Twenty-two fellowships were awarded at the 45th session of the International Tropical Timber Council in November 2009. The newest group of fellowship recipients represents 16 different countries and includes seven female fellows.
Recent Fellowship Programme awardees
US$13.3 million in new funds for tropical forests
The incoming 2010 ITTC Chair
Daniel Birchmeier (Switzerland)
congratulates the outgoing Chair
Ambassador Michael Maue (PNG)
on the successful closing of the
2009 ITTC Council Session.
Photo: K. Sato/ITTO
The International Tropical Timber Council announced today funding of US$3.5 million towards its recently approved thematic programs, including $2 million in initial funding for programs on community forest enterprises and trade and market transparency.
Tropical timber markets at a crossroad
Barney Chan (moderator) and
Siti Syaliza Mustapha, (chairwoman)
at the market discussion
Photo: K. Sato/ITTO
Poor conditions prevailing in many of the world’s timber markets were highlighted by speakers at the International Tropical Timber Council’s annual market discussion, held November 11th, during its 45th Session.
Financial crisis, work programme on Council agenda
H.E. Ms. Chinami Nishimura, Vice-Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Japan addresses the Council
Photo: K. Sato/ITTO
A new work programme for 2010-11 is likely to be adopted at the 45th session of the International Tropical Timber Council, which began on November 9th in Yokohama, Japan.
Partnership to conserve tropical forests launched
Dr. Pasaribu, Ambassador Anwar and
ITTO's Emmanuel Ze Meka (L-R) sign the
project agreement.
Photo: K. Sato/ITTO
A new partnership to strengthen the conservation of Indonesia’s tropical forests was launched at the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday, October 7th, with the attendance of Indonesia’s Ambassador to Japan, Dr. Jusuf Anwar; Dr Hadi Pasaribu, Senior Advisor to Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry; International Tropical Timber Council Chairperson Ambassador Michael Maue; and Mr. Emmanuel Ze Meka, Executive Director of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).
Thematic Programmes generate interest
FLET activity will benefit Thai
communities (Kahrane tribeswoman with
Amorphophallus fruit).
Photo: A. Compost
Sixteen activity proposals from 9 countries submitted in response to an initial call for proposals for two new Thematic Programmes on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET) and Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services in Tropical Forests (REDDES) were reviewed earlier this month by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).
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- ITTO Civil Society-Private Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Forest Management, Certification and Verification of Legality
