throwing dependency on them. good in times of crisis presented with a critical problem by model books. if you saw how dependent we are on india in china and, you know, and where the goods actually come from is not always clear. we can certainly invest, they make sure that every single tree fell. there's actually been sustainably managed to the rochester, but some companies are already developing new, sustainable production practices and supply chains with greater transparency. kind of encourage them as a business woman and a conservationist for a company better would imports tropical temper to germany in order to ensure that the resulting decking boards and garden furniture are genuinely fair. trade. she makes regular visits to the places where the wood is source, the validation in the always wanted to do something that we could be committed to

the worst thing, okay? this is something that makes sense and is worth working for. so i and the idea is to protect the rain forest by selling tropical wood products. and that then come from the doctor, protecting the rain forests. with tropical timber might initially sound counter intuitive. but upon closer inspection, it actually makes a lot of sense from the original tree to the final polished boards. better would, is careful to ensure eco friendly sourcing. for a company has a longstanding partnership with timber supplier. my directly, formerly a teacher. they not the punch, jacob is now a forestry worker because he cares about the future of the rain forest contract encouraging gets to see exactly what his work looks like on the ground. the state of moderate the deals in south eastern peru boasts are unique ecosystem and it's here that colombian born cooking sources are high quality tropical timber

. the, practically the entire region is untouched, reinforced with enormous 5 diversity. one single hector is home to hundreds of trees. species as well as countless different plants and animals, the of the iron side. on the one hand, you have this wealth of biodiversity viewed. you guys have paid the 2 thirds of the floor and found them live in the rain forest phone on florida. steak. these places are important for water cycles and service. carbon sinks on so suppliers fi icon on to and then and on the other hand, you have the people who live by the rain forest and see it as an area that's easy to cut down and use this farm land and reflection. dave, which provides them with an income tied to a person their own deadlines. well, that's also important to take into consideration for deans, the alpha one, the one off, crushed in the as they progress deeper into the jungle.

cotton industry nanda repeatedly come across signs of the legal deforestation the, the doing this to raise cattle? are they going to edu se, got an idea and just cattle, i'm nothing else which would change the course rather leeside, as well as the last. yes, absolutely. by the clearing, all of this land would normally mean hiring machinery for 3 or 4 days went to the market. so yeah, but given the high cost or so it would be easier to just destroy your last. i've seen that seen the you're going you to burn it down and spent a lot at the with our later. well, you have this here. so the situation is a familiar one around the planet. christine and precious nature, illegally raised to the ground with ancient giants of the forest destroyed forever . between 19902020 the world lost staggering 420000000

hector's of woodland in area greater than the entire european union. a situation that the you intends to tackle with a new and pioneering law companies have to ensure that reinforce products such as timber, palm, oil and coffee have not contributed to deforestation or the destruction of nature. that means having to prove the precise origin of their goods, the cause of encouraged to begin implementing those now mandatory practices many years ago. she often checks or peruvian suppliers operations in person, and that they comply with very specific requirements. the entrance to this protected area is guarded round the clock after fees, and from here onwards, all you have is jungle by 3 men and a healthy ego system. is that somebody else cuz we don't allow hunting,

for example, or anything being removed from the forest without prior approval, and that goes under control. that's why i gave them the i'm, the aim is to minimize human intervention and collateral damage. second, as i said in high, so what kinds kinds of them cut doesn't include things. would supplier model docketed managers? the areas of woodland that can be used with specific work are minutes. that means only a tiny proportion of trees in this vast expanse are felt each year. it takes 6 hours for contact and to navigate her way through the rain forest to see the harvesting firsthand. thing at the bottom of all the trees here are digitally registered and enabling the forestry workers to know the exact location of a tree designated for filling a management plan covering the entire area determines

which trees can be cut down without disturbing the sensitive eco system. yes or no later the seal is still this number 18488 is the trans registration code and going on. and then what was inside of me. it's a black guy, venus, it is a tag that serves as a kind of birth certificate for the tree supply chain. i was told you that this giant of the jungle has been cleared for removal. but right now the budget go has, has reservations. the name on the account with us that we're worried that the tree might have a hole in it. does it make this on these little dfcs? here are normally a sign of termites, single name, the data is bought on nothing by the lateral less. okay. no, no, let's 1st and we'll do a whole test to avoid selling a tree that isn't really usable for the same kind of friendly for that. that if you guys know already, sometimes it involves making a vertical cut to reduce the damage to the tree. we're going to keep it strong enough to withstand the wind and anything that i put on there. so it will be and before we can i find this on jeff?

