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Wood supply sources and management for handcrafts

Gustav Adu

May 31, 2012


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Legal: This simply means that the wood washarvested according to the laws of the origin

country. Sustainable: This implies that the wood is

harvested at a rate that allows for re-growthof the forest.


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Decentralized Value Chain- Most handicrafts are not exported by the actual

producers, but rather by consolidators.

- Products change hands various times before they reachtheir final destination

- exporters must rely on producers to obtain thenecessary documentation to show the origin of thematerials


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Procurement ofRaw Materials

Production

Packaging and

ConsolidationExport


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Document that shows

the origin of the wood


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Mechanisms that track wood supply forexport and ensure that it is legally procured.

WOOD EXPORTS FROM COUNTRIES THAT SIGN VPAs WILLSOON BE REGULATED BY THESE SYSTEMS.


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Identify a geographic area where the wood can befound. May be from a natural forest, (state forest,

private or collective forests) plantation, farm or

imported from another country.


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Develop an agreement with the landowner(SODEFOR-Socit de Dveloppment des Forsts;

Forest Administrative Authority), if possible in

writing. Obtain import documents if imported. Askquestions and be convinced that the wood was

legally harvested, processed, sold and transported.


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Apply to the forestryauthority/SODEFOR/Individual or Collective

Forest owners, for a permit to cut the trees. Obtain import

license anddocumentations.


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Forestry authoritymust do an inspection,

measurement andcount of the desiredspecies of trees in theforest area. They then

give a yield and markthe specific trees thatare allowed to be cut.


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The period to cut and remove thetrees/products is specified .


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Pay the

stumpage fee

required by the

ForestryAuthority.

Pay taxes and

charges onimportedmaterial


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The forestry authority inspects the site toensure that only specific trees permitted

were cut.


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Forestry authorityissues a permit for

conveyance of the log.

District Authority, PortAuthority, etc. issue

waybill to transport

items


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In Ghana, this document shows the origin of the wood andproves that the wood was extracted with permission fromthe Forestry Authority. This document should accompany

the materials as they change hands.

LMCC


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Principle 1 Source of Timber: The source of the timber is from

prescribed source and the land owner(s) have giventheir written consent for the timber being takenfrom their land

Criteria -An inventory of the tress

is conducted- Land owner, individualor group written consent

-Forestry Officer inspects

trees- Land area identified,negotiation with landowner/farmer

Principle 2 Timber Rights Allocation: Contractor issued aprescribed permit by Forestry Authority

Criteria Felling permit duly issued - Contractor issued awritten permit by StationForestry Manager withdetails of operations


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Principle 3 Contractor complied with forest operationprocedures and standards specified by statute

Criteria - Enumeration of trees- Harvesting requirementsfollowed and in areas designated-Records and reporting

procedures followed-Species, numbers, volumesauthorized harvested-Complied with forest operationsprocedures and standards; logsand stump numbered-Farmers compensated fordamaged crops

-Cut on instruction of SatationForest Manager- Pre and post felling inspectionundertaken

-Post felling inspection byForestry Officer to check harvestyield complianceCONTRACTOR TO KEEP COPYOF REPORT-Log and stumps must benumbered at all times

Principle 4 Transportation: Timber was at all times transported inaccordance with standards prescribed

Criteria -Document detailing origin oftimber and physical identification-Timber transported withinspecified periods

- Conveyance permit or Importpermit issued, with explicitidentification- Transport waybill issued byDistrict Assembly or Authority- Timber often removed within


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Principle 5 Processing

Criteria -Processing facilities registeredand have valid licenses- Industrial relation practices

conform to legal standards- Processing records to tracetimber and products

-May not be in all cases-Health and Safety andenvironment not often kept clean

- Very limited record keeping

Principle 6 Trade: All vendors/exporters have valid licenses orpermits to market timber products

Criteria Exporters have validpermitsDomestic vendors havepermits

-SODEFOR, Trade Agents, etc.


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Principle 7 Fiscal Obligation: Neither the contractor, processor,exporter was at the time of sale or export in default offees, rents, taxes

Criteria -Default of stumpage ,compensation, Station

fees-Default of export/tradefees/levies/renewal fees

-Default ofcorporate/income tax

-Often paid beforeremoving timber

- May not be consistentwith payment

- May not be consistentwith payment


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1. Plantation wood (Teak, Cedrela, Gmelina, Mango, Neem, etc.)

2. Salvage or Scrap wood (abandoned wood, sawmill waste,

recycled wood, etc.)

3. Wood not threatened, not endangered, not from HighConservation Value Forest, not restricted. Look for lesser

used wood species

4. CITES Appendix II or III listed

5. Restricted/Prohibited wood CITES Appendix II or III listed

(with permit)


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Mahogany, Aboudikro, Avdira, Makore, Sipo,Bete, Boss, Dibetou, Framir, Tiama,

Assamela, Iroko, Kossipo, Kotibe, Lingu,Movingui, niangon, Ako, Frake,Onall,Samba, Azob.


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Certification license (FSC, PEFC, etc.,)

FLEGT or VPA license

Statement /Declaration confirming legalorigin of raw material/Country of Origin


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Raw Materials to Product ratios must be recorded inorder to prove legality. If a document shows that a

wood shipment is legal, then after the wood is

transformed into product one must be able to showthat the legal material is now a legal product.


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Company

Name

Address

Phone #

E-mailLumber/ScrapWood/Billet/Shell Code

TransformedInto

Dimensions Quantity ProductionDate

JFD-KB1-1 Djembe drum 24x 9 1 ..

JFD-KB1-2 Mini Djembedrum

10x 5 2 .

JFD-KB1-3, Ashanti Mask 20x 17 1 .

JFD-KB1-4 Oware Game 10x 4 4

*With some form of record keeping, one can show which billetand which tree each product came from. This will make tracingthe origin of the wood in the product easier!


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We have offered an

illustration of the wood

supply for handcraft

production which canbe used as a basis for

developing a tracking

system.


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Documents

EN Gustav Sourcing of Wood for Handcraft Production_Cote d'Ivoire2012