. and is also engaged in policy advocacy and diverse conservation activities.