Yokohama, 23 April 2025: TThe International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has released a landmark study, Tropical Veneer and Plywood: Description, Properties and Conversion Factors, authored by Frances Maplesden and Hamish Pearson. This publication marks a significant advancement in improving the accuracy of reported trade volumes of tropical plywood through better conversion factors in order to enhance transparency of the global trade of tropical wood products.

Yokohama, 21 April 2025: The global timber market sent mixed signals in March, just as the threat of upheaval in international trade clouded the economic outlook for both producer and consumer countries around the world, according to the latest Global Timber Index (GTI) report.

Tokyo, 17 April 2025: The United Nations University (UNU) welcomed ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru to its headquarters in Tokyo as part of the ongoing UN Conversation Series. The event, titled "Tropical forestry as a nature-based solution to climate change resilience, mitigation and adaptation," was moderated by UNU Rector Professor Tshilidzi Marwala and brought together scholars, students, diplomats, and practitioners for a dynamic dialogue on the importance of tropical forests, including in the climate change agenda, amongst others.

San José, 16 April 2025: Against the lush tropical backdrop of Costa Rica, regional leaders in forestry, trade, and sustainability gathered for the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Trade and Markets Day on 04 April 2025, co-hosted with the Cámara Forestal Madera e Industria (CFMI). The event served as a vital platform for discussing transformative trends in tropical timber trade, from regulatory shifts to technological innovations, sustainable forest management, legal trade and climate-smart forestry solutions.

San José, 15 April 2025: From April 1–3, 2025, experts from ten Latin American countries gathered at the Radisson Hotel in San José for a regional workshop focused on the development of non-detriment findings (NDFs) for CITES-listed timber species. 

Yokohama, 08 April 2025: A flagship ITTO project to promote smallholder teak production has launched a webinar series to enable stakeholders to exchange knowledge, share success stories, and address challenges in building legal and sustainable supply chains for high-value timber.