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PT Amindo Wana Persada - Concession
This relatively new concession is the result of a division of the former PT Alas Helau. The new area of 43,680 ha is located in a relatively remote location in Berau District. The company is rapidly developing it human and physical resources with the aim of achieving sustainable forest management.
Most of the logs from this concession are processed in the Samarinda industry of Tirta Mahakam. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF has carried out a training needs assessment and has proposed a long-term training program in RIL and related issues concerned with legality and CoC. The first training in RIL was carried out in late 2006. |
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Current Status
The company is now preparing for subsequent training inputs in RIL. TFFs involvement is linked with TNC funding to stimulate improved forest management in this key forest area. |
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PT Belayan River Timber
This 97,500 ha concession located in the mid-reaches of the Mahakam River, is located in some of the richest timber stands in the country.
Currently, much of the log production from this concession is sold on the open market since the company’s industry has been deactivated since 2005. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF has conducted a basic training needs assessment and has proposed a multi-stage training program in RIL. |
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Current Status
TFF has signed an MOU and is waiting for a decision on the implementation of the training proposal. |
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PT Kemakmuran Berka Timber
This 72,000 ha concession is located in the upper reaches of the Mahakam River and is a member of the Roda Mas Group. Logs are processed in the company’s industry, PT Tirtah Mahakam in Sumalindo.
Together with the adjacent PT Roda Mas Timber, this area is a prime candidate for forest certification. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF has conducted a training needs assessment and has proposed this concession for further assistance under a certification support program. |
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Current Status
TFF’s training and technical proposal are now under consideration by corporate management. |
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PT Narkata Rimba Timber
Located in the mountainous terrain of East Kalimantan, this 68,000 ha concession is nearing the end of its first, 20 year license.
Due to the terrain condition, the concession has been relatively lightly logged and logged over forests are in excellent condition.
This concession is a member of the Alas Kusuma Group. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF has conducted a base-line assessment against the RIL standard and has proposed an RIL along with various technical inputs related to planning. |
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Current Status
It is expected that a training program will commence once concession renewal has been secured. |
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PT Ratah Timber
This 97,690 concession belonging to the Roda Mas Group, is located in the mid-reaches of the Mahakam drainage.
The concession has weathered some difficult times but has now regrouped and is embarking on an aggressive program towards sustainable forest management with keen support of senior management at corporate headquarters. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF’s initial involvement dates back to TFF’s initial establishment in Indonesia. TFF has just signed an MOU which commits the company to an intensive training program in RIL. Corporate management are also keen to prepare the company for legality and chain of custody audit. |
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Current Status
An ambitious training program in RIL was launched in 2008 and is expected to continue throw 2009. |
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PT Roda Mas Timber
This 99,520 ha concession located on the upper reaches of the Mahakam River, is a member of the Roda Mas Group of companies and a primary supplier of logs to the company’s Tirta Mahakam plywood industry in Samarinda. |
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TFF’s Involvement
Over the years, TFF has provided a number of RIL training inputs to Roda Mas Timber. Recently, the concession underwent a successful RIL and CoC audit as part of TFF forest-market linking program. |
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Current Status
The company has qualified for TFF’s “Legal Verified” mark and is preparing for a final training input in RIL. |
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PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya II
This major concession of 276,600 ha has a solid reputation as one of Indonesia’s leaders in the forest sector. Sumalindo Unit II, was the second concession in the country to achieve FSC certification and continues to make improvements in all aspects of its forest management. |
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TFF’s Involvement
TFF has provided specific technical assistance related to harvesting practices and the utilization of logging waste. This has involved training and technical advice. |
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Current Status
TFF continues to provide technical advice on request from the company on specific issues primarily related to harvesting and utilization. |
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PT Tirta Mahakam Resources - Samarinda |
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This is a major plywood producer located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.
The industry receives its logs from its five concessions located on the Mahakam River as well as from a couple of closely affiliated concessions. |
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TFF’s Involvement
This industry is the focal point for a major initiative to qualify all of its supplying concessions for a certificate of legality and independently monitored CoC systems. Once these systems are in place, this industry will be the largest supplier of Legally Verified plywood on the market. |
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Current Status
TFF has been asked to assist in preparing the industry for a CoC for Legality audit. TFF continues to work with the industry and the corporate management as the entry point to further initiatives with its supplying concessions. |
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PT Timberdana |
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This 76,340 hectares concession is located in the gentle terrain typical of the lower reaches of the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan. Timberdana logs are processed in the plywood industry of PT. Rimba Karya Raya located downstream in the Samarinda area.
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TFF’s Involvement
Under recently signed MOU, TFF has launched a full scale RIL training program which is expected to extend through 2009. |
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Current Status
The first in a three-part RIL training series has been delivered with the second training scheduled for September 2008. |
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