HIGHLIGHTS

LEI Certified Forests is Increasing in Number

LEI-certified community forest area is increasing in number. Two other community forest management units in Sragen and Magetan have just been certified, and both areas encompass a total of 2,004 Ha of forest area located in in 11 villages.

LEI Develops Marine Certification

LEI’s Marine Certification Development Work Team was established by LEI executive Director on October 4. The work team was established as one of the results produced in the 2009 LEI National Meeting (Rakernas).

Jawa Furni Launched Electric Chain of Custody System

Jawa Furni Lestari launched electronic Chain of Custody system or e-COC on July 10, 2009 in Jogja. PT Jawa Furni Lestari invited colleagues to witness the benefits of the e-COC system.

International Market Accepts the LEI-COC Certified Wooden Furniture

The LEI-COC certified wooden furniture has entered international market, which obtains positive responds.

LEI Develops Carbon Certification Standards

LEI is expected to prepare regulations on state and community forest certification before we enter international carbon trading market.

Satu Harapan Won the 2010 StoS Film Festival.

On January 24, 2009 StoS Film Festival 2010 awarded Satu Harapan as the winner of the documentary movie section and it is also entitled to receive the South to South Film Festival Award.

Two Community Forests Passed Ecolabel Certification

Two community forest management units in East and Central Java after have passed the LEI Community Based Forest Management certification.

CERTIFICATION NEWS

• Satu Harapan Won the 2010 StoS Film Festival.

  On January 22-24, 2009, an environmental documentary film festival “South to South Fil Festival 2010” was held in Goethe Institute, Jakarta. The event was hosted by several NGOs namely JATAM, WALHI, Climate Justice, KIARA, Gek

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• LEI Develops Marine Certification

  LEI’s Marine Certification Development Work Team was established by LEI executive Director on October 4. The work team was established as one of the results produced in the 2009 LEI National Meeting (Rakernas). The 5 LEI team memb

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• England — Government Initiative on Buying Sustainable Timber

  Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced that from 1 April 2010 new social criteria will be added to the UK Government's timber procurement policy, to add to the existing requirement that all Government bought timber is legal

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• Againts LEI Certification

  The Japanese NGOs reject APP products. LEI certification is considered unreliable. Vested interest to block Indonesian pulp and paper products? GATRA, December 9, 2009: Twelve people bravely climbed a crane operating at a dock in

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• LEI Certified Forests is Increasing in Number

  LEI-certified community forest area is increasing in number. Two other community forest management units in Sragen and Magetan have just been certified, and both areas encompass a total of 2,004 Ha of forest area located in in 11 vi

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• APP obtained LEI-CoC certification, equivalent certification to FSC

  APP obtained LEI-CoC certification, equivalent certification to FSC, aiming to expand the certified paper into the Asia Market. Nikkan Shigyo Tsushin, 12 November 2009 (Tokyo Tsushin) APP obtained Chain of Custody (CoC) ce

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• How latecomer certification systems can succeed in the market.

  How latecomer certification systems can succeed in instilling their systems in the market. Kenji Kaneko Nikkei Ecology editorial staff On 20th October, 2009, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), a major paper company in Indonesia, held a

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• Sustainable Forest Certification: The Answer to Market Failure?

  Purwadi Soeprihanto Forest Practitioner, Member of LEI’s Member Representation Assembly (MPA) In welfare economics, a competitive market will promote efficient resources allocation in an economical way. However, it is almost

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