Forests build our dreams,

let's protect them!

The Prince Albert II of Monaco

Foundation promotes the use

of certified wood.

Building a yacht with certified

wood is a guarantee that

forests are sustainably

managed, their biodiversity

preserved and their

populations respected.

BUILD A YACHT,

PROTECT THE FORESTS.

www.fpa2.comAutumn 2010

Providing access to water to as many people as possible, conserving biodiversity, putting forward solutions to curb climate change and its effects: these are the three key action areas to which the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is dedicated.

A concentration of these three issues can be found in one sole ecosystem: the tropical forests.

As part of our “Monaco makes a commitment against deforestation” initiative, my Foundation and theassociation MC2D have launched the “Wood Forever” campaign.

The aim of this project is to raise awareness among all those involved in the yachting sector - professionals and clients alike - of the need to use certified timber from sustainably-managed forests.

The tropical rainforests are home to more than 75% of the Earth's biodiversity and their destruction isresponsible for over 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

The main reason for the massive and alarming destruction of this resource is their perceived lack of economic value.

By sustainably managing our forests and certifying their exploitation, we enhance the value of thisresource. By using certified wood, we help protect the forests, safeguard their biodiversity and respectthe people who live there.

The yachting world is a major consumer of wood, both for decoration and construction. It therefore makesa natural and important vehicle for a widespread information campaign aimed at heightening awarenessof individual responsibility, especially among those in the sector. If everybody makes a commitment onlyto use certified wood, we will be able to slow down and perhaps stop catastrophic deforestation.

“Wood Forever” is the catalyst of a trend already adopted in some shipyards and at the request of clientswho are increasingly concerned about the potential environmental impact of the construction, decorationand future use of their yacht. My Foundation wants to accelerate and strengthen this trend becauseyachting is a field of excellence and the showcase of a highly-skilled luxury industry. Yachting must setan example through ethical and socially-responsible behaviour. This is the message my Foundationwishes to address to all.

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Wood and boats go back a long way 02

Wood remains an essential element in boatbuilding and decoration 03

Broadening the range of timbers and encouraging the use of certified wood 04

Yacht construction committed to responsible practices 06

The positive impact on the economy of using certified wood 07

FSC partner of the “Monaco makes a commitment against deforestation” initiative 08

Wood and contemporary design 09

Interview with Patrick Knowles 10

Interview with François Zuretti 11

The Centre of Social Excellence for the Forests of the Congo Basin 12

Many naval battles have been fought overthe centuries. After the Battle of Sluys in1340, during which the entire French fleetof 200 ships was sunk by the Englishunder King Edward III, King Philip VI of Valois and his advisers decided to rebuilda naval fleet as a matter of urgency. An enormous quantity of timber was required for this operation and it was decided to plant a forest of tree speciesparticularly suited to shipbuilding to caterfor the future requirements of the FrenchNavy. From 1346, a team of GrandsMaîtres Enquêteurs (master investigators)was given the task of researching all typesof curved timbers and setting up a forestryoperation through what is still known todayas the “Eaux et Forêts” (water and forestry)

Wood is easy to work and can be usedto make the basic forms of a hull orsuperstructure. Many shipyards still use it today to make full-size models. As hasbeen done with WHY (Wally HermèsYacht), to give potential buyers theopportunity to walk around inside a finished space and imagine what lifewould be like on board and how it mightbe decorated. For shipyards likeBénéteau, wood enables them to build a full-size prototype and check the linesand architecture before it is used as a master for making the moulds.

When the hull is removed from themould, initial strengtheners are fitted in the form of bulkheads and other techniques for making the structure rigid.Bulkheads have long been made fromplywood and laminated to the hull.Thanks to advances in technology, much

lighter bulkheads can be made today:wood composite panels with foam coresof varying densities, skilfully calculatedaccording to whether they are intendedfor insulation, soundproofing, fireproofingor all three. Although on the face of itpolyester is the ideal shipbuilding material,its composition is such that parts whichcome under a lot of strain cannot bedirectly screwed or bolted to it. Hereagain, wood comes into its own as it cansimply be coupled up for reinforcementand embedded in the laminate (sacrificialwood). The largest components sometimesrequire the use of even harder and strongermaterials such as steel or aluminium.

