Balikpapan (ANTARA News) - Government of Indonesia from 2009 to get State Revenue (non-tax revenues) amounted to Rp2, Rp3 trillion from 5 to Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK).

"And everything is back to the replanting program," said Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan in the hall of PT Balikpapan Forest Industry (BFI), Jenebora, Paser Penajam North, East Kalimantan, on Tuesday afternoon (14/2).

Minister Hasan accompanied the delegation of the Minister for International Development (Department For International Development / DFID) United Kingdom Andrew Mitchell.

DFID disbursed not less than 2 million pounds during 2011 to assist the various forestry prograk Indonesia, including SVLK program.

Felled wood sign companies are already following SVLK with the installation of a bar code on the timber harvest. In addition to containing data about the timber in question such as length, diameter, species, and even to this day and date, and felled trees from which the cutting block, bar code also contains the contributions and obligations of any company that has been filled.

"Bar code it can only be issued after the company met all the obligations laid down by the marketing of timber," said Listya Kusumawardhani, Director of Forest Contribution and Distribution of Forest (BIK-PHH) The Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia.

Dues to be paid, among others, the Reforestation Fund (DR) and the Provision of Forest Resources (PSDH) or also known as Forest Contribution (IHH).

New SVLK mandatory for companies to achieve production or harvest produce up to 60,000 cubic per year.
"Of the 157 active timber industry, 97 new companies that have SVLK for natural forests and 22 companies for plantations," said Minister Hasan. So there are only 119 companies are adopting this system.
Companies that follow SVLK benefit for wood products or goods made from raw materials their products are certified Indonesia Legal Legal Wood or V-Marking.
With the certificate, consumers in Europe and Japan, as well as Australia no longer question the legality or the origin of wood, including the company's concern for sustainable forest and preserved.
(KR-RMT)

Sources : Antaranews.com
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/297385/kayu-svlk-beri-pemasukan-rp3-triliun