DEFORESTATION

Definition of deforestation according to Wikipeda:

"Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to agriculture or urban use."

We do not need to explain the devastating effect caused by the world-wide ongoing deforestation. To this end we may advise the visitor of our web site to read what is written in Wikipeda

What counts is what we, - as builders of tropical hardwood homes -, can do about it. First of all we could terminate our business, but this will have serious consequences for all of our staff and workers. Secondly we could increase our prices with 5-fold and contribute the extra funds to the Indonesian reforestation program. The question which immediately raises is: Who will buy our houses? We could source different type of hardwood species which are not (yet) on the endangered wood species list. However, sadly enough, this will not last long. We came up with many more ideas, but none of them proved to have a solid sustainable foundation, that is to say,........... one of these ideas may work well.

This is what we would like to achieve:

Starting mid 2011 we will slowly and gradually start to abandon Indonesian hardwood for our houses and replace this with Dura Pine ©. Dura Pine © is the brand name of the treated end product of the Radiata Pine tree. A Pine tree is a fast growing medium-density softwood tree which is abundantly available in New Zealand, Australia and the USA. We have entered into an agreement with a supplier to buy this - imported - wood which originates from sustainably wood felling concessions in New Zealand with a strict wood control policy that ensures the wood is solely sourced from FSC or PEFC certified selected plantations in New Zealand's North Island. The Radiata Pine tree plays a significant role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for sawn timber. As a well-managed plantation tree, it can provide a renewable resource providing dependable supply for generations to come due to the fact that Radiata Pine is one of the world's most widely planted plantation species and has the ability to grow to a large diameter faster than almost any other tree species. Though Indonesia is a country with a vast amount of tropical hardwood felling concessions our idea may look like selling snow to Antarctica, however, we are of the belief that with this action we contribute to solve a serious world-wide environmental problem while our prices will remain competitive compared to the world market prices due to the low overhead costs in Indonesia. Click <here> for the Dura Pine specifications.

The Pros: We will seriously contribute to the saving of world's endangered tropical forests.

The Cons: Since we need to import the timber, prices for raw materials will be higher compared to some locally available hardwood. As a result the prices for our prefab houses will increase. However, we are of the belief that any client will be ready to pay this little price to safeguard world's environment.

Though the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry yet allows the export of its tropical hardwood, be it to certain maximum quotas, there are signs that the Indonesian Government may ban the export and local use of all Indonesian tropical hardwood by the year 2016. At that time we are ready for it.   

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