


Written by Art W. Klassen
Thursday, 04 March 2010 07:00

PT Gema Hutani Lestari - Concession
PT Gema Hutani Lestari - Concession
The
148,450 ha concession of Gema Hutani Lestari is located in two major blocks on the mountainous Island of Buru in the province of South Kalimantan. The company currently operates in the Northern block. This concession is the main log supply of the sister company, PT Katingan Timber Celebes, located in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
TFF’s InvolvementTFF has provided a number of RIL training inputs and the company is now building up its capacity for implementation. TFF has also conducted base-line assessments against legality and CoC standards.
Current StatusGHL has implemented an ITTO pilot project on timber tracking with TFF facilitation, and has now received a certificate of legal comlience from TUV.
The company recently joined The Borneo Initiative certification support facility and is now preparing for a pre-assessment.