Cempaka Business and Economy: Govt team to work on U.S. rules for wood certification

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Govt team to work on U.S. rules for wood certification

Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 12/04/2008 10:43 AM

The government has set up a team to address issues in relation to certification requirements imposed by the United States on wood-based products originating from Indonesia.

Trade Ministry's trade defense director Martua Sihombing said Wednesday that the team consisted of officials from the Forestry Ministry, Trade Ministry, Industry Ministry, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Agriculture Ministry and Finance Ministry, as well as representatives of wood-based business associations.

"In response to the United States' new regulation issued in May this year, the team will be working for two months, starting today (Wednesday), to determine Indonesia's position," he said.

During the two-month period, the team will identify all the new procedures and possible constraints under the new regulations to help local industries and perhaps even seek clarification from the U.S. government.

"On Feb. 3, 2009, we will have a clearer idea as to what we're going to do about the U.S. (regulations)," Martua added.

He said the regulations, which would be fully implemented in July next year, required global traders selling wood-based products in the U.S. to have a certificate issued by the U.S. government via internationally recognized agencies.

The certification regulation is meant to provide assurance that the products are derived from sustainable forests and not from illegal logging, which has been very common in the country.

According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), exports of wood and wooden products amounted to US$2.48 billion in the first 10 month of this year, a 3.9 percent drop from $2.58 booked in the same period last year.

In response to the certification requirements, Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) chairman Mohammad Mansyur said the pulp and paper industry was ready to comply with the regulation.

"We're ready because there are now many global buyers choosing to have wood-based products with certificates," he said.

He said the requirement would not undermine Indonesia's pulp and paper exports to the U.S., which amounts to less than 10 percent of total exports to that destination.

The BPS data show paper exports stood at $3.23 billion in the January-October period this year, 19.4 percent higher than last year's record of $2.7 billion.

In addition to Mansyur's views, Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Association (Asmindo) chairman Ambar Tjahjono said such certification was necessary to compete in the global market.

Certification refers to Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and Chain of Custody (CoC). The VLO and CoC prove the legality of the wood, while the SFM certifies the wood was legally felled and came from a sustainable forest.

An exporter can choose to use any of the three certificates.

A project manager at VLO certification issuing firm Technischer Uberwachungs-Verein Rheinland, Cecep Saepulloh, said recently that an SFM or CoC certificate would be valid for five years, and the VLO for three years.

On average, the United States imports around 30 percent of Indonesia's total furniture output annually, according to the National Agency for Export Development (Nafed).

The agency said with a market share of 4.26 percent, Indonesia is ranked fourth after Germany, with 5.19 percent, as a top supplier of wooden furniture to the U.S.

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