Historically, wooden boats called forlarge quantities of metal: ballast, nails,bolts, flats for the mast, copper for thehull lining, with metal accounting foralmost 15% of the boat's total weight.

On today's modern yachts, whether madepredominantly from aluminium, steel orpolyester, wood in all its forms still makesup 15 to 20% of the total weight.

Wood has always been the preferredmaterial for furniture and decoration. Greatcabinetmakers like André-Charles Boullelaid the foundations of a craft that overthe years became a real art form. Yachtingwas to make the most of this opportunity,with rich ship owners having no hesitationin furnishing and fitting out their yachtswith the finest creations. This trend hasonly increased over the years and woodremains highly prized as a decorativematerial even though the concept of solidfurniture made from rare woods is tendingto disappear in favour of veneered andinlaid furniture, pieces made from chemically -treated wood or covered with a veneer ofrare or common metal.

Wood, particularly teak, has always beensuited to the marine environment. It isnaturally rotproof, nonslip, strong andimpervious to variations in humidity, andquickly became the ideal material forcovering decks and other areas wherepeople walk and for making exterior furniture.

Wood is still used everywhere on boats,whether as sacrificial wood, hidden andused to strengthen, or shown off in all itsglory as a decorative feature. Marine architects and designers continue to use itmore than ever, and boat users appreciateall the innovative applications of talentedcraftsmen.

Wood and boats go back a long way

From canoes made from hollowed-out

tree trunks to more complex assemblies

such as clapboard or caulked planking,

wood formed the basis of all early boats.

Man understood very quickly that the trees

all around him provided the only means

of travelling on water, whether to trade,

expand one's empire or simply defend

the coastlines.

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an essential

element in

boatbuilding

and decoration

After the introduction of polyester, one

could be forgiven for thinking that wood

no longer had a place in the shipyard,

but this is far from being true. Wood

boasts unique characteristics that make

it a crucial material at all stages of yacht

construction.

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department. This can be considered the firstexample of sustainable forest management.

Yachting as a leisure activity came alongtwo centuries later in England during thereign of Elizabeth I among the British aristo-cracy. It has constantly evolved as newboatbuilding techniques have emerged. Oneparticularly important development was thescarf joint that joined timbers end to end soships could be built longer than the lengthof a tree trunk. A wooden hull in those dayswas a heavy construction requiring entireforests to be felled. It took 3,000 to 4,000oak trees to build a single ship andbecause the carpenters worked with natu-rally curved timbers, they often had to waitmany years before a tree that would yield

the exact piece of timber required was obtained, and even then there were no guarantees that the right one wouldbecome available.

Yachting began using steel for large schoonersand was irrevocably transformed with theadvent of polyester in the 1950s. The lastwooden boat to enter the history books wasEric Tabarly's Pen Duick II, a light displacementplywood boat built by the Costantini boatyardin La Trinité sur Mer in which he won thesecond OSTAR Transatlantic Race in 1964.

Nowadays, wood is still used on the finestyachts for the decks and fittings. And thestory continues…

In traditional boat structure building, wood is bent by hand and steam, like here at the Guip shipyard in Brittany.

Tons of wood are still needed to build a ship, buttraditional construction methods are disappea-ring. However, they are still used in refit yards orin boatyards building replicas of tall ships.

Wood's natural curves are useful for making certainparts of the structure such as the stem or the ribsof large ships.

The master for this catamaran float is made of wood. It will be used to make the final polyester mould.

