GFTN Newsletter February 2009 edition gives information about three companies Rougier-Gabon, Precious Wood, and GFTN Central Africa (GFTN-CA) Participant Pallisco receiving FSC certification for over 1,5 millions ha, more than doubling the total area certified in the Congo Basin to almost 3 million ha. Workshop conducted in Brazil focusing in lower impacts and lower costs through Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) technigues is also covered in the Newsletter.
From GFTN-Indonesia, PT Jaya Raya Trasindo (JRT), a foreign inverstment woodworking manufacturer in Indonesia joining trade participant to the Network is also highlighted.
Moreover, GFTN Market Links-Local Forests, Global Market column delivers information about  an international business roundtable hosted by GFTN-Peru , at which GFTN-Peru Partiicpants negotiated business deals for US$2 million in Peruvian FSC-certified wood eith international buyers.
While GFTN Cutting-Edge Insights tell about how Vietnam Forest Industry respond to recent amandments to the United States’ Lacey Act passed in May 2008.
An interesting part you don’t want to miss in this Newsletter is GFTN Notes from the Field. Two GFTN staffers share their thoughts on the ramifications of the economic crisis and reasons for hope during their visits to the Congo Basin.