Timber legality Timber legality verification systemverification system

ProcessProcess

The formulation process was The formulation process was undertaken under UK-Indonesia MoU: undertaken under UK-Indonesia MoU: “legal timber” definition was agreed, “legal timber” definition was agreed, draft of standard for verification draft of standard for verification formulated.formulated.

The formulation process conducted The formulation process conducted trough multistakeholders trough multistakeholders consultation and field tests.consultation and field tests.

Legal TimberLegal Timber

““Timber is legal when the validity of Timber is legal when the validity of its origin, logging permit, logging its origin, logging permit, logging system and procedures, system and procedures, administration and transport administration and transport documentation, processing, and documentation, processing, and trade or transfer are verified as trade or transfer are verified as meeting all applicable legal meeting all applicable legal requirements”requirements”

Current work and progressCurrent work and progress

The finalization process by ad hoc team The finalization process by ad hoc team from NGOs, MoF, Business, Academicianfrom NGOs, MoF, Business, Academician

Steering committee chaired by Steering committee chaired by Secretary General of MoF with members Secretary General of MoF with members from representatives of NGOs, from representatives of NGOs, indigenous people organization, indigenous people organization, business and expert.business and expert.

The finalized standard is to be adopted The finalized standard is to be adopted as Indonesia standard for timber as Indonesia standard for timber legality verification. legality verification.

Finalization of draft of standard are Finalization of draft of standard are on detailed scope and substances, on detailed scope and substances, verification techniques, governance, verification techniques, governance, setting up guidelines for capacity setting up guidelines for capacity building of parties going to building of parties going to implement the systemimplement the system

Field tests will be conducted in Field tests will be conducted in several locations which different from several locations which different from the previous the previous

The StandardThe Standard

A. Covers both issues: sources of timber and A. Covers both issues: sources of timber and chain of custodychain of custody

1. Timber source category:1. Timber source category:- State forest-management unit based (big State forest-management unit based (big

companies and CBFM)companies and CBFM)- State forest- non management unit basedState forest- non management unit based- Private forest and non forest landPrivate forest and non forest land2. Chain of custody: unbroken chain from 2. Chain of custody: unbroken chain from

verified source, transportation, processing verified source, transportation, processing until final productsuntil final products

B. Contents: hierarchically arranged B. Contents: hierarchically arranged within principles, criteria, indicator, within principles, criteria, indicator, verifiers on issues of assurance of verifiers on issues of assurance of area of timber origin and right to area of timber origin and right to utilize, comply with system and utilize, comply with system and procedures of harvesting, procedures of harvesting, environmental and social issues.environmental and social issues.

C. Verification process based on clear C. Verification process based on clear traceability and accordance of legally traceability and accordance of legally documents with their reality on the documents with their reality on the groundground

D. Operated by independent third party D. Operated by independent third party in transparent wayin transparent way

E. Allow the participation of public to E. Allow the participation of public to control the implementation of the control the implementation of the standardstandard

F. Only valid for certain time period ( 1 F. Only valid for certain time period ( 1 yr) to be surveillance and if there is yr) to be surveillance and if there is proven violation during license period proven violation during license period the license will be revoked.the license will be revoked.

Legality Verification and Forest Legality Verification and Forest CertificationCertification

FMU-based (natural FMU-based (natural forest)forest)

FC Standard for FC Standard for Natural ForestNatural Forest

FMU-based (plantation )FMU-based (plantation ) FC standard for FC standard for plantation forestplantation forest

FMU-based (CBFM)FMU-based (CBFM) CBFM standardCBFM standard

Non FMU-basedNon FMU-based

Private forestPrivate forest

Non forest landNon forest land

Chain of Custody Chain of Custody Chain of CustodyChain of Custody