Old Java produces fabulous handcrafted furniture combining quality and value. The furniture collection is internationally recognized for its simplicity and style.

The furniture is skillfully created from teak and mahogany (new and reclaimed) and natural materials including leather, rattan and banana fibre. Sound joinery techniques, traditional carving and hand-finishing of the furniture completes the Old Java ‘look’.

The Old Java factory is located south of Jakarta at Gunung Putri, Java, Indonesia and was founded in 1998 by Mark and Jasmine Saunders-Davies. Today, approximately 500 individuals are employed in the production of forty 40 ft containers per month. Products are exported to approximately thirty countries.

Major markets include the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. Old Java customers are primarily large retailers and wholesalers, purchasing from Old Java’s extensive collection of over 800 items. Old Java also undertakes contract furnishing for high-end developments and commercial projects.

“With our extensive client base and global distribution we are acutely aware of and concerned about the sustainability of our industry.

Old Java is a member of the Sustainable Furniture Council (USA) and is proactive in the use and sourcing of recycled and sustainable materials for the manufacture of our furniture collection.

We are committed to improving our operations – socially and environmentally”, outlined Mark Saunders-Davies. “We believe that we must take a lead and communicate this to our customers.

As a result, we are taking positive steps and are committed to the replanting of high quality timber resources used in the production of our Old Java Furniture Collection.

Jasmine Saunders-Davies further explained “The Trees4Trees program provides Old Java with an effective mechanism to proactively make a difference in the local Javanese communities where we source our timber.

We are delighted to be involved in the Trees4Trees Program and are very excited about the excellent work that the Trees4Trees team undertakes through tree planting and education in local communities.

In time, the benefits of the Trees4Trees program’s tree-planting, education and training activities will result in the creation of a community forest of a highly valuable cabinet timber resource.

This forest will provide local farmers with income when they harvest their trees. Upon harvest, furniture manufacturers like Old Java, will have access to quality timber for the production of their furniture that will be enjoyed by customers worldwide.

“The Trees4Trees Program is a positive, good news story which Old Java and its customers are keen to support”, stated Mark Saunders-Davies. “The feedback from our customers worldwide in relation to the Trees4Trees program has been overwhelmingly positive”.

The meeting was held on October 2nd  at Faculty of Forestry  University of Gajah Mada

Agenda of the meeting is:
1) Introducing Trees4Trees
2) Discussion on point of agreement

UGM responded to setup agreement in 2 aspects:
1) Forestry
2) Social

Agreement will be arrange through 2 ways : 1) MoU as umbrella all activities and agreement for each activities
Initially Meeting with Elementary School (SD) of Patemon 2

SD Patemon 2 is an elementary school located in Patemon village-Purbalingga. This school is potential to developing education program because
1) Located in the same place of planting program 2009
2) The school  close with farmer nursery under T4T facilitate
3) The school located in village which most of the people working as farmer

Discussion have done on how setup Trees4Trees education program with head and staff of SD Negeri Patemon 2.
  
SD Negeri Patemon 2 (State Elementary School of Patemon 2), at Patemon Village-Purbalingga  Patemon’s nursery produce of 40,000 seedlings, located behind of SD  Patemon 2
Workshop of Community Forest at Boyolali

Community forest workshop have done at Musuk Village 3 times in separate “dukuh” (sub village).
4 Farmer Group established in the end of workshop
The workshop goal are:
1) Community clear understand of Management of Community Forest
2) Establishing of Farmer Group

  
Munhaji process facilitating in village Musuk-Boyolali  Farmer of Village Musuk attending in the workshop
Establishing of Permanent Sample Plots at FMU Cikedondong-Certification preparation

FMU Cikedondong arranged by 4 villages are Citembong, Kertajaya, Kedungwadas, Citembong
Currently  this FMU managed by 2 Farmer groups (plan 2009 – 2011)
Trees inventory has been done start in September then continuing by establishing of Permanent Sample Plots (PSP’s).  The plots categorized into  4 type of silviculture with total 28 plots with sampling intensity 2,5%
Combination of data PSP’s and Trees Inventory  will analyze to calculate of AAC (Annual Allowable Cut)
First measurement have done in this year will continuing in the second measurement on November 2010
  
Center of the plot marked with label. This plot is number 1.408, located in Village Cikedondong  Measuring radius of plot (15.96 meter) for Tumpangsari silviculture type
 
Aswanto, a member of Farmer group measure circumference of trees as database of annual increment  Badrun as Field Coordinator in this area measure height trees using Clinometer
Social Impact Assessment at FMU Cikedondong- Certification preparation

Social Impact Assessment (SIA)  is part in social phase. Social data  collected through 3 ways :
1) Focus Group Discussion,
2) Individual interview,
3)Existing relevant study and reporting.

SIA priority to do in Cikedondong and Kertajaya Village
  
T4T local staff (Kamil) interviewing people in Village Kertajaya     Focus group discussion at Village Cikedondong
Cultural Site Identification at FMU Cikedondong

Identification of important cultural site to avoid conflict which possible happen in development program.  All site identified, recorded, mapped and documented as part of social information
Identification include tracing of village histories related with existing sites
  
Situs Ciyuta; Village Cikedondong  Situs Ragasuci; Village Kertajaya
 
Sumarta is key person who knows histories of  Situs Ragasuci
Situs Panembahan Kesuma Buda; Village Kedungwadas with  Kasmudi as key person who knows histories of this Situs

The initial seedlings germinated in June, will be planted later this year when they have reached a suitable size for planting. The nurseries are located in the villages of Karangreja, Bojong, and Patemon. These nurseries are situated at three different altitudes on the slopes of Mount Slamet, an active volcano, to provide seedlings adapted to local conditions.

