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- EIN 01-0545281
- (207) 384-0062
- 80 Academy St South Berwick ME 03908-1531 USA
- www.greenwoodglobal.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Land Resources Conservation
Mission: Promoting appropriate woodworking technology and sustainable use of lesser-known tree species, waste wood nontimber products from well managed forests. Working with foresters skilled artisans, we train residents to produce sell high-value woodwork, in local and export markets, empowering good forest stewardship.
Programs: Wood product sales greenwood trains artisans and sawyers to make high-quality guitar parts and other wood products from legal, well-managed forests. We help procure appropriate tools and machinery and provide technical instruction in their efficient installation and operation. We identify and cultivate potential markets and facilitate all aspects of product sales.
usfs greenwoods usfs program in honduras assists communities, sawyers and artisans in the sustainable management of bigleaf mahogony swietenia macrophylla and the production and export of select mahogany products, including a state-of -the-art, gps-based, chain-of-custody system that provides a reliable, traceable trail from harvest to commercail client. We also provide reseach support in such areas as mahogany dna collection, mahogany heart-rot analysis and the identification and quantifcation of illegal forest invasions and other uncontrolled land-use activities, such as wildcat gold mining.