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 2009first harvest of FSC-certified African blackwood takes place in Kikole village forest reserve.

March 2010 – Klicksi Ltd, a UK wood importer, audited, FSC-certified and in agreement to distribute FSC-certified African blackwood.

March 2010 - Hanson Clarinets, the UK’s largest clarinet manufacturer, audited, FSC-certified and working hard to launch the world’s first FSC-certified woodwind instrument.

June 2010first FSC-certified African blackwood processed at sawmill in Tanzania.

GOALS

Summer 2010 - Hanson Music to receive their first batch of FSC-CAB.

Summer 2010 – Additional manufacturers, including a major oboe manufacturer, join the chain of custody and order FSC-certified African blackwood for use in their instruments.

Autumn 2010 – The second harvest of FSC-certified African blackwood takes place in Kisangi Village Land Forest Reserve.

Winter 2010 - the world’s first FSC-certified clarinets to be launched onto the market by Hanson.

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