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The April FOB prices for okoume remain at the same level as in March, however, producers have signalled rising enquiries from importers for the Chinese market and some exporters have secured a € 5/m3 increase in FOB prices for sawn okoume. Bad weather in Gabon and Congo
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The Indonesian rupiah recently fell sharply against the US dollar on fears Indonesia's trade with China, its biggest trading partner, will decline as China settles for a slower and more structured growth model
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On 27 February the European parliament ratified the EUIndonesia Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA). This agreement acknowledges that Indonesian timber and wood products are being certified through the domestic timber legality verification system (SVLK) as legally harvested and processed, thus complying with the EU Timber Regulation, which became effective in March last year
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The suggestion that limited log exports could be resumed has generated considerable debate. The idea was first made by the Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI) who said such a change in the ban on log exports would generate better prices and offer opportunities for market diversification
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The Indonesian government, in cooperation with UNDP and UNREDD, has launched an English version of it comprehensive forest management index...
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The Australian government has indicated it will not extend the Indonesia-Australia Kalimantan Forest Conservation Partnership in its present form and will halt a project in Indonesia to restore and protect forests and peatland in Kalimantan.
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Gusmardi Bustami, Director General of the national export development division of the Ministry of Trade has said that Indonesian exports are expected to be higher than last year because of growth in recently developed new markets.
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Media reports suggest that the Ministry of Forestry is
considering lifting the log export ban to provide an
incentive for the further development of industrial
plantations...
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SVLK undermining export competitiveness
It is now four months since Indonesia’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK) became operational but the timber industry is expressing concern that the investments made by companies in Indonesia to secure SVLK certification is not delivering the benefits expected...
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Rahardjo Benjamin, Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Concession Holder’s Association (APHI) said that the timeframe for the entry into force of the SVLK certification system was such that members of the Association are having great difficulty complying...
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The latest statistics from the Indonesian Timber Legality Information System (SILK) quoted by Dwi Sudharto of the Ministry of Forestry (MoF) indicate that 17,121 export documents submitted in compliance with the timber legality assurance system (TLAS) have been approved to-date by the Indonesia National Single Windows (INSW)...
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The Ministry of Forestry and the Indonesian Embassy in the UK recently held an event to promote Indonesia’s timber legality assurance system (SVLK)...
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Officials at Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry have said the country should continue with its ban on the issuance of new forest concessions to fully participate in international efforts on climate change mitigation...
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The Ministry of Forestry recently hosted a press conference for the Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry and the head of EU Delegation for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN, Ambassador Julian Wilson...
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Indonesia and the European Union have finalised an agreement aimed at ending trade in illegally-sourced wood through the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)...
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The United States has reportedly pledged US$450 million
for an environmental and climate change cooperation
programme with Indonesia...
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Indonesia attracted around US$351 million in trade
agreements and orders at the 26th Trade Expo Indonesia,
the country’s largest trade exhibition, held from October
19th to October 23rd...
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The Indonesian Industry Ministry is widely expected to
phase out the export of raw rattan over a three years period
commencing early 2012 in a bid to revive the local rattan
industry...
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The Indonesian domestic furniture market is worth around
USS$700 million according to the Indonesian Furniture
Entrepreneurs Association (ASMINDO)...
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Reports indicate that the Indonesian government has
decided to delay the implementation of a regulation
governing industrial forest plantations that would permit
planters, particularly those in the oil palm industry, to
cultivate areas reserved for timber and other sources of
raw material supply for local industries...
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Indonesia stands to gain from having implemented a
system to verify the legality of its timber supply chain
according to an official from the Multi-stakeholder
Forestry Programme (MFP)...
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Indonesian wooden furniture is moving upmarket in
Australia with the opening of the Discount House Direct
(DHD) in the central business district of Lismore, New
South Wales...
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