and does it hollow? yes. okay. it was just a now hollow tree is worth a little on the market on the boat will remain a valuable member of the jungle ecosystem. the team continued tracking down a suitable tree for cut defense, wood products company they got a pretty good year in australia, a medicine of vital importance to humanity is produced. it's mixed in these huge steel. that's like dealt with a bakery and little by little, the 150000000 leaders of liquid are turned into a white powder. penicillin, thousands of tons are produced here every year.

the market town of clinton has a history of penicillin production going back to 1946 should some crisis arise. it could be pivotal for europe's entire supply event by onyx chemist stephanie 8 not heads. active ingredient production at medicine, manufacturer, sandals, and is aware of how important her work is as long as, as soon it's rewarding to be producing vital life saving medicines for europe in the whole world of age. and it's an important job which gives me motivation to come back here every day. one so young, working together with my colleagues to supply europe with penicillin will form experience needs to focus on the plan. turns out up to $200000.00 tons of fermentation process per year. half of all the packs of penicillin sold in europe now come directly or indirectly from clinton, either as medication or inactive ingredient. it's the last remaining penicillin factory in the whole of europe. the antibiotic is a generic drug,

which means it's sold at considerably lower prices. then you have a 1000 voice and music. i'm generics or drugs where the basic patent has expired and the prices are very low, and penicillin has no cheaper than a path of shooting down who called me. the resulting economic pressure for pharmaceutical companies is prompting many of them to stop producing generic drugs . at the turn of the millennium, around 2 thirds of their active ingredients were still produced in europe with the remaining 3rd coming from asia. today, that ratio has been reversed with 2 thirds of manufacturing now being in countries such as china and india. pharmaceuticals production there costs a fraction of what it does in europe. i don't from a situation that increases europe's outside dependency and poses a potential threat to it. supplies in 2023. germany's federal institute for drugs and medical services, registered shortages affecting around 500 medicines,

including for penicillin on death, false de time to build capacities back up again. you know, so we're making very good progress bone on isn't off, i'm them, it will take a while. however, until we're able to reach the production levels currently required by the market as well. we were at around a $100000000.00 pack circle. and now demand is a $240000000.00 on some more than 2 and a half times the amount during co vivian and oversight to cope with future requirements. the company behind the facility has built an additional plan to, according to subsidized by the austrian government. the c o 100 knows how important the facility is for antibiotics production. the vehicle most things have been shown in getting the subsidies wasn't easy for for me, but we got great support from the austrian government station from this politics.

coleman, who saw starting to hold cobit helped us to steal the debates in that particular direction to the city. because you could see how much and how quickly we had become dependent on india and china, pinging his phone, phone, im dental tina volunteer. and also with cobit related supply issues, and this being the last production site in europe. so these are key factors and ultimately getting the go ahead on, on. uh, i mean to this, to obviously chose to get to pick some quinta is already being called a last bastion for guarantee europe supply event to buy onyx around 240000000 packs of medicine. leave the plant every year year and 10 to sing the plant has been making the preparations to supply the whole of europe is to unload your for provide. so if that what would be supply stoppages in india or china, you may be able to supply patients and your opportunity button protected in level for so and when it comes to you support for such production facilities,

the company boss is cautiously optimistic. for this august the to use we have a foot in the door with discussions moving in the right direction. we have a sound working relationship with the, with our do use and the austrian government system forwarded to the example of clinton shows how europe can become more independent and the struggle against the supply bottlenecks meeting greater security in times of disasters and other crises . the over into route, this protected area of rain forest supplies the wood for the decking boards made by cousin and coatings company in germany. she makes sure that the tree removals fulfill also stain ability standards. this seems to be a suitable specimen. the

