The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)の更新情報

17th Meeting between the Common Fund for Commodities and the International Commodity Bodies

2010-09-02T00:00:00+09:00

ITTO hosts meeting of Common Fund for Commodities and International Commodity Bodies

2010-09-02T00:00:00+09:00

The 17th meeting between the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and the International Commodity Bodies (ICBs) was hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization in Yokohama, Japan on 31 August 2010. In his Opening remarks, the Executive Director of ITTO, Mr. Emmanuel Ze Meka noted that the amount of funds mobilized by ITTO in relation to the enormity of the task of assisting its member countries in addressing the pressing problems and challenges confronting tropical forests was very modest. He also stressed the relevance and potency of the partnership between CFC, the ICBs and the FAO intergovernmental commodity groups in advancing commodity sector development as the key strategy towards improving economies and livelihoods in developing countries.

The Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities, Ambassador Ali Mchumo also noted that the annual meetings offered an excellent opportunity for the CFC and the ICBs to reflect on their common goal of commodity development. The meeting reviewed the impact of the financial and economic crisis on commodities; preparations for the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) to be convened in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2011; the European Union commodity policies and the role of CFC and ICBs; the future role and mandate of the Common Fund for Commodities; progress report on the implementation of the Third Five-Year Action Plan of CFC; and a Joint ICB/CFC communication strategy. Commodity Bodies represented at the meeting included the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan; International Coffee Organization; International Copper, Nickel and Lead and Zinc Study Groups; International Jute Study Group; International Olive Council; International Rubber Study Group; International Cotton Advisory Council; International Sugar Organization; and ITTO. Other participants were from CFC, FAO, UNCTAD and the European Union.

Demonstration and Application of Production and Utilization Technologies for Rattan Sustainable Development in the ASEAN Member Countries

2010-09-01T00:00:00+09:00

Featured Publication

2010-08-30T14:48:28+09:00

Forest law compliance and governance in tropical countries

The objective of this report is to summarize the main outcomes and lessons learned from five regional workshops on forest law compliance and governance conducted jointly by FAO and ITTO throughout the tropics. Based on the outputs of the workshops, the report makes a number of region-by-region recommendations and draws some general conclusions.

Featured publication

2010-08-30T14:47:54+09:00

The pros and cons of procurement

This study reviews developments and progress regarding timber procurement policies. It assesses the positive and negative impacts of these policies, analyses the main similarities and differences among timber procurement policies, indicates the extent to which suppliers in ITTO member countries are able to meet the requirements and costs of these policies, and evaluates the need and desirability for as well as the practicality of promoting convergence and coordination among timber procurement policies as a means of facilitating the international trade in tropical timber.

Achieving Sustainable Management of Mangrove Forests in China through Local Capacity Building and Community Development (China)

2010-08-30T00:00:00+09:00

Achieving Sustainable Management of Mangrove Forests in China through Local Capacity Building and Community Development (China)

ITTO at IUFRO World Congress

2010-08-30T00:00:00+09:00

ITTO established the Children’s Environmental Education Programme (CEEP) to enhance children’s awareness and knowledge of the important role of tropical forests in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. At the XXIII IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, Korea, ITTO provided an overview of CEEP and lessons learned from other relevant programmes at a side event on 25 August 2010. The event discussed challenges and opportunities to strengthen the network of relevant institutions and individuals contributing to environmental education on tropical forests. ITTO also launched the new World Atlas of Mangroves at IUFRO (see photo) and co-hosted an event on "Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Opportunities and Challenges " with the Chinese Academy of Forestry, the European Forest Institute and the European Commission.

Capacity Building for CDM Forestry in the Framework of SFM Emphasizing Community Forests and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana (Ghana)

2010-08-29T00:00:00+09:00

Capacity Building for CDM Forestry in the Framework of SFM Emphasizing Community Forests and Poverty Alleviation in Ghana (Ghana)

Side Event at the 23rd IUFRO World Congress "Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Opportunities and Challenges "

2010-08-25T00:00:00+09:00

Organized by: Chinese Academy of Forestry, European Forest Institute, European Commission and ITTO

Side Event at the 23rd IUFRO World Congress "ITTO Children's Environmental Education Programme on Tropical Forests"

2010-08-25T00:00:00+09:00

In light of the need to enhance awareness of the important role of tropical forests in addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, imparting knowledge to children is essential in the continuing pursuit of a holistic balance between environment and development on our planet. ITTO has, therefore, launched Children Environmental Education Programme on Tropical Forests with the objective of contributing to the emergence of a new generation of world citizens who understand the role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation and the importance of sustainable forest management. ITTO will feature this programme at a side-event during the IUFRO World Congress to be convened in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Conference on transboundary conservation in tropical forests concludes

2010-08-04T00:00:00+09:00

The International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests which was held in Quito on 21–24 July 2010 reviewed some of the most significant transboundary conservation area initiatives in Latin America, Africa and Asia and canvassed the essential elements for their success.

