one different goals, how smart nature the more likes watching it on youtube, dw documentary, the supply chains are crucial for the global economy. and here it's growing 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 totally into us. they make sure that every single tree fell. there's actually been sustainably managed to rochester, but some companies are already developing new, sustainable production practices and supply chains with greater transparency.

katelyn cotton is a business woman and a conservationist or company better would imports tropical timber 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 sourced. rehabilitation in moment, always wanted to do something that we could be committed to the worst thing. ok, that's something that makes sense and is worth working for. so i and the idea is to protect the rain forest by selling tropical wouldn't products with met then co from 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 publish boards. better would, is careful to insure eco friendly sourcing for a company who has a longstanding partnership with temper supplier my deducting, formerly a teacher,

they not do. pacheco is now a forestry worker because he cares about the future of the rain forest cut of encouraging gets to see exactly what his work looks like on the ground. the state of mind that deals in southeastern peru boasts are unique eco system and it's here that colombian born cutting sources for high quality tropical timber . the practically the entire region is untouched, reinforced with enormous biodiversity. 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. do you, do you guys dictate the 2 thirds of the floor in san and live in the rain forest found on florida?

steak these places are important for water cycles and service. carbon sinks on so suppliers by china 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. they, which provides them with an income to a person, their own deadlines. so that is also important to take into consideration for dean's the alpha. wonderful, one of crushed in the, as they progress deeper into the jungle. cotton industry nanda repeatedly come across sides of the legal deforestation. the thought 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 radically. i lost your last yes, absolutely. by the clearing, all of this land would normally mean hiring machinery for 3 or 4 days. what would be and then lucky. yeah, a. but given the high cost,

i just thought it would be easier to just destroy your last. i've seen that seen that you're going you to burn it down and spent a lot at the plate and hour later. well, you have this here. so the situation is a familiar one around the planet. pristine and precious nature illegally raised to the ground with ancient giants of the forest destroyed forever. between 19902020, the world lost a staggering 420000000 hector's 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 rain forest products such as timber, tom, 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 catches incurred 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 off season. from here onwards, all you have is jungle via greene and a healthy ego system as that somebody's been okay. we don't allow hunting, for example, or anything being removed from the forest without prior approval. and that goes under control the for gate stomach, the and the aim is to minimize human intervention in collateral damage at the stadium has. what kinds kinds of that kind of include? things would supplier might actually manages the areas of woodland that can be used with specific requirements. that means only a tiny proportion of trees and 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. and all the trees here are digitally registered, enabling the forestry workers to know the exact location of a tree designated for filing a management plan covering the entire area of 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 her? it's a black guy, you know, said it's 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 about chico has his reservation is the name on the that's the, we're worried that the tree might have a hole in. it still says my,

your make this on these little dfcs. here are normally a sign of termites using chrome and not my data was bought on nothing. by the way. melissa. ok, no, no. let's 1st of all do a whole test to avoid selling a tree that isn't really usable home for the same kind of friendly crap. so that if you've got a no already, sometimes it involves making a vertical cuts to reduce the damage to the tree, how we're going to keep it strong enough to withstand the window meantime, put on there. so it will be in before we can. that's fine aside, jeff and does it hollow? yes. okay. i was just a now hollow tree is worth a little on the market on the boat will remain a valuable member of the jungle eco system. the team continued tracking down a suitable tree for cut defense, wood products company they got a pretty good here 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 going to 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 optics. chemist. stephanie, eat not heads. active ingredient production at medicine, manufacturer, acendo, 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 sold at considerably lower prices. then you have a cousin voice and music. i'm generics or drugs where the basic patent has expired and the prices are very low. and penicillin is now cheaper than a pack of chewing duncan colonies. the resulting economic pressure for pharmaceutical companies is prompting many of them to stop producing generic drugs . the, 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 don't from a situation that increases europe's outside dependency 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. also one of the 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 cycle. we were at around a $100000000.00 packs and now demanded a $240000000.00 on it 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

include the 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's approach, including this politics. coleman, who saw starting to hold cobit helped us to steer 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 is 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 uh, i noticed obviously too, so i get to pick some content is already being called a last bastion for guaranteeing your supply event by onyx. around 240000000