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Although wood is still widely used in bothboatbuilding and decoration, it is importantto differentiate between the two. In additionto the boats that are still made entirelyfrom wood using traditional boatbuildingtechniques, all polyester vessels areeither strengthened with wooden components or have a wooden framework.Solid wood has not been used for a longtime, having been largely replaced bycomposite materials. The combined properties of plywood or a wood andpolyurethane foam composite are far

superior to those of solid wood andgenerally much lighter. Weight hasalways been the enemy of performance,regardless of hull shape. The plywoodsused can be sourced from certifiedforests whether they are made fromAfrican gaboon or European beech.

Plywood is also used as a decorative element in exterior furniture. Thanks tomodern techniques, it is now possible toobtain decorative plywoods with a visibleface of chestnut, oak, walnut, cherry,

Known for its durability, technical properties and aesthetic qualities, teakis in greater and greater demand allover the world. In the past, teak wasfound in large quantities in the naturalforests of Myanmar, Laos andThailand. It continues to be cultivatedtoday even though these forests sufferfrom intense destruction. Plantationteak from Asia, West Africa and Latin America is currently the mostwidespread on the market.

When specialists talk about teak, there is often a debate surroundingquality: “Plantation teak is of inferiorquality to natural forest teak and therefore cannot replace it”. This is acommon myth and simplistic to saythe least.

Plantation teak is certainly harvestedat an increasingly younger age. Youngteak often has more sapwood, a lesseven colour and lower durability (rotresistance) than natural forest wood

from older trees. If you compare ayoung and an old tree - of any treespecies in the world - the quality ofwood will be different.

However, in the oldest plantations inAsia, like Perhutani in Indonesia, wefind large-diameter trees with properties identical to those of teakfrom natural forests. The PerumPerhutani plantations, established in1800 by the Dutch and taken over bythe Indonesian Government in 1960,cover 2.5 million hectares and are activelyprogressing towards FSC certificationwith the support of the TFT and WWF.It is therefore completely possible to findvery high quality teak with guaranteesof sustainable forest management(working towards certification so withgood traceability) that can replacenatural forest teak whose exploitationconditions are non-sustainable andwhose legality is difficult to prove.

Admittedly that means, at the purchasestage, consulting and guiding one's timber merchant who has been usingwell-established import channels fornatural forest teak for years. They willhave to commit to extra work to sourceplantation teak that suits their clients'needs and come up with a certifiedalternative that is economically viableand identical in quality. The price willmost probably need to be negotiated,but a short supply chain for plantationteak (few intermediaries) will notnecessarily spell more expensive woodthan a long supply chain (lots of traders)for natural forest teak.

All this replacement work is possible,but has to be carried out gradually andin a constructive way with the timbersupplier, who will need to adapt. The TFT and FSC regularly give thisassistance to companies wanting tosupport sustainable forest management.

Broadening the

range of timbers

and encouraging

the use of

certified wood

What future for teak? Bastien Sachet, TFT (The Forest Trust)

There is no consolidated data

available on the use of certified

wood in the yachting world but

all the main shipbuilders are turning

more and more towards responsible

supply.

pear, hornbeam or other precious woodssuch as wenge, burr maple or thuja. These panels handle like traditional plywoodswhile offering a solid wood finish.

With all these woods, it is important topromote the use of alternative speciesthat are not overexploited.

This is somewhat difficult where tropicalhardwoods are concerned since mostpeople are familiar with only four or fivespecies, which means that the samewoods are always in demand. Certainareas of forest are plundered as a resulteven though there are numerous specieswith similar mechanical properties thatcould represent an alternative for certainapplications. The Forest StewardshipCouncil (FSC) has a database of certifiedproducts and species and certificate holdersworldwide on its website: http://info.fsc.org

Teak raises a different set of issues. It hasa justified reputation as the perfect woodfor decks. It is permeable and antislip, can be glued and has a particularly finegrain. The Prince Albert II of MonacoFoundation and its partners are encouragingprofessionals from the yachting sector topay careful attention to the source of theteak they buy by looking for certificationor at the very least traceability, a guaranteethat it comes from a sustainably-managedforest.

