Archive news for 2007

The Climate Tree: a new initiative reducing deforestation and emissions NOW
7th December 2007

Bali, Indonesia: December 7, 2007:  Responding to the growing urgency of climate change and the continued loss of tropical forests, today a coalition of organizations including Tropical Forest Trust (TFT), Global Canopy Program (GCP) and Nat... (full story)

TFT Welcomes Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) as its first African Member
28th November 2007

November 2007: We're pleased to annouce that CIB has become a member of the Tropical Forest Trust.  TFT's collaboration with CIB dates back to January 2004 when TFT carried out an FSC Gap Assessment of CIB's forestry operations. Since then, TFT and CIB have worke... (full story)

TFT and its Partners Honoured at the Tech Awards Gala
21st November 2007

November 9, 2007:  TFT's work in the Republic of Congo was honored recently at the Tech Awards Gala ceremony (http://www.techawards.org) in San José California. The Gala was a formal black-tie evening attende... (full story)

Creative Solutions to Successful Forest Conservation in AMT Concession, Indonesia
14th November 2007

Andalas Merapi Timber (AMT) is one of the natural forest concessions (HPH) that TFT works with in West Sumatera Province, South of Solok District, Indonesia.  They started operating in 1992.  AMT's forest area is 28,400 hectares and their annual average production is 17,00... (full story)

Long Way Towards Reconciliation
24th October 2007

 Land tenure conflict resolved at compartment 107 between Perum Perhutani FMU of Kendal and Forum Perjuangan Petani dan Nelayan Batang Pekalongan (FP2NBP).  The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding & a Collaboration Agreement  provides a way out of conflict towards ... (full story)

Indigenous Voices heard around the world!
15th October 2007

In late September, Tropical Forest Trust and Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) facilitated a media expedition to CIB's Concession in Pokola, Congo-Brazzaville.  Journalists from Reuters, BBC and a Danish News Agency were interested in observing firsthand TFT's Indigenous Voices ... (full story)

Sitra Holdings (International) Limited (Singapore) becomes a TFT member
12th October 2007

October 9, 2007: Sitra Holdings (International) Limited (Singapore), a Singapore based leading brand-centric distributor of quality wood-based products listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SGX), has joined the TFT as a supplying member .Over the past 27 years, SITRA ... (full story)

ALPI and TFT Work Together to Enhance Sustainable Forest Management in Cameroon
4th October 2007

Italian Timber Company commits itself to best practice in forest management in critical forest areas bordering a globally significant National ParkModigliana, ITALY (24 September 2007)- ALPI, the largest forest and wood processing company operating in Cameroon, ha... (full story)

TFT endorses the Forests Now Declaration
23rd September 2007

Tropical Forest Trust endorses the Forests Now Declaration, contributing to a growing awareness about the integral role forests play in combating climate change and the actions required by governments to reinforce this importance and stop deforestation. The Forests Now Declaration was laun... (full story)

Congratulations CIB
20th September 2007

In response to the announcement that TFT has been honoured by the Tech Awards, TFT's partners in the Indigenous Peoples' Voices Program  deserve a very special mention. First and foremost of these is Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB). CIB achieved FSC certification of its K... (full story)

Tech Awards honor TFT
19th September 2007

Tropical Forest Trust (TFT), has been named one of 25 innovators from around the world to be honored by this year's The Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity. The Tech Museum Awards honor individuals who are applying technology to benefit humanity and spark glo... (full story)

Vacancy: TFT Project Officer, SE Asia Region
13th September 2007

The Tropical Forest Trust is seeking a highly motivated self starter with a strong interest in and/or experience of sustainable development issues and forestry an advantage.The position will focus on the project management of a number of different work streams: de... (full story)

A Great Cause Deserving of a Great Wine: Free Run Wines supports TFT
27th August 2007

Rarely do alcohol and social conscience go hand in hand but thanks to the collaboration between Free Run Wines and TFT you can now enjoy a great wine and know that more than your palate is being cared for. L'Olivier (The Olive Tree) is an organic Syrah / Mourvedre blend from the Minerv... (full story)

MOU signed between Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) and Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF)
9th August 2007

August 2007 - Recognition of their shared objectives towards 1) increasing the area of natural forest under sustainable forest management, and 2) promoting trade in legally and sustainably sourced wood products in Indonesia, has... (full story)

TFT and CIB recognized in Nature
6th August 2007

July 26 2007 - The commitment that Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) has taken to incorporate the views of Mbendgele Pygmies into forest management decision making processes was the focus of a News Feature in this week's issue of Nature (Vol 448, pg. 402-03).  ... (full story)