Over the last five months Trees4TreesTM program staff have provided technical expertise, planning support and training to ensure that the farmer groups are familiar with seedling production methods to produce high quality seedlings.

The Trees4Trees Foundation has financed the establishment of the nurseries and will purchase the seedlings from the farmer groups. This is a mutually beneficial partnership as the farmer groups derive income from the production and sale of the seedlings whilst Trees4TreesTM is able to secure high quality, acclimatized seedlings for local distribution and planting.

Trees4Trees™ is a non-profit foundation established in Indonesia by responsible furniture manufacturers and their customers worldwide. Trees4Trees™ empowers local communities through partnership reforestation initiatives and related education programs. Increasing the area of community planted and owned forests creates livelihood assets, renewing the environment and reducing the negative effects of deforestation.

Forest  inventory starting in Cilacap (village Cikedondong) and Pati (Village Bageng)
 
Tree  label used, for wood inventory  tracking.  Jaya Makmur Farmer Group of Kertajaya Village,  identify, collect, measure,  record,  and  mark trees.
 
Suparjo,  Pengging Makmur  farmer group manager  from Cikedondong village, using GPS to map their farmer members’ land plots.  Sumarno  of  Pengging Makmur  farmer group, leader  of Cikedondong village, using  Christen meter to measure tree height.
MoU signing between Trees4Trees and 2 farmer groups in Sangkanayu (Purbalingga)
Nursery supervising activity
 
Pine (Pinus merkusii) seedling in farmers’ nursery under T4T in Karangreja village  Teak seedlings in Banyumas Agricultural School.
  
Suren (Toona sureni) seedlings in farmers’ nursery under  in Patemon village  Agricultural school students during practical internment training in the seedling nursery.

Villagers with their  families are preparing soil for  seedlings in Bojong-Purbalingga

16 Field Coordinators and representatives a farmer group spent a hot day in the field Saturday on August 8th  with Mr.Taufik,  an experienced practitioner in forest maintenance with state forestry company Perum Perhutani.

It was all about how to maintain your trees during growth to get the best possible quality wood by the time of harvest.

The trainer candidates were taken through the principles and practices of thinning and pruning and will now now spread the skills in their districts.

Mr.Taufik explains about pruning of trees, calculation of the optimum number of trees in a given area
  
Pruning is practiced. Cutting off branches will let the tree grow nice straight trunks   Measuring space between trees
Half year Field Coordinator meeting, review activity plan for January-June and prepare activity plan for July-December  (MU- Kebumen & Cilacap)  on  August , 5 in Kebumen
  
Field Coordinators  of Kebumen and Cilacap  in the  activity review  meeting  Fauzan, a  Field Coordinator from Kebumen District, presents his activities
Half year Field Coordinator meeting, review activity plan for January-June and prepare activity plan for July-December; specific area which already established farmer group  (MU- Banyumas, Purbalingga, Pati, Boyolali) at August , 7  in Purwokerto
  
Performance reviewed  by Trees4TreesTM team, followed by discussions on how  to resolve  field problems  Experienced Field Coordinators share experience with new field coordinators
Half year Field Coordinator meeting, review activity plan for January-June and prepare activity plan for July-December  (MU- Semarang, Temanggung, Sragen, Magelang, Boyolali, Klaten) on August , 3 in Bawen
  
Field Coordinators  from Semarang, Sragen, Magelang, Boyolali, and Klaten in the meeting   Sutrisno, a  Field Coordinator from Sragen District ,presents his results
Introducing  community forestry to villagers in Cikedondong, Kertajaya, Binangun, Kunci, Kamulyan, and Bantarsari (Cilacap)
  
Jarir ,Area Manager of Cilacap District ,introduced Trees4TreesTM program to  villagers in  Cikedondong   Field Coordinator  (Khamidin)  explains community forestry to  Binangun villagers
Establishing 9 Farmers Group in Cilacap
MoU signing between Trees4TreesTM and 8 farmer groups in Cilacap at August,31
MoU signing between Trees4TreesTM and 2 farmer groups in Banyumas at August,10
  
Discussion  forum with 9 farmers group in Cilacap  Signing MoU  with farmer group in Cilacap
Training in Forest Inventory and Forest Maintenance in Cilacap and Purbalingga at August, 8-9
Establishing 3 Farmer groups in Sangkanayu (Purbalingga) ining.
  
Field coordinators learning to use Christen meter to measure tree height  Haga meter to check data on tree height
  
Measuring diameter using Phi band, Clino meter and other tools to measure tree height introduced in the training
 

Half year Field Coordinator meeting, review activity plan in January-June and prepare activity plan for July-December  (MU- Pati & Jepara) on July 28 in Pati
 
Field Coordinators  from   Pati and Jepara in the review activity  meeting  Mulyono, a  Field Coordinator from  Jepara District presented his activities.
Half year Field Coordinator meeting, review activity plan in January-June and arranging activity plan in July-December  (MU-Tegal, Brebes, Banyumas)  on July , 30 in Tegal
  
Field Coordinators of Tegal, Brebes, and Banyumas in  meeting  Ahmad  Saifudin, a Field Coordinator  from Banyumas ,District presented his results
On the job training for the community in the nursery management  in Patemon, Bojong and Karangreja
Introducing of the Trees4TreesTM program to Faculty of Forestry -University of Gajah Mada, and arranging potential coorporation on July 23.
Introducing comunity forestry to villagers in Kalibagor and Kaliori (Banyumas), on July  11
Establishing 2 Farmers Group in Kalibagor and Kaliori on  July   23
  
T4T staff member shows how to evaluate soil   as media for seedlings.