Comments on: Equatoria teak - is it an acceptable alternative to Burma teak? http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/ A weblog about great boats, boatbuilding and restoration. And sheds, of course! Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tony Johansson http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11457 Tony Johansson Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:28 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11457 Having in-depth knowledge indeed, we can say that the African teak mentioned will hardly receive any FSC certification the nearest decades to come. There is a thorough survey done spring 1999 by a Swedish team on the extent of the gazetted, but never planted, teak plantations in Southern Sudan and their potentials. The access to high quality teak is very limited indeed - by many various reasons. Also, supporting one side of a war by contributing with money for weapons will automatically make the buyer a target for the other side. That different government sponsored aid organisations have small projects and food programs in the communities around a teak plantation doesn't necessarily mean anything at all. Plantation teak elsewhere - for example the 3,2 million acres in Indonesia - is always an alternative, though it demands a lot of selecting and lower recovery rates. Tony EuroDesign Group Having in-depth knowledge indeed, we can say that the African teak mentioned will hardly receive any FSC certification the nearest decades to come.
There is a thorough survey done spring 1999 by a Swedish team on the extent of the gazetted, but never planted, teak plantations in Southern Sudan and their potentials. The access to high quality teak is very limited indeed - by many various reasons. Also, supporting one side of a war by contributing with money for weapons will automatically make the buyer a target for the other side.
That different government sponsored aid organisations have small projects and food programs in the communities around a teak plantation doesn’t necessarily mean anything at all.
Plantation teak elsewhere - for example the 3,2 million acres in Indonesia - is always an alternative, though it demands a lot of selecting and lower recovery rates.

Tony
EuroDesign Group

]]> By: nick http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11383 nick Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:47:24 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11383 I agree, the FSC mean that the teak is managed, i think this is the best source it gives stable income to countrys that rarely have such a thing. please lets change the boat industry. no one in other types of wood work activity can use rain forest wood , so boat owners should make a stand and join in this scheme. the consumer has thepower to help make a change through their informed choice. I agree, the FSC mean that the teak is managed, i think this is the best source it gives stable income to countrys that rarely have such a thing. please lets change the boat industry. no one in other types of wood work activity can use rain forest wood , so boat owners should make a stand and join in this scheme. the consumer has thepower to help make a change through their informed choice.

]]> By: Chris Partridge http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11142 Chris Partridge Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:56:30 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2008/03/29/equatoria-teak-is-it-an-acceptable-alternative-to-burma-teak/#comment-11142 This stuff comes from Africa, mainly Tanzania and Southern Sudan. The project is funded by...you and me! One of the backers is CDC Group, a British taxpayer-funded operation that funds economic activity in Africa. The Tanzanian teak farm has come in for quite a bit of local criticism - see http://www.theexpress.com/express%20357/business/business_opinion.htm. I'm not sure how true this is, but it's got to be better than getting teak from Burma. This stuff comes from Africa, mainly Tanzania and Southern Sudan. The project is funded by…you and me! One of the backers is CDC Group, a British taxpayer-funded operation that funds economic activity in Africa. The Tanzanian teak farm has come in for quite a bit of local criticism - see http://www.theexpress.com/express%20357/business/business_opinion.htm.
I’m not sure how true this is, but it’s got to be better than getting teak from Burma.

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