Mangroves are highly productive, biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems adapted to survive in the harsh interface between land and sea. They provide resources such as timber, firewood, thatching materials and a wide range of other products, they serve as habitat for fisheries, and they help protect coastlines from tsunamis, storm surges and erosion. But they are under threat. An estimated 35 600 km2 were lost between 1980 and 2005, and the annual rate of loss between 2000 and 2005 was 0.66%.
Mapping Mangroves
Photo:© J.F. Hellio and N. Van Ingen
New project to support SFM, biodiversity conservation in Africa, latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD program
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Government of Japan signed a letter of understanding for funding of 278 million Japanese yen (USD 3.6 million) to implement a large capacity-building project to support five Congo Basin countries to provide training on sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity.
ITTO, BirdLife International agree to pursue common goals on tropical forests
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the non-governmental organization BirdLife International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 24, 2012 with the objective of enhancing cooperation and collaboration and to facilitate implementation of the two organizations’ respective work programs.
Katsuhiro Kotari, eminent forester and friend to ITTO, passed away on December 25, 2011
Katsuhiro Kotari, a key member of the Japanese government team that negotiated the first International Tropical Timber Agreement (1983) in the 1970s and early 1980s, passed away on December 25th, 2011.
New accord for tropical forests enters into force
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) announced the entry into force of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 (ITTA, 2006) effective Wednesday, December 7th 2011. The ratification of the agreement by the West African nation of Benin triggered the entry into force of this successor agreement to the Organization’s current governing treaty (ITTA, 1994).
ITTO signs MOU with UNCCD at COP 17 Side Event
ITTO and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote collaborative initiatives on shared objectives on 7 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa, at an ITTO Side Event during the COP 17 of UNFCCC.
- 2011/12/16
- CPF issues press release on Rio+20
- 2011/12/16
- Guangdong Province links investment in processing to investment in raw material supply
- 2011/12/15
- CPF press release on mountains and forests
- 2011/12/02
- CPF calls for increased attention to forest ecosystem-based solutions ahead of Rio+20 Summit
ITTO
- ITTO and African Forest Forum (AFF) Forest Day at the First IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress
- 25-30 June 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
Others
- International Technical Seminar Toward Developing a Framework of Global REDD+
- 7-8 February 2012, Tokyo, Japan
- FAO Expert Group Meeting : Unlocking the wealth of forests for community development
- 26 - 28 March 2012, Rome, Italy
- IUCN World Conservation Congress
- 6-15 September 2012, Jeju, Korea
- Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- 8-19 October 2012 - Hyderabad, India
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