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It is completely possible to find veryhigh quality teakwith guarantees ofsustainable forestmanagement

“ “The 43-metre Wally Esense combines contemporary lines and materials with a traditional deck in teak, oneof the few wood species to offer all the required characteristics: rotproof, antislip, an incomparably finegrain, easy to work, long-term durability and very aesthetically pleasing.

Perhutani Forest in Indonesia is progressing towards certification. It covers over 2.5 million hectares.

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One such responsible initiative is thesupply of timber from certified forests.Decorators also have a role to play whenexpressing the choices of owners whowant a yacht with the lowest possibleenvironmental impact.

Another trend is in the area of wastereduction. Like for polyester resin andglass cloth, wood benefits from cuttingoptimisation software for use with numerically-controlled machines. These

pattern cutting programmes enablealmost the entire surface of a sheet ofwood or plywood to be made use of.

Offcut collection also seems very well organised in some shipyards, with dedicated skips for recovering and recycling waste.

Similarly, chemical engineers, under the strict supervision of environmentalprotection agencies, are working on

The conversion of forests into intensiveagricultural land is the tropical rainforests'biggest threat today. This destructivepractice is exacerbated by land ownerswho want it to be legalised out of short-termfinancial interest.The majority of wood-producing countriesare emerging countries and LDCs (LeastDeveloped Countries). The lack of politicalwill and the negligence of some tropicalwood-importing developed countriesregarding ecological issues have foryears encouraged illegal wood trade in these producing countries.This trade contributes in the long term to the depreciation of market prices,which prevents proactive, responsiblecompanies from being competitive. The

non-payment of taxes and duties by illegal producers is also directly detrimentalto the producing countries' economies.Illegal wood trade represents 20 to 40%of worldwide production and causes a loss of revenue of 10 billion dollars for tropical countries' economies (source: EU Action Plan for Forest LawEnforcement, Governance and Trade(FLEGT)).Even if a producing country makes legislation for the exploitation of itsforests, forest regeneration issues andsocial factors are rarely taken into account. As a result, the best way of protectingforests and ensuring the stability of localeconomies is to use wood from sustainably-managed forests.

The two main labels that guarantee the origin of wood and good forest management are currently FSC (ForestStewardship Council) and PEFC(Programme for the Endorsement ofForest Certification). In light of the above, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation launched the“Monaco makes a commitment againstdeforestation” initiative in partnership withthe association MC2D. It supports forestrycompanies working towards certification(see the Centre of Social Excellence(CSE) for the Forests of the Congo Basinproject at the end of this newsletter) andpromotes the use of certified wood inMonaco.

Yacht construction committed

to responsible practices

Under the combined pressure of owners and the need for profitability,

shipbuilders are increasingly taking environmental demands into account

and gradually developing responsible practices.

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The positive impact on the

economy of using certified wood

Illegal wood trafficking

remains one of

the main causes

of deforestation

throughout the world.

It is also a factor of

social destabilisation

at both local

and regional level.

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Wood - this essential material that bringswarmth and solidity to decoration - is notabout to disappear. This fact gives economicvalue to our forests, enabling them to beexploited sustainably.

The Arcadia shipyard has carried out important research into photovoltaic energy and low energyconsumption in general, but decks remain in teak as it is synonymous with comfort, safety and luxury. A responsible practice when the wood comes from a TFT-supported forest.

Large amounts of waste are produced duringboatbuilding. Shipyards and local authorities areworking together for efficient waste collection and recycling. This everyday effort should becomethe norm in all shipyards.

Trunks felled in a certified operation are then transported by barge, the most direct means of transportand the one with the lowest environmental impact, to the logging company.

Forest certification takes the populations who livethere into account, one of the main criteria forachieving the FSC label.

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Three questionsto Stéphane Guéneau,

Chairman of FSC France.