TFT & Helveta Change Relationship over TracElite
20th July 2007

The new relationship clarifies that TFT is no longer involved commercially with Helveta's TracElite System.  In the past TFT has played a key role in the development of the TracElite System through administering pilot implementation of the tracking system within a TFT member's supply... (full story)

TFT member scores high in recent comparison across North American Retailers
13th July 2007

Crate & Barrel Scores Amongst the Highest in a Recent Comparison of FSC-certified Garden Furniture Offerings at US RetailersA new initiative by the National Wildlife Federation, annually scores major US retailers on their progress towards "greening-up" their ... (full story)

Difac becomes a Tropical Forest Trust Member
12th July 2007

Tropical Forest Trust is pleased to announce that Difac has joined TFT's membership.  The French distributing company has specialized in supplying personal protective equipment for some 30 years and is also well-known for supplying a range of garden furniture and leisure... (full story)

Perhutani Industri Kayu Cepu joins TFT
21st June 2007

Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) is pleased to announce that Perhutani Industri Kayu Cepu has become a member of TFT.  Perhutani Industri Kayu Cepu, a factory in Indonesia, processes teak logs from a Perhutani forest (one of a group of 5 such projects) that is working w... (full story)

CORA-PROVERA joins TFT
4th June 2007

TFT is pleased to welcome its newest member, Cora-Provera. The French retailer is strengthening its sustainable development policy and through joining TFT has committed to take action on improving their supply chains towards procurement of sustainable tropical wood. Cora-Provera has integr... (full story)

TFT Staff conduct Reduced Impact Logging Training in Vietnam
24th May 2007

Truong Son, Quang Binh, Vietnam 15 -19 May 2007:Tropical Forest Trust in cooperation with GTZ recently conducted a Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) training program in the Truong Son State Forest Enterprise.  The training was attended by 14 participants, all experienced in fores... (full story)

TFT Report Says Consumers in US, Europe Hold Key To Transforming Chinese Attitude Towards Use of Illegal Wood
8th May 2007

Responding to concern that China's massive appetite for raw timber is contributing to tropical forest destruction worldwide, a report prepared for UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) asserts that the situation is ripe for buyers in Europe and the United States to enco... (full story)

TFT Viet Nam staff assess Lao Cai Acacia plantation forests
17th April 2007

Lao Cai Province, North Viet Nam 13th - 16th March 2007: A baseline assessment of forest operations in the Bao Yen Forestry Company's Acacia plantations was undertaken by TFT staff members in collaboration with Lao Cai Department of Forestry officials and t... (full story)

Social Experts Conclude that FSC certification can be good for Indigenous Peoples
28th March 2007

In 2005 the TFT won a World Bank Development Marketplace for Sustainable Livelihoods grant for an ambitious community radio and mapping project to address some of the most controversial and difficult issues in forest certification schemes such as that of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - nam... (full story)

Radio Stations for Remote Forest Communities
28th March 2007

Timber Company also Equips Non-literate Pygmy Groups with High-tech, Handheld Mapping Devices to Enable the Protection of Sacred Forest Resources  This spring, construction is set to begin on a small radio station deep in the Congo Basin whose broadcas... (full story)

Effort to Fight Illegal Logging Intensifies
28th March 2007

Tropical Forest Trust Expands Global Supply of Sustainable and Legally Verifiable Tropical Timber Products to US$200 million By Tracking Wood "Stump to Store"  The Tropical Forest Trust (TFT), announced this week they have r... (full story)

TFT signs Vietnamese MOU
30th January 2007

The TFT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lao Cai Department of Forestry in Vietnam.  The agreement was signed on 23rd Jan 2007 between Le Van Lac Director of the Lao Cai Department of Forestry and Simon Greenaway the TFT Indochina Program Coordinator. The M... (full story)

TFT Finalises 2007 Vietnam Programme
15th January 2007

Executive Director and Vietnam team map out 2007 activities to build on the achievements of 2006. From the 4-6th December 2006, TFT's Executive Director, Scott Poynton, and our Indochina Programme Coordinator, Simon Greenaway worked with the TFT Vietnam Team to review ... (full story)

Tropical Forests, Global Warming and Carbon Finance: the opportunity we can't afford to miss
15th January 2007

Destruction of natural forests - mainly in the tropics - causes nearly a fifth of all man-made carbon emissions. As the planet heats, tropical forest conservation is a highly cost-effective opportunity to mitigate global warming.The Stern Report on the economics of climate... (full story)

Collaboration on 'Sumalindo IV' forest, Indonesia
8th January 2007

21st December 2006, Samarinda: Representatives of the Tropical Forest Trust (TFT), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Sumalindo IV natural forest concession met to agree the 2007 annual work plan towards independent certification. The three organizations committed te... (full story)