Transcript Dia 1 - The Amazon Alternative

IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative
Tropical Timber Program
Utrecht, TAA partner meeting, 24 November, 2011
Margriet Glazenborg
Senior Program Manager Timber (interim)
Agenda
• Short introduction IDH
• The Timber Programs
• Tropical Timber Steering Committee
• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting
Mission of IDH
• Accelerating and up-scaling sustainability within mainstream
commodity markets
• Mainstreaming social and ecological sustainability of
commodity value chains from emerging economies to Western
markets
• Working on Millennium Development Goals 1, 7 and 8
Key ingredients of IDH
• High ambitions: market transformation
• Market demand driven programs
• Sustainable Equity Fund
– Investing in source and in market
– Match funding
• Coalitions of the willing: business, NGOs and governments
• Inter sector learning to face international challenges
4 roles of IDH
1. Convene public & private partners in business driven
coalitions to work on sustainable market transformation
2. Upscale programs through match funding of public &
private investments in producer support programs
3. Accelerate sustainable trade through (inter)sector learning
4. Align donors & financial institutions & other programs
Building of
PP coalitions
Accelerate and
upscale
sustainable trade
Development of
local
entrepreneur
ship
Impact on
Millennium
goals
1, 7 8
Match-funding
• Match-funding private sector investments
• In kind contributions matched only if directly
contributing to the program objectives
• Other donors invest in our programs as well
• Maximum 10% overhead costs
Timber: one of the critical commodities
For a faster more robust certification process…
And the necessary demand alignment...
Tropical Timber Steering Committee
• Role of the TTSC
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Strategize
Approve plans and monitor progress
Act as a champion, develop business.
Outreach and secure funding.
• Steering Committee Members
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Jack van Ham
Hans Hoogeveen
Anne Schouten
Roberto Waack
Ted van der Put (interim chair)
1-2 vacancies
Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting
• Tropical Timber Coordination Meeting
– To enable practical collaboration on activities relating to
market linking, fundraising and communication
– To prevent duplication or reinventing the wheel and to
facilitate joint learning.
– Interested parties can join the TTCM when appropriate, for
example WWF, ICCO, etc.