spelling the tree means there will be no further removals in this hector of jungle for 20 years, which will give the forest sufficient time to recover the not to the he's back. yes, it is taking something from me. sure. and you shouldn't down play that a lot then month. but looking at the bigger picture with everything else happening on the ground and with the climate. yeah, this kind of management is important. it actually makes a lot of sense for protecting the rain for i'm a good match happening. and the 3rd of the space you understand it's probably only been cleaned by so substitute. once several suitable trees have been removed, they're sent to a nearby sawmill, the

living right next to the nature reserve or a number of indigenous communities who also profit from sustainable woods sourcing . today, cutting and coating is meeting by lydia lopez, chief of the united people. nice to meet you, valeria harlow. are part of the what exactly do you do here? we trade in would we have the certification for working with sustainable timber f a c f s a say yes. oh, okay. the units are among the suppliers for cut of encourage things partner, but actually a cooperative venture that not only has financial benefits, pick them up as young and how does motor increase support you were doing my acting on my that access. we have an agreement where they help us with our craft work and with social issues like health and education, who they, because to young by their yellow past shows her visitor around the tribal forest

reserves. protecting their back yard is of course a priority for the unit. for them treating the trees with care and respect is nothing new. it's an ancient tradition. the there's nothing coming up. allison, do you select a valley? not in terms of collaborative thing, making sure before him that a trees features need the right condition because but uh that are corolla, panic or 5 months. yeah. the fantasy, yes, each tree has to be of a certain size and we leave the other one standing for future harvest. mm hm. by the sustainable management approach protects the primeval forest and the nice home land, while also guaranteeing them a decent and secure livelihood. then that is the nearly start date if there's a way of getting people in the income, the working and protecting the rain forest and by foot, but in a sustainable way than of off. now i think some people are going to do that on a bad mentioned as of to what harvesting conservation of community support work,

go hand in hand here. the timber provided by the unit is likewise processed at the nearby solomon run by captive and coatings timber supplier. the data sonya guy is the operations manager at the sawmill and it's been working with timber for 15 years. now. the mill also belongs to market architect and delivers tropical timber for customers in germany and other countries. it's high ecological standards and social commitment. make it a rarity and for all the would here is process sustainable. right? that, but i certainly of that there's a contract every step by step from standing trinity towards the final destination model. they kick one. no, you're good. i just the no,

but get that by the way. so when the would arrive and it's sort of a, you know, when and where it was cut down my mind and was dispatched one, they'll say we know the entire supply chain, the law they gave us. so lucille meeting or seattle, but what's that got in the name on soaps supply chains include everything that is required to manufacture a particular product. the planning stage just followed by raw materials extraction and processing. then the manufacturer of the finished product before delivery to customers or monitoring the entire supply chain is complicated and time consuming. as categor encouraging isn't able to constantly fly to south america. she has to rely on verification by 3rd parties. if could find housing, phone i'm, we have an audit done by an independent non profit organization and is that the on the 1st of the name on that does is that a facility recently go into the forest to check that every tree failed has actually been manage sustainably, that rutledge had

a nascar dish move out to florida on the welfare. she can we check suppliers via various sources. it's nice most of them independent island. and that helps us to ensure that the would really does come from sustainable sources from, from all she does her best to monitor things ourselves. in many cases, industrial customers can't have their own eyes everywhere. and with ecological standards varying from country to country, not even n g o, it's like the f i. c, the forest stewardship council managed to ensure full transparency everywhere. which is why the sea levels are not without their critics. at the same time, the world wide fund for nature, order of attitude and other environmental organizations recommend looking for the f . c. label when buying wood products, saying that it does provide an important indicator that's f f say for us f s c is the best certification currently available to as well as me. it takes into account

