Eyes on the Forest website published a report of joint investigation by WWF-Indonesia and Jaringan Pemantau Independent Kehutanan (JPIK, independent monitoring network) Riau chapter in June 2015. The report analysing implementation of Indonesia’s Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK, Timber Legality Assurance System) in four forestry management units which were timber plantation suppliers located in Riau province.

Situs web Eyes on the Forest pernah menerbitkan laporan investigasi bersama oleh WWF-Indonesia dan Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan (JPIK) Riau pada Juni 2015. Laporan ini menganalisis implementasi Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu Indonesia (SVLK, Sistem Jaminan Legalitas Kayu) di empat unit manajemen kehutanan yang merupakan pemasok perkebunan kayu yang berlokasi di provinsi Riau.

Kementerian Perdagangan RI menerbitkan Permendag RI Nomor 89/M-DAG/PER/10/2015 tentang Ketentuan Ekspor Produk Industri Kehutanan. Salah satu poin penting dari regulasi ini adalah industri hilir tak wajib mengantongi Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK).

Independent evaluation by NGOs reveals fundamental flaws in SVLK allowing certification of illegal and unsustainable timber products

NGO coalition launched an independent study on the Indonesian Timber Legality Assurance System (SVLK) to scrutinize whether it and the actual Timber Legality (LK), Sustainable Production Forest Management (PHPL) and V-Legal certificates can guarantee the legality and sustainability of Indonesian timber products.

An independent monitoring on legal wood certification in Riau province urged the government and certification agencies to be responsible for passing Timber Legality of Assurance System (TLAS) certificates to forest management units as some of timber companies targeted by anti-corruption commission for further probe on graft scandals.