Cempaka Business and Economy: RI risks losing $435.6m in wood exports on new U.S. policy

"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. …”

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

RI risks losing $435.6m in wood exports on new U.S. policy

Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 12/17/2008 11:01 AM

Indonesia could potentially lose at least US$435.6 million a year in exports of wood-based products to the United States if it fails to address planned certification requirements next year, a study has found.

Vanda Mutia Dewi, Greenomics coordinator for forestry and mining, said Tuesday the losses would be inevitable if no effort was made to anticipate possible failures in policy implementation.

The policy, dubbed the Lacey Act, requires exporters of wood-based products to have certification that their wood is not sourced from illegally felled trees.

"The government should prepare (a set of policies) from now on as the Lacey Act will be effective in early April for wood products and in July for paper and its derivatives," she said.

"The country could lose $435.6 million in exports every year if the industry fails to meet requirements stipulated in the Act."

The Act is designed to combat illegal logging worldwide by banning any trade of products allegedly derived from illegal logging, which remains widespread in Indonesia.

Under the regulation, according to Vanda, global traders selling wood-based products to the United States are required to have a certificate issued by the U.S. government via internationally recognized agencies.

According to Greenomics, last year Indonesia shipped wood-based products worth $242.2 million, and paper and paper derivatives worth $193.4 million to the United States.

The amounts accounted for 6.94 percent of the country's total exports of wood-based products.

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

Vanda also said the government should compare standards stipulated in the Lacey Act to local standards issued by, for example, the Indonesian Ecolabel Institution.

She recommended the government consult with the World Trade Organization to ensure the implementation of the Lacey Act referred to "fair trade".

"That is necessary to avoid possible domination by foreign agencies in issuing certificates in the name of the Lacey Act," she said.

The implementation of the Lacey Act should also be based on facts, "not documents", she added.

Earlier this month, the government set up a team to address issues in relation to certification requirements.

Certification includes Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and Chain of Custody (CoC). The VLO and CoC confirm the legality of the wood, and the SFM certifies the wood was legally felled and comes from a sustainable forest.

An exporter can choose any of the three certificates.

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

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