International Conference on Biodiversity in Transboundary Tropical Forests

2010-07-25T00:00:00+09:00

Photo: Fotonatura

The objective of the Conference is to review the status and ways ahead for the conservation, management and financing of biodiversity in tropical transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs). It will provide an opportunity for sharing and exchanging information and experiences on TBCAs, including their capacity to meet the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Conference will serve as a platform for stakeholders to review the social, economic and political implications and impacts of TBCA projects in order to identify best strategies for their effective contribution to sustainable development.
The Conference is organized in the framework of the International Year of Biodiversity in collaboration with CBD and IUCN with the support of the Government of Ecuador. Its results, conclusions and recommendations will be brought to the attention of participants at the CBD COP 10 that will be held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010.

Buying time?

2010-07-23T11:41:52+09:00

Photo: CIFOR Timber-procurement policies have a role to play in promoting the sustainable management of tropical forests. By Markku Simula

The costs in Cameroon

2010-07-23T11:41:11+09:00

Photo: N. Jervais VPA and other TPP impacts will be particularly large for informal operators. By Richard Eba’a Atyi

Malaysia and the VPA

2010-07-23T11:40:17+09:00

Photo: B.H. Ghazali The EU takes its FLEGT action plan to the world’s biggest exporter of tropical logs By Dato’ Baharuddin Haji Ghazali

The cost of SFM in Peru

2010-07-23T11:39:33+09:00

Photo: V. Espinoza Achieving TPP requirements in Peru will require improvements in all aspects of forest management. By Oscar Perez Contreras

Recently funded projects

2010-07-23T11:39:02+09:00

Recently funded projects

Market trends

2010-07-23T11:38:26+09:00

Market trends

Fellowship report

2010-07-23T11:37:59+09:00

ITTO Fellow from DRC studies community forestry in USA.

Courses

2010-07-23T11:36:55+09:00

Courses

Recent Editions

2010-07-23T11:35:56+09:00

Recent Editions

Meetings

2010-07-23T11:35:03+09:00

Meetings

Out on a limb

2010-07-23T11:34:12+09:00

Sofie Tind Nielsen, project manager for the UK’s Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET), provides the UK perspective on timber procurement

Topical and Tropical

2010-07-14T12:01:59+09:00

Topical and Tropical

Procuring favorably

2010-07-14T00:00:00+09:00

Timber procurement policies have evolved rapidly in recent years. Spurred by concerns over illegal logging and unsustainable forestry (often in the tropics), policies restricting purchases to legal and/or sustainable timber have proliferated. Such policies were initially adopted by developed country governments to guide their purchases of timber for public works projects, usually the only segment of the market that governments can exert direct influence over.

Procuring Favourably

2010-07-13T17:44:16+09:00

19 No 3

2010-07-13T00:00:00+09:00

19 No 3

World Atlas of Mangroves released

2010-07-06T00:00:00+09:00

An unprecedented partnership of organizations – from forestry and conservation sectors and from across the United Nations – have released a new and comprehensive map and account of mangrove forests. These forests which straddle land and sea are found in 123 countries in tropical and subtropical regions. Globally they are rare, covering only 150 000 square kilometers. They are also disappearing faster than any other forest type on earth.

Annual Report 2009

2010-07-02T11:07:02+09:00

Annual Report 2009

Good neighbours

2010-06-30T00:00:00+09:00

Good neighbours

New on-line statistical database available

2010-06-24T00:00:00+09:00

A database on production and trade of tropical timber is now available on-line covering all ITTO member countries for the period 1994-2009. The database, based on data previously only available from ITTO's Annual Reviews, allows users to develop their own queries and extract data for their own uses. The database will be updated annually as new data becomes available. Users are invited to access the database through the link below and provide any comments or queries to ITTO (eimi@itto.int).