FSC is an international organisation

established to promote responsible

forest management.

For a long time, interior yacht design was inspired mainly by the sailing

tradition. For safety reasons, interior furniture was always built into or

fixed onto the ship's structure so that nothing could move and hurt a

passenger if the boat pitched hard or rolled. This restricted decorators'

creativity to simply playing with colours and textures.

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What is the FSC's mission?

FSC is an organisation established to promote responsible forest management,namely a management model that takesthe protection of the natural environmentinto account, is socially beneficial - regarding improving the living conditionsof local populations, communities and workers - and economically viable.

How does FSC certification work?

The principle is simple: certification guarantees consumers that the timberproducts they purchase come fromforests managed in accordance withthese responsible management standards.To do this, the FSC relies on a voluntarycertification scheme with independentverifying bodies that assess forest managers' compliance with the FSC responsible management standards.These certifying bodies are themselvesaccredited by ASI (Accreditation ServicesInternational). FSC-certified forests arethose that respect all the requirementsprescribed in the 10 FSC principles and56 criteria. But for a finished product tobe able to carry the FSC label, everycompany involved at every stage of theproduct's processing and marketing must also be FSC-certified. So the FSCcertification system assures the traceabilityof FSC-certified forest timber from theforest to the finished labelled product.

coming on board with innovative ideas anda fresh approach to using available materials.Wood is of course part of this revolution -it is used in its natural state, it is glorifiedand it is no longer treated as a simple andbeautiful building material but as a uniquework, based on the principle that there areno copies in nature. Wood is not themeans to achieve a result anymore;instead it has become the starting pointfor the decoration. Designers admire theburr pattern or delicate grain of rosewoodand then create an interior design schemeto show this natural wonder off.

Once again, technological advances revolutionised the design approach.Stabilisation systems during cruising andwhen at anchor have made it possible forcertain items of furniture to be detachedfrom the boat's structure: coffee tables,sofas, dining tables and even beds cannow be independent of bulkheads and partitions. Furniture has been freedand with it creativity. Decorators are no longer subject to the imperatives of traditional sailing.

The upshot is that owners can finally give free rein to their wildest dreams.They are now calling on designers whowere previously unknown in the yachtingworld. Design attitudes have completelytransformed. These new designers are

Whatever the exterior design, teak is alwaysused for both deck and furniture.

Rare and tropical wood species areindispensable in interior decoration, like this modular table on the Heesenmotor yacht Blind Date.

Even living wood has beenincorporated into the design

of this Wally yacht.

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Why use FSC-labelled products?

Through responsible behaviour, shipbuildersand yachters can positively influenceforest management practices all over theworld. The increase in certified forestland means that professionals can nowfind supplies of a wide range of certifiedproducts. Several FSC-certified woodspecies have very resistant physical

properties and are finding more and moreapplications in shipbuilding. To use thesetimbers is to combine the pleasure of sailingwith respect for local communities andforests.

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Let's talk work: wood seems to be aninseparable feature of your design.“I began my career in a joinery and cabinetmakingfirm and have always maintained this love ofwood, as well as the idea that creativity with this material knows no bounds. Painted,varnished, white-leaded, rough, worn, polished,turned, carved or simply antiqued, wood comesin such a variety of forms and species that itcan't fail to be a crucial material. Whetheryou're creating a traditional, contemporary,ultramodern or minimalist design, wood alwaysfeatures.”

Do you attach importance to the origin of the different woods you use?“Of course I do. I try to work with certified wood if possible, but that's also a repeated request bynew owners. They want to know where the teakfor the deck comes from, for example. That's thespecies we always have the most questions about.”

What were the specific requests for ISA's63-metre superyacht?“The clients wanted an interior with veryAmerican ergonomics: deep, wide chairs,superimposed materials, a profusion of detailsand, most importantly, a constant reminder of the marine element. They also wanted worksof art produced by American artists - frescoes,mirrors and shell sculptures, for instance. Lotsof layered cornice work, in wood naturally.”

