Does the teak come from a sustainable resource?
There are no natural teak forests in Indonesia. It is not an indigenous species. It may have come to Java as early as 1000 AD and was planted in the current plantation system by the Dutch beginning in the mid 1800s. The plantations are now owned and managed by the Indonesian Government Agency, Perum Perhutani. Perhutani diligently apply policies for the cutting and replanting of teak trees that have been the basis of a highly successful teakwood cultivation on the island of Java since the middle of the 19th century. These policies not only ensure a continuing supply of this valuable timber, but also local employment. Where does the teak you use come from? The teak comes from the plantations of Java (Indonesia). There are also teak plantations in other parts of South East Asia as well as Central & South America and Africa. It occurs naturally along a narrow range including Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia – probably elsewhere in the Mekong River area and portions of the Malay Penin
