TTAP

 

What is 'TTAP'?  

TTAP or Timber Trade Action Plan, is a partnership between European timber trade federations and The Forest Trust (TFT). It is managed by TFT on behalf of the participating Timber Trade Federations.

TTAP is a project aimed at the reduction of trade in illegal timber by helping the members of European timber trade federations to work towards legality verification of their timber and wood products and to implement robust Chain of Custody (CoC) systems.

In 2005, TTAP started to work in the tropical timber producing countries Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Indonesia and Malaysia, and in 2007 in Bolivia, Brazil, China and Guyana, assisting forest and timber companies to take practical steps towards producing and trading legally verified timber.

The seven year project is co-financed with 7 million Euro by the European Commission, with matching co-funds provided by partner trade federations and their members (2 million Euro).

What does TTAP do?

TTAP provides training, advice, and financial support to companies aiming at the establishment of a timber tracking system that allows them to trace their wood from the forest through processing factories to the export destination in the EU. Timber and wood products entering the EU market can then be verified legal by third party auditors thanks to

  • extensive coaching in legality
  • strengthened supply chains
  • effective chain of custody system (CoC) systems

This brings TTAP companies to the forefront of market developments, and allows them to proactively anticipate the changing requirements of EC legislation and public procurement policies.

How does TTAP work in producer countries?

1. Timber trade federations and their members identify specific supply chains anchored in TTAP producer countries

2. Local TTAP teams:

  • contact the timber suppliers, forests, and factories
  • assess their ability to become legally verified by identifying missing elements
  • develop an action plan to recommend how they can overcome the gaps in legality
  • implement a CoC system throughout the supply chain
  • establish a strong relationship with the suppliers and support them on a daily basis to achieve verified legality

What is TTAP's role in Europe?

TTAP is working with members of European timber trade federations to achieve legally verified wood and wood products in their supply chains. 

  • TTAP works closely with the European Hardwood Federation UCBD reviewing the purchasing policies of the European Timber Trade Federations and assisting in their revision and harmonization.
  • TTAP presents the views of its industry partners on legality and responsible trade to the broader European community
  • TTAP as the largest FLEGT project involving the private sector feeds lessons learned by the timber industry back to the FLEGT process.
  • TTAP familiarizes the European timber industry with the implications of FLEGT.

More information

 

See new information on TTAP here !

TTAP  Leaflets [English PDF - 中文 PDF - Portuguese PDF - Français PDF]

 TTAP Requirements for Chain of Custody Systems [PDF]

TTAP Address & Contact

www.timbertradeactionplan.info

TTAP Team at Head Office:
Caroline Stein, Alastair Herd, Susanna Lohri, Rémi Sournia 

Tel: +41 (0) 22 367 9442
mail to:
ttap@tft-forests.org

TTAP Team in Africa:
Faites  connaissance  avec  l'équipe  TTAP  Afrique  ici.   [PDF en français]

TTAP Partners:

Guy Daelmans
FBCIB (Belgian Timber Importers’ Federation)
Tel: +32 (0) 2 219 43 73 / 229 32 66
info@boisimport.be

André de Boer
VVNH (Netherlands Timbertrade Association)
Tel: +31 (0) 36 532 1020
info@vvnh.nl

John White
UK-Timber Trade Federation
Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 1891
ttf@ttf.co.uk

Malaysian Timber Council (MTC)
Tel: +44 (0) 207 222 8188
council@mtc.co.uk

European Hardwood Federation (UCBD)

European Timber Trade Association (FEBO)

French Timber Trade Federation (LCB)

Inter-African Forest Industry Association (IFIA)

"TTAP is a European Commission (EC) financed project."