Collaborative meeting on biodiversity

2010-06-16T00:00:00+09:00

ITTO, IUCN and JICA hosted a meeting in Yokohama, Japan on 15 June 2010 on “Biodiversity conservation in human influenced areas”. The event is part of efforts by the three organizations to raise the profile of their biodiversity work during the International Year of Biodiversity. Presentations at the meeting (which was attended by about 80 people) focused on ITTO/IUCN guidelines for biodiversity conservation, forest restoration concessions in Indonesia, and Satoyama initiative. Presentations are available by clicking on the link below.

Biodiversity conservation in human influenced areas

2010-06-15T00:00:00+09:00

In the framework of the International Year on Biodiversity 2010, and as a contribution to the debates leading to the CBD CoP 10 to be held in October 2010 in Nagoya, the International Tropical Timber Organization – ITTO - the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – IUCN, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency – JICA are co-hosting a public debate on biodiversity conservation in human influenced areas, including production forests.

ITTO/CBD Partners Event at the 23rd Session APFC: Sustaining Forest Biodiversity

2010-06-11T00:00:00+09:00

Presentations:

Tim Christophersen (CBD):
The International Year of Biodiversity - New opportunities for forests

Steve Johnson (ITTO):
ITTO and biodiversity conservation in tropical forests

Suchat Kalyawongsa (Royal Forest Department, Thailand):
Sustaining forest biodiversity in the Emerald Triangle transboundary conservation area

New Fellowships

2010-05-19T00:00:00+09:00

Spring 2010 Twenty-nine fellowships were awarded by the International Tropical Timber Organization in Spring 2010. The newest group of fellowship recipients represents 14 different countries and includes six female fellows. ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber. Awardees are listed as follows: Mr. Henri-Christian Abo Eyafa'a (Cameroon) Program of Engineer of Forestry and Water Management at Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée in Katibougou, Mali Mr. Akouèthê Agbogan (Togo) Ph.D Thesis on "Contribution to the Recovery of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst, Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K. Krause and Hematostaphis barteri Hook.f. Three Spontaneous Food Timber of Savannah region in Togo" at the University of Lome, Togo Mr. Lord Ameyaw (Ghana) Masters Research on "Farm Forestry: A Viable Option to Poverty Alleviation and Climate Change Amelioration in Ghana" at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana Mr. Augustine Arthur (Ghana) MCITP: Database Developer & Database Administrator & MCPD: Web Developer at KOENIG in New Delhi, India Dr. Budi Leksono (Indonesia) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Dr. N'Da Hypolite Dibi (Cote d'Ivoire) Preparation of Technical Document on "Contribution of Remote Sensing and GIS to Study Climate Change and Their Interaction on The Forest Dynamics in Côte d'Ivoire" Mr. Aimé Effa Meka (Cameroon) Masters Program in Cartography, Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems applied to the Sustainable Land Management at the University of Yaoundé in Yaoundé, Cameroon Dr. Abdul Gafur (Indonesia) 9th International Mycological Congress (IMC9) in Edinburgh, U.K. Ing. Patricio Guzmán Bustán (Ecuador) International Course in Extension Methodologies for Sustainable Rural Development at CATIE in Turrialba, Costa Rica Dr. Ekeoba Matthew Isikhuemen (Nigeria) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Dr. Shadananan Nair Krishnapillai (India) 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Mr. Humphrey Menyong Mbelli (Cameroon) Ph.D. Research on "A Study of The Diversity and Population Dynamics of Mammals in Relation to Anthropogenic Disturbances in Forest Management Unites of South Cameroon" at University of Yaoundé I in Yaoundé, Cameroon Ms. Nina Mindawati (Indonesia) Ph.D. Research on "Study on Site Quality of Eucalyptus urograndis Industrial Plantation Forest as Raw Material of Pulp in Sustainable Forest Management” at Bogor Agricultural Univeristy, Bogor, Indonesia Dr. Gangadharappa Nadiagara Rudrappa (India) 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, U. K. Mr. Columbus Njualem Ndeloa (Cameroon) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Ms. Laxmi Kumari Neupane (Nepal) Masters Research on "Distribution pattern and Economic Importance of Dabergia Latifolia and Its Associated Species on Rural Livelihood in Nepal" at Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry in Pokhara, Nepal Mr. Brice Nganda (Gabon) Maters Program in Development and Integrated Management of Territories at National Museum of Natural History with Institut AgroParis Tech and University of Montpelier 2 in Montpellier, France Dr. Naresworo Nugroho (Indonesia) 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010 in Trentino, Italy Ms. Deborah Oluwaseyi Ogundolapo (Nigeria) Short Course in Spatial Ecology, Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing for Conservation at Center for Conservation Education and Sustainability of Smithsonian Institution, Virginia, U.S.A. Ing. Tatiana Lizbeth Ojeda Luna (Ecuador) 5th International Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments meeting and the Global Change and the World's Mountains Conference in Perth, Scotland, U.K. Mr. Adedeji Robert Ojo (Nigeria) PhD Research on "Characterization of the Wood Properties of Borassus aethiopum (Mart) From Different Ecological Zones in Nigeria" at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria Ing. Nathaly Rodríguez Santos (Colombia) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Mr. Calros Andrés Rogríguez Plazas (Colombia) Publication of "Study of timber markets in the Caribbean Region of Colombia for forest species: Bombacopsis quinata, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Tectona grandis and Gmelina arborea" Ing. Nestor Javier Sagui Gómez (Guatemala) XXII International Intensive Course in Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica Mr. Mustapha Kaluwe Seidu (Ghana) Darwin Scholarship Programme :Monitoring and Communicating Biodiversity Course at Field Study Council in Shrewbury,U.K. Dr. Vindhya Prasad Tewari (India) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Ms. Wai Wai Than (Myanmar) XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010 in Seoul, Korea Dr. Thaung Naing Oo (Myanmar) Preparation of Document entitled "Assessment on Community Forestry Management and Its Development with Special Reference to Three Critical Areas of Myanmar" Ms. Patricia Pamela Torres Muñoz (Peru) XXII International Intensive Course in Diversified Management of Tropical Natural Forests at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica

