Yokohama, 15 October 2025: Recognizing and expanding the critical role of rural women in the sustainable management of tropical forests and trade in legally and sustainably produced tropical timber and forest products is central to the mission of ITTO, its Executive Director said.
 

Yokohama, 08 October 2025: You are invited to attend the 5th webinar of the ITTO-BMLEH Teak and Other Valuable Species Plantations Project. The theme of this webinar is "Innovative Technology for Sustainable Teak Plantations and Volume Estimation". It will take place virtually on Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 9:00 AM GMT/5:00 PM JST.

Tokyo, 08 October 2025: An ITTO collaborative event with the private sector in Japan attracted 25 participants to explore pathways for achieving a circular bioeconomy through collaboration.

Tokyo, 06 October 2025: At the MoFAI Roundtable and Consultations for Asia Pacific on forest legislation and governance, Jennifer Conje, ITTO’s Director of Forest Management, emphasized both the persistent challenges and emerging opportunities in implementing and enforcing forest laws.

San Carlos, 03 October 2025: Authorities in Costa Rica, with the support of an ITTO project, have launched a guidebook to ease the processes of applications for and issuance of forestry permits, intended to develop the local timber sector and counter deforestation in the north of the country.

Kochi, 24 September 2025: Experts gathered at the 5^th World Teak Conference have explored how a flagship ITTO project is advancing the sustainable production of teak across the tropics through innovations ranging from genetic improvement to financing for smallholders.