ITTO- Trade Statement, ITTC54 2018, Yokohama

Sustainability and legality in the tropical timber trade are crucial issues.

This very point was obvious in the recent trade agreement between Canada, USA and Mexico which pointedly acknowledges the importance of Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM) and noted its importance in sustainable development, conservation and sustainable use of resources. The agreement highlights green managed forests’ contribution to global environmental security as well as the critical role of forests in providing essential ecosystem services, job creation and alleviating poverty. Significantly, the agreement has provisions to combat the illegal trade in timber and also, quite importantly, includes support for SFM and legal trade.

ITTO has worked for 40 years on sustainability and trade promotion, yet tropical timber consumption in traditional markets has been declining for years. The TAG recognizes there seems to be a dis-connect between ITTC and the timber industry which has allowed this to happen. If we do not act urgently, the conversion of tropical forest land will continue

Felicitaciones a nuestro Equipo Otorongo – Chullachaqui !!!

Las auditorias de Certificación FSC 100% de Manejo Forestal y Cadena de Custodia de nuestras concesiones Chullachaqui y Otorongo fueron aprobadas para la zafra 2018.

Agradecemos al trabajo y dedicación de todo el personal administrativo, Forestal y Operativo de Forestal Otorongo, gracias a su apoyo se logró este resultado.

Entrevista a Drago Bozovich por Diario Gestión

“EL SECTOR FORESTAL PERUANO ESTÁ EMPEZANDO A ATRAER A INVERSIONISTAS EXTRANJEROS”

El mercado de compras y adquisiciones ha estado movido en el primer trimestre del año y actualmente los inversionistas están siendo atraídos por la industria de madera.

Drago Bozovich indica que piensan recuperar el terreno perdido durante el 2017 y con mejores precios, por lo tanto con mejores márgenes. Bozovich espera vender alrededor de US$24 millones.

Una oportunidad valiosa para el sector forestal

a Mesa Ejecutiva de Desarrollo Forestal está realizando importantes avances en la agenda forestal nacional, muchos de los temas forman parte de los compromisos con USA en el marco del anexo forestal del Acuerdo de Promoción Comercial. Se abordan temas para establecer una hoja de ruta para el sector forestal, con acciones de corto, mediano y largo plazo, tanto para los bosques primarios y concesiones forestales.

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Do responsibly managed logging concessions adequately protect jaguars and other large and medium-sized mammals? Two case studies from Guatemala and Peru

Bozovich is proud to share the results of the study made by the San Diego Zoo Global about the effects of sustainable logging practices in medium sized mammals and jaguars in Peru and Guatemala. This study was done using large-scale camera trap surveys. In Peru part of the study was made in the FSC certified concession “Forestal Otorongo” in Madre de Dios managed by Bozovich.

We below set out a brief summary of its content:

Over the last few decades deforestation of humid tropical forests around the world has continuously increased.

Forest certification was created as an independent third-party verification of responsible forest management with strict standards. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), 1993, has a global forest certification system that accredits companies that use sound social and environmental practices for forest management.

Certified wood sells for a higher price in international markets and companies get increased market access.

Logging practices vary widely. Reduced-impact logging is considered best practice and third-party certification aims to ensure that strict standards includes minimizing the number of roads constructed, avoiding sensitive areas and strictly regulating hunting. We use large-scale camera trap surveys to evaluate terrestrial mammal communities in FSC certified logging concessions in Guatemala and Peru
Camera traps detected 22 species of large and medium sized mammals in Guatemala and 27 in Peru. The initial impact was positive on several herbivore species. We found no avoidance of logging roads; Our results indicate that well-managed logging concessions can maintain important populations of large and medium-sized mammals including large herbivores and large carnivores as long as hunting is controlled and timber volumes extracted are low. Responsible forest management would therefore be an ideal activity in the buffer zones and multiple use zones of protected areas creating much less impact and conflict than alternatives such as agriculture or cattle ranching while still providing economic opportunities.

Drago Bozovich, CEO de Bozovic S.A.C., expone en Branchetag Holz, la feria de maderas mas importante de Europa.

El pasado 14 de Noviembre de 2017, la institución del gobierno Alemán encargada de la promoción de las importaciones (“import promotion desk (IPD)) invitó a Drago Bozovich a exponer junto con Juliane Lemke del IPD y el Señor Thorsten Hinrichs, Asesor de la organización Europea de Políticas Forestales del Ministerio Federal de Agricultura y Alimentos de Alemania en el “Speaker’s Corner de Branchetag Holz”, una de las feria más importantes de maderas en Alemania.

Los presentadores expusieron sobre la buena madera tropical, en este sentido Bozovich colaboró informando sobre la situación del sector forestal en el Perú, la certificación FSC y el trabajo que viene realizando Bozovich en el bosque.

A continuación compartimos algunas fotos.

Bozovich premia a ejecutivos por su excelente desempeño!

Bozovich tiene la tradición de nombrar y premiar al ejecutivo del año como reconocimiento al trabajo sobresaliente y dedicado de sus ejecutivos. Este año durante el comité corporativo realizado a fines de abril, se premio a Francesca Giannattasio como ejecutiva 2016! Felicitamos a Francesca Giannattasio, ejecutiva ganadora del concurso y a los finalistas: Giannina Vick, Patricia Bottger y Javier Rivera por su compromiso, dedicación y excelente trabajo en el 2016. Muchas gracias!