PARIS, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia and China discussed the promotion of trade in legal timber from Indonesia based on the Timber Verification and Legality System (SLVK), to strengthen trade relations between the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP 21 on climate change in Paris, France, Tuesday (1/12/2015). The Indonesian

Jakarta & London, 2 November 2015. The last minute exemption of 15 product-groups from Indonesia’s timber legality verification system (SVLK) threatens to block EU market access for these products, delay or sabotage a long-negotiated EU-Indonesia timber trade agreement, and undermine Indonesia’s forest industry reputation, NGOs have warned. The warning, from Indonesia’s Independent Forest Monitoring Network

A surprising morning for independent monitors who continue to push for full implementation of the SVLK. How not, after the release of the news published by thejakartapost.com that the ministry of trade would withdraw the SVLK obligation for downstream industries, we were confronted with the fact that the Minister of Trade Regulation No. 89 of

TEMPO.CO, Surabaya: The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is disappointed that the Ministry of Trade was not involved in the revision of Minister of Trade Regulation No. 66 of 2015 concerning Provisions on the Export of Forestry Industry Products. “The Ministry of Trade has never coordinated with us,” said Minister of Environment and Forestry Minister

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The Corruption Eradication Commission said the timber legality verification system (SVLK) is still needed to guarantee the legality of forestry industry export products at the upstream to downstream levels. Researcher at the KPK’s Research and Development Directorate Hariadi Kartodihardjo assessed the SVLK as having an important role in ensuring the validity of

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Association of Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry (Asmindo) Sumardjani Liman asked the government to review the implementation of the wood legal verification system (SVLK) for export-oriented wood and wood products. So far, the system applies only to the local industry. “Many small and medium industries, even large

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Two furniture business associations differed in their views on the implementation of the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK). The Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry Association (Asmindo) supports the SVLK in full force in 2016. In contrast, the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Association (Amkri) rejects the application of SVLK specifically for downstream products.