Aug
11
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Uncategorized Over the last 12 months GFS has trained over 17 companies from printing, publishing and paper trading to obtain Chain of Custody certification under both FSC & PEFC systems. Training typically takes only 5 days with a 1 or 2 day follow up visit to evaluate implementation. The training includes development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) required for the company’s operation.
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Aug
05
Posted under
Forestry Support,
News GFS has been contracted to support the development of the management system for FMU 17A to meet FSC certification requirements by Nov 2008 under the Forestry Support Program. FMU 17 consists of 50,020 ha of natural tropical forest that has been logged a number of times over the past 15 years and is considered heavily degraded and in need of rehabilitation. GFS has assisted the Sabah Forestry Department to conduct an aerial survey for orangutans and a social assessment for the 4 villages associated with FMU 17A.
GFS is currently revising the Forest Management Plan to meet FSC certification requirements. GFS will also support efforts for establishing carbon projects as appropriate in FMU 17B while developing the management system in that section of the forest reserve.
Jul
30
Posted under
Carbon Credit,
Forestry Support,
News In 2006 the Government of Malaysia announced that there would be a moratorium on all logging activities in Malua and Ulu Segama from the end of 2007. It was seen as very important that all the existing licenses were tightly controlled to ensure the forest was not over exploited during the final round of harvest operations. The Malua Forest Reserve is considered a significant location for orang-utang, pigmy elephants, gibbons, clouded leopards, Sumatran rhinoceros and many bird species. GFS was awarded a project by the Sabah Forestry Department to monitor Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) of over 25,000 ha in one year under 3 logging companies.
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Jul
30
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News GFS Inc has just consolidated our services into 4 main programs :
1. Forestry Support Program
2. Carbon Credit Support Program
3. Wood Tracking Program
4. Training & Support Services
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Jul
30
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News Welcome to the new look of our website! As you can see, we have added a blog in our site so that we can communicate better to our clients and contacts. As this is our first post, dont forget to bookmark it or subscribe to our RSS feeds to be in the know of our latest happenings, or latest updates on what we do.Meanwhile, feel free to browse our updated website and let us know how we can improve on it. Stay tuned for more updates on this blog!
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