Tropical Forest Foundation

The Tropical Forest Foundation "is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests through sustainable forestry. TFF has become widely recognized for establishing demonstration models and training schools to show the advantages and teach the principles of sustainable forest management/Reduced-impact Logging."

Executive Committee (Effective January 1, 2008)
Accessed November 2008:


 * Founding Chairman (1990-1998) - Dr. Thomas Lovejoy - Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
 * Chairman: Carl Gade - The Penrod Company
 * President: O. Keister Evans
 * Vice President: John Carpenter - Caterpillar Inc.
 * Treasurer: Robert Hunink - tt Timber International AG, Switzerland
 * Legal Advisor: Gerald E. Gilbert
 * Representative-At-Large:   Erik Lammerts van Bueren -    ISAFOR, The Netherlands
 * John G. Robinson - Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
 * Peter Schlobach (Past-President) - Crown Hardwood Company, Inc.

Directors (Effective January 1, 2008)
Accessed November 2008:


 * Dan Adomitis - Bridgestone/Firestone Tires
 * John Andl - Tradeleaf LLC
 * Mark Barford - National Hardwood Lumber Association
 * Jürgen Blaser - Intercooperation, Bern, Switzerland
 * Herve Bourguignon - Inter-African Industries Association, Paris, France
 * Jim Bowyer - Dovetail Partners, Inc.
 * Bruce Cabarle - WWF-US (World Wildlife Fund US)
 * David Cassells - Indo-Pacific Resource Centre, Brisbane, Australia
 * Sylvio de Andrade Coutinho - Floresteca, Brazil
 * Yves des Marais - Hollywood Woodwork, Inc.
 * Dennis Dykstra (Ex-Officio) - USDA Forest Service
 * Thomas Enters - Singtanaa Associates Forestry Consultant,, Thailand
 * Olof von Gagern - Danzer AG Switzerland, Germany
 * Tom Hammett - Virginia Tech
 * Gary Hartshorn (Ex-Officio) - World Forestry Center
 * Stephen Kelleher - The World Conservation Union (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland
 * Jim Keylon - Keylon-Kurtz LLC
 * Ariel Lugo - US Forest Service, IITF, Puerto Rico
 * Gib McIlvain - J. Gibson McIlvain Company
 * Steve Meriam - Stihl, Inc. North America
 * George Murphy - The Murphy Companies
 * Chad Oliver - Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
 * Robert Petterson (Ex-Officio) - Caterpillar Inc. (retired)
 * Frank J. Ready - Armstrong N. American Floor Products
 * Donald L. Schramm (Ex-Officio) - Georgia-Pacific Corporation (Retired)
 * James Sedell - U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
 * Frances Seymour - CIFOR- Center for Int’l Forestry Research, Indonesia
 * James Singh - Guyana Forestry Commission, Guyana, S.A.
 * Steven Tourek - Marvin Windows and Doors
 * Philip Vaughan - Travis Perkins PLC, Northampton, UK
 * Datuk Wong Kie Nai - WTK Group, Sarawak, Malaysia
 * Isac Chami Zugman - Brascomp Compensados do Brasil SA, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Contact

 * Web: http://www.tropicalforestfoundation.org