Tropical Forest Foundation, K. Evans

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What is the Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) TFF
is a coalition of industry, conservation and
scientific leaders working together to achieve
sustainable management of tropical timber in the
major producing regions.
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What Does TFF Do TFF has become widely
recognized for establishing demonstration models
and training schools to show the advantages and
teach the principles of sustainable forest
management/Reduced-impact Logging.
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TFF Projects and Partnerships
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Tropical Forest Foundation
TFF Partnerships by Region

• TFF
• USAID/US Forest Service
• ITTO
• Caterpillar
• Stihl
• PPG7 Program

BRASIL 1994
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Tropical Forest Foundation
TFF Partnerships by Region

• TFF
• ITTO
• Guyana Forestry Commission
• Forest Products Assn of Guyana
• Caterpillar
• Stihl
• WWF
• DFID

GUYANA 2002
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Partnerships
TROPICAL FOREST FOUNDATION

CENTRAL AFRICA 2005 and Future
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Tropical Forest Foundation
TFF Partnerships by Region

• TFF
• ITTO
• APHI
• USAID/US Forest Service
• US State Dept

INDONESIA 2000
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Reduced Impact Logging
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What is Reduced Impact Logging?
Principal Components of TFF/RIL Forest Management
Training Program

• Pre-harvest inventory
• Trained workforce
• Qualified supervision
• Directional felling
• Proper skidding
• Post-harvest silviculture

• Legal documentation
• Proper planning
• Use of proper technology
• Accurate topographic mapping techniques

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Advanced harvest plan
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Mapping Designing roads and harvest trails
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Equipment operation, safety, maintenance
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Advanced surveying to lay out skid trails
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Selecting trees for harvest
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Marking trees selected for harvest
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Proper skidding minimizes damage
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Properly planned roads minimize damage to the
forest and underlying soil structure
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Overview of traditional logging
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Slash and burn clearing usually follows
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Overview following RIL logging
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Tropical Forest Foundation
RIL Verified

• Timber harvested from legal sources
• TFF RIL practices are applied
• Audited tracking system from the source to the
  market

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First RIL shipment arrives in USA
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