Deep in the forests of Borneo island, workmen from an Indonesian timber company fell a tree with a chainsaw, stick a red tag with a serial number onto it and attach a corresponding stub to the stump. This is all part of an arduous ...
Tags: Borneo island, Indonesian, timber, auditing process, illegal logging
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has received the SVLK timber legality certification on its ninth and final mill The paper producer claims that this is significant for APP as it is the first Indonesian business to achieve fully SVLK ...
Tags: paper, national timber legality standard, timber, deforestation, pulp
All major trade associations representing the forestry sector have together launched a declaration outlining the eight practical steps required to be undertaken by industry, stakeholders and international trade partners to achieve ...
Tags: market view, Forestry
The Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the country’s certification system on timber would comply with a new regulation to be imposed by the European Union next year. The certification system would enable the ...
Tags: market view, Indonesian Timber, EU Rules
(The Indonesian authorities' recent clampdown on Greenpeace's presence in the region has caused concern, according to Ian Duff, a forest campaigner with the NGO) The last few years have seen some significant milestones crossed in the ...
Tags: market view, opinion