After 6 months of preparation, farmers at Gunung Wungkal FMU were finally able to deliver FSC-CW Albasia wood to PT. Albasia Bhumiphala Persada.

The farmers were very happy since they got a significantly higher price by selling FSC-Controlled Wood Albasia. The price was between 10% – 25% per cubic meter cubic above non-certified price.

During the exhibition, Trees4Trees™ promoted the tree replanting program to furniture producers and retailers and also introduced its latest program: ‘Wood Tracking System’.

Central Java Forestry Agency carried out Training of Agro Forestry Technique in April 2013 in Cilacap, Central Java.  The Provincial Forestry Agency invited Trees4Trees™ to participate as expert on agro forestry techniques as it is typically provided by Trees4Trees™ as assistance to farmer group

After passing the FSC-CW Risk Assessment, Trees4Trees together with farmer group of Gunung Wungkal Forest Management Unit undertook production preparation.

d-Bodhi, a producer of home furnishings in Yogyakarta Indonesia, is a company with a strong commitment to environmental and social aspects of its activities. They are focused on the use of recycled wood, metal and textiles as primary sources of raw materials.

d-Bodhi wanted to go further than just using low impact raw materials and reduce their overall impact on the environment. This led to the idea of planting trees to capture the CO₂ released by their production, office and transportation activities. The natural thing to do was partner with an organization that is already planting trees which is how they came to join the Trees4Trees program.

Pak Ony from d-Bodhi says: “d-Bodhi is aware of the use of resources for operations and production such as electricity, water and fuel. Working with Trees4Trees™ will further help us to reduce our carbon footprint.”

Using Permanent Test Plots established as part of the Trees4Trees' monitoring program, carbon capture is calculated along with the life cycle of the trees we plant. Trees4Trees™ has been monitoring the planted trees since the beginning of the program but calculating carbon sequestration is a new facet of the monitoring and analysis being done and it is expected to open the program to a broader range of businesses and individuals.

Trees4Trees™ has a new public face. The new website has been under construction for several months with many new features and has gone live in mid-February.

Along with a new lighter, cleaner look, the site emphasizes T4T's work in the field and the benefits with more images and information our activities.