Does your decoration feature manyraw materials?“So-called 'ethnic' decoration is making a comeback, with lots of wood fromAfrica and Asia whose textures andcolours never fail to surprise. Very common woods like bamboo also appealbecause they bring a strong touch of freshness and can be cultivated sustainably.”

Is wood suitable to be used in anyinterior design scheme?“There are so many varieties, colours and different wood grains that you cancreate anything from Zen minimalismwith natural curves to ultracontemporarywith woods with a perfectly straight grain.Not forgetting traditional styles achievedusing woods with different finishes:waxed, varnished, white-leaded etc.”

We increasingly hear expressions like “green attitude” and“low environmental impact”. What do you think of them? “In our quest for ethical and socially-responsible behaviour, designersare often caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Sometimesthere is little room for manoeuvre because some subcontractors specialising in green materials refuse to deliver to shipyards on thepretext that yachting is too polluting. We're at a crossroads and mustmake the right choices immediately because of the risk of being negatively pigeon-holed. We're currently working on a 92-metre projectwith Tim Heywood and the specifications requested by the client aredraconian in terms of environmental protection. Every detail has to bethought about as a result. Where we have most revolutionised things is the concept of onboard living.”

Do you think that all wood used should come from sustainably-managed forests? “Yes, of course I do. And a large number of our clients ask us its origin. Some don't want teak on decks anymore and it's sometimesdifficult to explain to them that a certified teak is better than a substitutefrom the petrochemical industry.”

Do you have to constantly reassess the situation?“Absolutely, and that's what makes our profession so motivating too.We have to be able to use and enhance every material whether it isof plant, organic or chemical origin. Innovation is the watchword andit's fun combining it with a material as ancient as wood. Wood washere on Earth long before us and we haven't finished reinterpretingnature”.

With seven ShowBoats

Design Awards and two

International Superyacht

Design Awards, François

Zuretti could be content

with his achievements, but

this unassuming designer

depends above all on

securing loyal shipyards

and clients.

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Wood forms the basis of Patrick Knowles' work,like on the 63-metre yacht launched recently byItalian shipyard ISA.

François Zuretti, one of the most award-winning des-igners in the world, considers wood the number one rawmaterial of his decoration, which is why he gives priorityto sustainably-managed woods.

US decorator Patrick Knowles (45)

has designed beautiful projects

with all the major American

shipyards including Burger, Trinity,

Christensen, Delta, Nordland and

Palmer Johnson. He is also

recognised for his interior work

for villas and private aircraft. Added

to this great record of achievement

is the interior design of Italian

shipyard ISA's latest 63-metre yacht.

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In past years, the rich biodiversity and theindigenous communities' concerns wereoften disregarded in forestry. Today, thecertification process undertaken by severalforestry companies requires that thisnatural richness and these peoples' rightsbe taken into account.

Local populations are often faced withthe companies' lack of understanding aboutand application of social requirements,which significantly hinders the implemen-tation of sustainable forest management.Despite the operations' great technicalexpertise in matters of forestry/silviculture,Central Africa often lacks experts in the field able to grasp the social issuesof forestry management.

The Centre of Social Excellence for theForests of the Congo Basin (CSE) aimsto address this problem by training youngspecialists in social and human sciences

to assist forest enterprises working towards sustainable management and certification withregard to social issues. Through this training, they acquire the skills to incorporate the recognitionof local and semi-nomadic communities' rights and the protection of their key resources into forestmanagement plans.

The primary objective of this initiative is to put 7 millionhectares of forests under sustainable managementand in progression towards certification by the year2011, involving up to 15 forestry companies in the Congo Basin. To this day, 23 students from the universities of Cameroon, Gabon, the Central AfricanRepublic, the Democratic Republic of Congo andthe Republic of Congo have followed the intensive10-month training course at the CSE. The 20 or so trainers providing the teaching at the Centre areexperts in the sub-region from all over the world.

