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20 January, 2012The CELOS Management System: a contribution to improved forest management
The CELOS Management System (CMS) is a system for harvesting tropical rainforests which aims to cause minimal disturbance to the ecosystem while also providing economic return. CMS was developed by the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) and the Agricultural University of Wageningen (The Netherlands; nowadays WUR). Starting in the 1960/70s, it was originally developed for Suriname, but has gained international recognition.
18 January, 2012Food security and energy development in Viet Nam
The economic structure of Vietnam has drastically shifted since the mid 1980's from an agriculture based system to one that is multi-based.
09 January, 2012How Viet Nam is prepared to meet legal requirements of timber export markets
More and more markets are demanding legal verification of timber products, e.g. the EU with its Timber Regulation and the US with its Lacey Act. The EU and VS are important export destinations for Viet Nam’s timber products (more than 80% of total export revenue). In the report “How Viet Nam is prepared to meet legal requirements of timber export markets” TBI aims to provide some initial assessments of the impacts of these emerging market requirements.
About us
TBI is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in the Netherlands. It was established in 1986 in response to the ongoing concern about the disappearance and degradation of tropical rain forests worldwide. Part of its mission was to mobilize the research capacity and knowledge of Dutch universities and it focused initially on the establishment of research programmes in a number of tropical forest countries. Now a programme of research, capacity building and institutional development, we run programmes in the Congo Basin (Cameroon and DR Congo), Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Suriname. Additionally we support projects in Guyana and Bolivia.
Our goal is to achieve the sustainable management of tropical forest lands for the benefit of people, conservation and sustainable development.
Our objective is to ensure that knowledge is used effectively in the formulation of appropriate policies and managing forests for conservation and sustainable development.
Our mission is to improve tropical forest management for the benefit of people, conservation and sustainable development.
In our vision knowledge and skills play a central role in improving forest governance and forest management. At the national level in the programme countries, we believe that any real, long-term improvement in the use and conservation of forests requires strong institutions that regulate access to and the use of forests. The forest management organizations in these countries should be staffed by knowledgeable and well-trained people who identify and apply state-of-the-art information for the benefit of people and sustainable development.
Our added value:
- Locally led and participatory programme development
- Long-term commitment to our partner countries
- Demand-driven approach to policy and sustainable forest management
- International dialogue and cooperation
- Flexibility to adapt to changing contexts
