What are they doing to address poverty alleviation issues?
In the consumer countries they play a major part in promoting timber usage through transparency, information distribution, and active dialogue with all stakeholders. As a result they have collaboration agreements with at least two large NGOs. Their philosophy is: sustainable solutions depend on constructive dialogue with all serious stakeholders. They state: We at the tt Timber Group believe working for forests and trading in timber go hand in hand since the future of forests and timber depend on sustainable forest management. They attempt to address poverty by protecting ecosystems which they say provide: Food, fuel and fibre Clean water and air Shelter and building materials Timber Fodder Non wood products such as medicinal plants A home to traditional forest people A home to thousands of animals, plants, insects and birds The following example in the Congo illustrates their approach. To address poverty they have made serious attempts to improve the livelihood of the local pygmies li