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is thefounder and main financer of the CSE. The initiativefor the Centre came from The Forest Trust (TFT), anon-profit organisation that helps companies deliverresponsible products to the market in order to promotethe sustainable management of natural, particularly

The Congo Basin rainforests represent

a unique biodiversity reserve for the planet

and store millions of tons of carbon. 36% of

the total surface area (almost 50 million

hectares) is currently used by forestry

companies for logging, but only 15 million

hectares are under development (representing

a form of sustainable management). With over

4.5 million hectares of FSC-certified natural

forests in Central Africa, the Congo Basin has

become the largest sustainably-managed

rainforest region thanks in particular to the

work of the Interafrican Forestry Industries

Association (IFIA) and its members.

The Centre of Social Excellence

for the Forests of the Congo Basin

supported by the Prince Albert II

of Monaco Foundation

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forest, resources. The CSE is a unique model that combines the training of local young people, the recognition and respect of forest populationsand their culture, the protection of tropical rainforests and the fight against climate change.

If you would like to get involved and support the CSE project, you can make a donation tothe Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation:www.fpa2.com. To find out more about the CSE,visit http://www.tft-forests.org

Moving over7 million hectaresof forests towardscertification by 2011

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The 2010 student group at the Centre of Excellenceundergoing training in a forestry company.

The Amazon Rainforest in the Apayacu-Ampiyacu-Yaguas region crossed by thefour largest rivers in northeastern Peru.

The tropical rainforestsare home to over 75% of

the Earth's biodiversity.

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The International TechnicalAssociation for TropicalTimber (ATIBT), founded in1951, supports developmentthrough sustainable rainforest management.The association groupstogether over 250 membersacross 39 countries (national and international institutions, NGOs andforestry companies). The ATIBT encouragesforestry enterprises towork towards ForestStewardship Council (FSC)certification which addresses social, economicand ecological criteria. The ATIBT provides answers to your technicaland news questions abouttropical hardwoods and produces severalpublications including a Tropical Timber Atlasseries on Africa, Asia,South America andOceania.www.atibt.com

The association MonacoDéveloppement Durable(“Monaco sustainabledevelopment”), set up inJuly 2004, brings togetherthe different Monégasqueassociations working forthe protection and improvedquality of the environmentin a variety of fields tocoordinate their action andincrease their efficiency.MC2D's work focuses onraising the public's and theauthorities' awareness of environmental problemswith the objective of achieving sustainabledevelopment in thePrincipality. It also strives to make Monaco exemplaryin the protection of animaland plant species in danger. www.mc2d.org

TFT (The Forest Trust) is anon-profit organisation thathelps companies deliverresponsible products to themarket in order to promotethe sustainable managementof natural, particularlyforest, resources. Since1999, the TFT's work hasconcentrated on the supplychains of wood productsoriginating mainly from tropical rainforests. Withover 90 staff membersthroughout the world, theTFT, helped by marketpressure, leads forestrycompanies and the timberprocessing industrytowards sustainable development. The TFT has nearly 85 membercompanies.Working in the five continents and currentlyhelping more than 8 millionhectares of forest towardscertification, the TFT hasenabled over 1 million hectares to be FSC-certifiedsince it was founded.www.tft-forests.org

The Forest StewardshipCouncil (FSC) is an international non-governmentalorganisation. It was established in 1993 topromote responsible forestmanagement throughoutthe world using a very efficient certification system.The FSC has set strictstandards for responsibleforestry through 10 principlesand 56 criteria. Over 135 million hectares ofFSC-certified forests aremanaged in accordancewith these standards inmore than 80 countriesacross the globe. Over 18,000 companieshave achieved FSC chainof custody certification, anoperation that guaranteesthe traceability of forestproducts throughout the supply chain. Theseproducts can bear the FSClabel, which assures theend consumer that theycome from responsibly-managed forests.www.fsc.org

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