impacts of medicine. leave the plant every year to sing the plant has been making preparations to supply the whole of europe is to unload it for provide. so if that what it'd be supplied stoppages in india or china, you may be able to supply patients in europe to hit the button protected in level buffer. so and when it comes to you support for such production facilities, the company boss is cautiously optimistic. for this august the 2 years, we have a foot in the door with discussions moving in the right direction. we have a sound working relationship with the restored use and the austrian government and forward it to the example of going to shows how europe can become more independent and the struggle against the supply bottlenecks. meeting greater security and 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 fit seems to be a suitable specimen. the selling 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 of the activities that yes, it is taking something from nature and you shouldn't down play that out. then

mindful looking at the bigger picture with everything else happening on the ground and with the climate. seattle of this kind of management is important and actually makes a lot of sense for protecting the rain for assignment. but that's happening and took the risk based on the status on them cleaned by so substitute. once several suitable trees have been removed, they are 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 kind of encouraging is meeting by lydia lopez, chief of the united people to meet you, valeria harlow. are part of what exactly do you do here? if 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 cousin coatings partner motor

acting, a cooperative venture that not only has financial benefits pick them up from the young. how does motor increase support yourself for 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 seo by the area, lopez shows her visitor around the tribal forest reserves protecting their back yard, as 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 selectively not in terms of collaborative thing, making sure beforehand that entries features on the right condition because but uh that are. so i look back on the bottom of the fantasy. yes, each tree has to be of a certain size and we leave the other ones 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 as maybe start date, if there's a way of getting people in income, the working and protecting the rain forest and i should put it in a sustainable way than i'm off. now. i think some people are going to do that on about and mentioned that's 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 coaches on coatings timber supplier. the data sonya guy is the operations manager at the sawmill and has been working with timber for 15 years. now. the mill also belongs to marketing 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, we can track every step by step from standing treaty with the final destination model. they kick one, know you get this the no, but get that, but i, so when the would arrive and sort of, you know, when and where it was cut down. and when it was dispatched one, they'll say we know the entire supply chain we allow, they gave us a new seal meeting or seattle boys that got a know that the name on slips. supply chains include everything that is required to manufacture a particular product. the planning stage is followed by raw materials extraction processing, then the manufacturer of the finished product before delivery to customers. monitoring the entire supply chain is complicated and time consuming. as cuts of

encouraging isn't able to constantly fly to south america. she has to rely on verification by 3rd parties. if could find housing for an item, we have an audit done by an independent non profit organization. and is that the on as what the adversity engraving on that does? is that a for sale basically, go into the forest to check that every tree failed has actually been manage sustainably. that blacklist had a nascar dish move out to florida on the roof as you know, can we check suppliers via various sources? it's nice. most of them independent tylen ones that helps us to ensure that the would really does come from sustainable sources from while 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 is like the f i. c, the forest stewardship council managed to ensure full transparency everywhere.

which is why the f c labels 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, but it does provide an important indicator that as a 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. safety from the sawmill on the edge of the rain forest. the next stop for a lot of encourage things would, is one of the biggest ports in south america after arriving and leaving it's, it's loaded onto a ship headed for germany. so from this point on, it would be extremely difficult to smuggle legal temper along with the shipment, the,

the tune, an institute of what research as an authority on the precise identification of temper from all over the planet. here's a new sample demo hines and get hard costs, receive inquiries from authorities, timber dealers, consumers and industry associations on a daily basis. just checking boards, views, forget to hear this from before. that's will be a but which tropical trees species is involved. perhaps also because more of them are being placed under protection with a short standard bad in the fight against the illegal temper trade, the you require suppliers to prove the provenance of each member email heights. could this team provide the 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 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 tree see comprises around 11300 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 hates and includes around $35000.00 samples. the video and one of the kinds of honda. so when we receive an unknown, a red type of wood off and we can compared with our samples and see whether it's one of the botanic, we documented species and the collection. understanding to how i saw this thing 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 a genetic code or 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 take you on on here, hung via 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 peak here, 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 hospital no, no, no head to so this sample of tropical timber does have the correct origin, but that's not always the case. it's cosigned for 2023. we have

a total of 13 percent. with an incorrect declaration, we have phone input on 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, in regards line 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 last, 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, walking away. and so minutes along some that detective work plays 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 docked solely with certified tropical timbers better wood is a family run enterprise. how many do we have pays 5 more and then that's it. together with her brother and father, she prepares the delivery of planks that will be sent out today for a patio in poland. tropical tempers are extremely hard and robust, making them ideal for outdoor use. monday 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 a mocked bad despite the link the supply routes tropical timber can be an alternative to german varieties of what provided it sustainably harvested. comfortable encouraging 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. nick that the phone on that as how 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

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