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Tropical Timber Program
Hans Stout Program Director Tropical Timber
IDH programs
Cocoa Tea Tropical Timber Cotton Soy Aquaculture
Cashew Electronics Coffee Tourism Natural Stone Spices Palm Oil
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Low-impact activities, including 1.2 million acres certified community and
company concessions
Settled areas on the advancing agricultural
frontier
Protected areas for strict conservation
The Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala
Source: RainForest Alliance
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IDH Tropical Timber Program
Congo Basin Program 3 million ha certified by 2015
The Borneo Initiative 4 million ha certified by 2015
Peru Tropical Timber Program 0,5 million ha certified by 2015
Suriname Program 0,5 million ha certified by 2015
The Amazon Alternative 1 million ha certified by 2013
European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition Sustainable Tropical Timber 30% by 2015
SFM is effective and in recent years growing strongly
But after two decades we reached only 6% of tropical production forest
Protected forest
Production forest
Production forest under SFM regime
425 mio ha 339 mio ha
19 mio ha
The market share of sustainable tropical timber in Europe is estimated at 12 %
• By 2015 we aim to reach the mainstream tipping point of 30%.
Participants, Partners
and Supporters
Thank you
• Why Suriname Program?
• Program Scope
– Phase I
– Phase II
• How will it work?
IDH Tropical Timber Program Suriname
• Positive signals from the market
• Favorable conditions for the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management & FM Certification:
• Low population pressure/High forest cover
• Current legal framework for the forestry sector
• Organized forestry sector representations
• Active stakeholder involvement
Why Suriname Program?
• Phase I:
– Suriname front runners in the forestry sector
– FSC Certification
• FSC Forest Management Certification
• FSC Controlled Wood Certification
• FSC Chain of Custody Certification
Program Scope
• Phase II:
– Including program components of other IDH result areas:
• Tangible improvements in sustainable markets;
• Effective collaboration and institutionalization at sector level;
– Potentials for expanding program scope to neighboring countries
Program Scope
• Public-Private Partnerships
– Co-funding up to 33,3%
• Steps:
– Letter of Intent/Memorandum of Understanding
– Definition of achievable Action Plan
– Contract agreement
– Implementation of Action Plan
– Monitoring and Reporting
How will it work?
Thank you