the highest ecological standards as well as social factors on all kinds of data aspect of a hope stage this from the sawmill on the edge of the rain forest. the next stop for kind of incurred things would, is one of the biggest ports in south america. after arriving in lima, it's loaded onto a ship headed for germany. from this point on, that would be extremely difficult to smuggle any legal timber along with the shipments the, the, the tune, an institute of what research business toward the, on the precise identification of timber from all over the planet. here's a new sample demo, hines and guess i'd cost receive inquiries from authorities, timber dealers, consumers and industry associations on a daily basis. charles checking boards from us to get to hear these from before

that will be a but which tropical trees species is involved. perhaps also because more of them are being placed under protection when that's what's considered bad in the fight against the legal temper trade, the you require suppliers to prove the provenance of each timber email heights. could this team provide that legally water type proof? in many cases, the experts from the tune and institute need to literally just look through a magnifying glass to determine the species in question to be able to best take a cut. anyway, they also examined the wood structure under a microscope to ensure their assessments are legally admissible. the tuning institute has an enormous archive to draw upon to identify the exact type of treat. it comprises around $11300.00 botanic lea, documented species from hard to heavy, to soft to light. it enables them to compare every sample that comes in. you'll

have some long listing institutes for all of your institutes. what collection is one of the largest in the world and includes around $35000.00 samples, video and one of the kinds of one of so when we receive an unknown or read type of would often we can compared with our samples and see whether it's one of the but technically documented species and the collection understand the device. so just in here, you know, it's on the la while the species of a tree can be identified with a microscope and magnifying glass, its precise origin cannot. that's where forest geneticist, celine bill, and julie via comes in with a dna assessment. she takes a piece of wood and compares it with the genetic code and other types of treat that's the enough. these are dna fragments from a wood sample that apparently comes from the loretta region of northern peru and we'll have to hike yona on here hung video, the high end us here. we have 3 different reference samples from peru on the vin

via default. and if we look at the color of the p tier inc, this is the red one. and as also seen in the reference sample from the north of loretta ida to samples from the southern area, all have a black peak and design, which means that the northern loretto declaration matches um to pick a hot student on the headphone. so this sample of tropical timber does have the correct origin, but that's not always the case. it's cosigned there 2023. we have a total of 13 percent with an incorrect declaration phone and for them 5 either the wrong species. wrong origin or both of us and then best plastic now have a false declaration, of course means the greater likelihood of it being illegal. uh, you know, the guy signed from the amount of orders for what species testing has grown continuously since the research institute was found. it yes, everything is supposed to be. and i talked about some advice and i want us to help

curb illegal logging in. and in the process maintain the biodiversity of the tropical rain forest offices, and at the same time, of course, and it helped to counteract the climate change in cmo, at least slow it down, working lines and things along some that detective workplace. a key role in making tempers supply chains, both more secure and more transparent. the several weeks after it was shipped out from for route to the encouraging, finally received her delivery of what the company warehouse outside cologne is stocked solely with certified tropical timbers better wood is a family run enterprise. how many do we have to 5 more and then that's it.

together with her brother and father, she prepares the delivery of plants that will be sent out today for a patio in portland. tropical timbers are extremely hard and robust, making them ideal for outdoor use. so like people always think that regional is good, i'm fun. there's a tropical what is simply a fantastic product was awesome. in comparison, the native would speak these are by nature not as resistant sent for, not to out when this big and so they have to be subjected to complicated. often energy intensive process is to increase that resistance hack unlocked bad. despite the link the supply routes tropical temper can be an alternative to german varieties of what provided, sustainable harvested katelyn coating is convinced that making tropical wood products will help to protect the reinforced scratch. that doesn't mind to talk to

. i want my daughter to get to know the rain forest when she grows up to a to does man for more people to learn that tropical temper does not in itself destroy the rain forest, knew that the phone on this as had to sustainable management. in fact, protects the forest. so that's what got invited to ship one desk and that's particularly important to me coming as i do from colombia. so for me, the rain for is just kind of a reminder of home. i am a cut of encouraging supply chain is already deforestation free showing just what is possible when it comes to protecting people and the planet when the will and commitment. are there the

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