Spring 2010 Fellowship Programme awardees

2010-05-19T00:00:00+09:00

Twenty-nine fellowships were awarded by the International Tropical Timber Organization in Spring 2010. The newest group of fellowship recipients represents 14 different countries and includes six female fellows.

CITES CoP 15

2010-04-23T00:00:00+09:00

Africa Asia Latin America CITES CoP 15 ITTO-CITES-BfN side event: Forging cooperation on tropical tree species 16 March 2010 / Doha, Qatar ITTO, CITES and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) co-organised a side event, coincided with the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP 15) on March 13 to 25. The side event was chaired by Steven Johnson (ITTO) and Hajo Schmitz-Kretschmer (BfN) PRESENTATIONS

The pros and cons of procurement

2010-04-20T00:00:00+09:00

This new Technical series publication reviews developments and progress regarding timber procurement policies.

ITTO Pubications List

2010-04-08T16:46:51+09:00

ITTO Pubications List

The pros and cons of procurement

2010-04-08T00:00:00+09:00

The pros and cons of procurement

Unedited case studies of TS#34: The pros and cons of procurement

2010-04-08T00:00:00+09:00

Unedited case studies of TS#34: The pros and cons of procurement

Manami Oshima

2010-03-31T00:00:00+09:00

It is with deep regret that ITTO announces the passing of Manami Oshima, after a long battle with cancer, on 29 March 2010. Manami worked at ITTO since the Organization’s founding in Yokohama more than two decades ago.

Manami Oshima Funeral map

2010-03-31T00:00:00+09:00

Map

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2010-03-25T00:00:00+09:00

List of Projects and Activity Funded

Forest law compliance and governance in tropical countries

2010-03-17T00:00:00+09:00

Forest law compliance and governance in tropical countries

Annual Report 2008

2010-03-12T16:49:31+09:00

Annual Report 2008

Guidelines for the selection and employment of consultants, procurements and payments of goods and services

2010-03-08T00:00:00+09:00

Guidelines for the selection and employment of consultants, procurements and payments of goods and services

Manual on standard operating procedures for the ITTO project cycle

2010-03-08T00:00:00+09:00

Manual on standard operating procedures for the ITTO project cycle

MIS PDF Download

2010-03-03T00:00:00+09:00

ITTO and CBD sign MoU for sustaining forest biodiversity

2010-03-02T00:00:00+09:00

ITTO and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of developing and implementing joint activities for the conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity in the tropics.