The Indonesian Ecolabel Institute » Argo Bancak http://www.lei.or.id Certification for Justice and Sustainability Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:42:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Two Community Forests Passed Ecolabel Certification http://www.lei.or.id/news/703/two-community-forests-passed-ecolabel-certification http://www.lei.or.id/news/703/two-community-forests-passed-ecolabel-certification#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:48:12 +0000 admin http://lei.or.id/en/?p=703 Bogor, July 28, 2009 (ANTARA News) – Two community forest management units in East and Central Java after have passed the Community Based Forest Management certification after they undergo the ecolabel certification assessment process, using Ecolabeling Institute (LEI) scheme.

LEI Communication Manager, Indra Setia Dewi explained to ANTARA in Bogor, Tuesday, that the two MU are Argo Bancak Community Forest, Lembeyan District, Magetan Regency, East Java and Wana Rejo Asri (Waras) in Sambirejo District, Sragen, East Java and their supporters.

Both have passed the assessment conducted by expert team of PT Mutu Agung Lestari on July 26, 2009.
β€œThe Assessment team states that both management units have passed and they are entitled to receive ecolabel certificate, indicating that both MU are capable of managing their forest well and in a sustainable way,” said Indra.

LEI is a constituent based organization having a mission to achieve fair and sustainable forest management practices in Indonesia.

LEI Certification System aims to achieve fair and sustainable forest management in Indonesia, and at present more than 1,5 million hectares of Indonesian forest received sustainable forest certification from LEI.
He explained, Argo Bancak manages community forests of 600 hectares in three villages, while Waras manages community forest of 1,404 hectares in eight villages.(*)

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