March 2009 - first villages in Kilwa District, Southern Tanzania, audited and FSC-certified.
October 2009 – Sandali Wood sawmill in Tanga, Tanzania, audited and FSC-certified.
December 2009 – first harvest of FSC-certified African blackwood (FSC-CAB) takes place in Kikole village forest reserve
January 2010 – first batch of FSC-CAB arrives at Sandali Wood, Tanga for processing into billets for export.
February 2010 - UK importers audited and FSC-certified.
February 2010 - first FSC-CAB orders placed by UK woodwind music manufacturers.
March 2010 – a historic day – the first FSC certified African blackwood to arrive in the UK.
April 2010 - UK woodwind manufacturers receive their first batches of FSC-CAB.
Summer 2011 - the first FSC-certified instruments are released onto the market.
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Timeline
ACHIEVEMENTS
March 2009 - first villages in Kilwa District, Southern Tanzania, audited and FSC-certified.
October 2009 – Sandali Wood sawmill in Tanga, Tanzania, audited and FSC-certified.
December 2009 – first harvest of FSC-certified African blackwood (FSC-CAB) takes place in Kikole village forest reserve
GOALS
January 2010 – first batch of FSC-CAB arrives at Sandali Wood, Tanga for processing into billets for export.
February 2010 - UK importers audited and FSC-certified.
February 2010 - first FSC-CAB orders placed by UK woodwind music manufacturers.
March 2010 – a historic day – the first FSC certified African blackwood to arrive in the UK.
April 2010 - UK woodwind manufacturers receive their first batches of FSC-CAB.
Summer 2011 - the first FSC-certified instruments are released onto the market.
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