Iwokrama embarks on phase 2 of `model’ forestry project

The Tigercat 234 Knuckleboom loader (left) and the Tigercat 645 Skidder

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation has initiated phase 2 of Its model forestry operation.

A press release from Iwokarama stated that in 2014 they partnered with Farfan and Mendes to develop the operation which is in keeping with their mandate to develop sustainable businesses using multiple forest resources and international best practices.

The release noted that according to Section 9 of the Iwokrama Act (1996) a zoning exercise was conducted resulting in a Wilderness Preserve (WP) and a Sustainable Utilisation Area (SUA) being created. The SUA was delineated as the area where the Centre’s development work on its experimental timber model and other business strategies including tourism and training will be conducted,