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76866
Tue, 08/25/2009 - 17:06
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WWF-INDONESIA, TBI COMMIT TO SAVE KALIMANTAN FORESTS
Bogor, Indonesia, Aug 25 (ANTARA) - WWF-Indonesia and The Borneo Initiative (TBI) have officially made a commitment to save the forests in Kalimantan which are among the most valuable in the world.
WWF Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) Indonesia Coordinator Aditya Bayunanda said here on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the commitment to saving Kalimantan's forests was signed on August 11, 2009.
"The signing of the MoU signifies the close collaboration between GFTN and TBI to accelerate the certification of sustainable forest management in Indonesia," Bayunanda said.
He said the signing of the MoU formally marked their concurrence to curb illegal logging and achieve sustainable forest management in Kalimantan through credible forest certification.
Both WWF-Indonesia and TBI believed that well preserved forests were the convergence of sustainable management, high social and economic viability and high conservation value areas.
"Therefore, the involvement of all major stakeholders such as government, the private sector, forest management units, communities and NGOs is the key to the success of the contribution to the sustainable management of Kalimantan's forests," he said.
Bayunanda said the MoU signing between WWF-Indonesia and The Borneo Initiative was a good step toward achieving better forest management practices in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, WWF-Indonesia's Forest, Terrestrial Species and Freshwater Director Ian Kosasih said Indonesia was one of the largest producers of industrial timber, pulp and paper in the world.
Such devotion on attaining sustainable forest management in Kalimantan is a fresh air for both WWF-Indonesia and TBI in taking a high road to fight against illegal logging and unsustainable practices.
"The use of timber from responsibly managed forests is widely regarded as a way to help solve the problem of deforestation and forest degradation. We fully support the innovative offer from the TBI," Ian Kosasih said.
The Borneo Initiative is an international foundation based in the Netherlands and founded in 2008.
TBI was designed as platform to further accelerate sustainable forest management in Indonesia through LEI-FSC certification with the involvement of all major stakeholders.
The TBI target is to contribute directly by way of funding, know-how and access to the stakeholders 'network' to the increase of the LEI-FSC certified areas in Indonesia from the current 1 million hectares to 3 million hectares in 2012.
The MoU signed on August 11 was the the continuation of a conference called Jakarta Conference: Linking Dutch Markets to Borneo's Sustainable Forest held in Jakarta on March 26-29, 2007.
At the conference, the Dutch housing associations announced its commitment to build 100,000 houses in five years using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber from Kalimantan. ***
WWF Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) Indonesia Coordinator Aditya Bayunanda said here on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the commitment to saving Kalimantan's forests was signed on August 11, 2009.
"The signing of the MoU signifies the close collaboration between GFTN and TBI to accelerate the certification of sustainable forest management in Indonesia," Bayunanda said.
He said the signing of the MoU formally marked their concurrence to curb illegal logging and achieve sustainable forest management in Kalimantan through credible forest certification.
Both WWF-Indonesia and TBI believed that well preserved forests were the convergence of sustainable management, high social and economic viability and high conservation value areas.
"Therefore, the involvement of all major stakeholders such as government, the private sector, forest management units, communities and NGOs is the key to the success of the contribution to the sustainable management of Kalimantan's forests," he said.
Bayunanda said the MoU signing between WWF-Indonesia and The Borneo Initiative was a good step toward achieving better forest management practices in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, WWF-Indonesia's Forest, Terrestrial Species and Freshwater Director Ian Kosasih said Indonesia was one of the largest producers of industrial timber, pulp and paper in the world.
Such devotion on attaining sustainable forest management in Kalimantan is a fresh air for both WWF-Indonesia and TBI in taking a high road to fight against illegal logging and unsustainable practices.
"The use of timber from responsibly managed forests is widely regarded as a way to help solve the problem of deforestation and forest degradation. We fully support the innovative offer from the TBI," Ian Kosasih said.
The Borneo Initiative is an international foundation based in the Netherlands and founded in 2008.
TBI was designed as platform to further accelerate sustainable forest management in Indonesia through LEI-FSC certification with the involvement of all major stakeholders.
The TBI target is to contribute directly by way of funding, know-how and access to the stakeholders 'network' to the increase of the LEI-FSC certified areas in Indonesia from the current 1 million hectares to 3 million hectares in 2012.
The MoU signed on August 11 was the the continuation of a conference called Jakarta Conference: Linking Dutch Markets to Borneo's Sustainable Forest held in Jakarta on March 26-29, 2007.
At the conference, the Dutch housing associations announced its commitment to build 100,000 houses in five years using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber from Kalimantan. ***
