ITTO initiative coordinated by the Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence issued an invitation to private sector companies to participate in a pilot scheme to test the feasibility of adopting timber tracking system.
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44th Session of the ITTC in Yokohama |
In July 2007, PT. Gema Hutani Lestari (GHL), a forest concession in South Maluku with a plywood industry in Makassar, South Sulawesi, was one of the first companies to be awarded a grant to implement a timber tracking project with ITTO funding. GHL is partnered with TFF-Indonesia, who facilitated the implementation of the project by providing base-line assessments, training, technical guidance and management support.
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A CD-ROM prepared as an output of the ITTO pilot project on "Timber Tracking", PT Gema Hutani Lestari and Tropical Forest Foundation. Containing : Project Background, Chain-of-Custody, TFF Legality Standard, Project Reports, Certificates, Brochures, Photo Album Can be obtained from the TFF regional office in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
In early November 2008, the TFF SE Asia-Pacific director represented GHL at the 44th Session of the ITTC in Yokohama, Japan with a presentation of the final results on this pilot project.
Brochures in English, Japanese and Indonesian are available from ITTO or TFF and can be downloaded.
