Membership
Join TEAKNET
Membership of TEAKNET is open to individuals and institutions engaged/ interested in any aspect of teak. Members are entitled to present their requirements with respect to any information they need regarding teak, to the Secretariat. The secretariat maintains a Teak Information Centre wherein available literature on teak is stored. The information requested will be supplied to the extent available. Such information may include not only scientific information but also that of interest to traders like availability and price of teakwood, plantations or products from teakwood. Additionally, it is planned to develop an international database on global teak resources which will be hosted in the website and will also form the basis of many scientific studies later. Members will also be eligible to communicate their felt needs with regard to any issue or problem which TEAKNET could possibly handle.
Benefits
- Free access to information/ reports/ articles/ directory/ price trends of teak logs in auctions etc. useful to teak growers, traders, researchers and policy makers from TEAKNET website.
- Invitations to periodical national and international meetings/ workshops/ conferences etc. and limited travel support to selected participants.
- Professional assistance in teak related problems such as in the selection of superior planting stock, cultivation, wood quality assessment, addressing pests and diseases etc.
Membership Fee
| Type of Membership | Membership Fee (US$) | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual | Lifetime | |
| Individual | 30 | 400 |
| Institutional/Organization | 250 | 4000 |
Being a Teaknet Member, you will be allotted a Membership number for login to the TEAKNET website.
Become A Member
Download the Application Form to become a member of Teaknet. Membership applications should be sent to the TEAKNET Secretariat by email, fax or mail.
Contact Us
Do you want to have more details? For more information, contact us at secretariat@teaknet.org
TEAKNET Secretariat
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Peechi-680653, Kerala, India
Phone: +91-487-2690396/ 2690283
Fax: +91-487-2690391
TEAKNET Bulletin
TEAKNET brings out a quarterly electronic newsletter (TEAKNET Bulletin) through its website. It is intended for circulation among the members of TEAKNET and other stakeholders around the globe. The Bulletin welcomes short articles, research results of non-technical nature etc. from researchers, teak growers and traders for inclusion as news items. To subscribe the online TEAKNET Newsletter, enter your email below.
Latest Newsletter
TEAKNET Partner Event in the 4th ICPF 2018
TEAKNET Partner Event in the
4th International Congress on Planted Forests
23-27 October 2018, Beijing, China
Abstract submission deadline extended to 15 August 2018
The International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) is being organised by the FAO of the United Nations and the International Union on Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) among others. Three Congresses have been held so far. The 4th ICPF aims to investigate the contribution of planted forests to green development in the context of global changes. The 4th ICPF will also provide for an interface between the scientific community, the wider society and government policy initiatives related to planted forests.
TEAKNET will be participating to organize a Partner Event during the Congress with the support of FAO and IUFRO Teakwood Working Party (Div.5.06.2). Details of the session will be available soon in our website www.teaknet.org
TEAKNET Directory Online Form
We are updating our TEAKNET Directory of Traders, Planters, Government Officials and Researchers in order to effectively link all the stakeholders across the globe and share information and events related to teak.
Alerts and News
- Kerala's Nilambur Teak- the first forest produce to attain GI Tag
- The ITTO Tropical Forest Update
- The global teak study: Analysis, Evaluation and future potential of teak resources
- Myanmar might export timber products to EU
- Sustainable Management and Genetic Conservation of Teak Resources: Project Formulation Workshop: 26-27 May, Bangkok: Participation (on invitation only)
- Clarification on the Myanmar teak export ban
- GI tag for Nilambur Teak: Opportunities and Legal Paths- News report from the National Daily ‘The Hindu’
- Myanmar’s teak export ban could knock the floor out from under the yacht industry—literally
- The biggest teak tree in Asia has been discovered in Kerala, India
- European Union Timber Regulation(EUTR)
- World Teak Conference 2015
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